ACCOLADES and AWARDS
 TOP 100 Wines
TOP 100 Wines of the World for 2012
Heaven's Cave Cellars - 2007 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine
2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2007 Icicles Ice Wine | Gold Medal Winner
2012 Florida State Fair International Wine Competition
2009 Inspiration Merlot | Gold Medal Winner
2009 "Two Degrees" Barbera | Silver Medal Winner
2007 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | Exceptional 93 points, December 2011
2008 The Dweller Syrah | Exceptional 90 points, February 2011
2008 Amethyst Malbec | Exceptional 90 points, December 2011
Seattle Wine Awards - May 2011
2007 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | Double Gold Medal
2008 The Graduate Cabernet Franc | Gold Medal
2008 Destination Merlot | Gold Medal
2009 Yiayia White Blend | Silver Medal
2008 The Dweller Syrah | Silver Medal
2008 Amethyst Malbec | Bronze Medal
Seattle Magazine Best Washington Wine Awards - April 2010
Winner of the Best WA Wine Community Service Award
Wine Press Northwest
2007 Inspiration Merlot | Excellent
2007 Amethyst"Malbec | Excellent
Wine Press Northwest
2006 "Icicles" Riesling Ice Wine | Excellent
"Hope Moore is building a gorgeous wine facility in the Horse Heaven Hills. It's only fitting it should have a wine this lovely in it. It's bold with rich sweetness." (175 cases)
Seattle Wine Awards - May 2009
2007 Nobility Late-Harvest Riesling| Double Gold Medal
2006 Ridgeline Grenache | Gold Medal
2006 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | Bronze Medal
2006 Amethyst Malbec | Outstanding
2008 Northwest Retrospective on Wine
2005 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | First Place, dessert wines, Ray's Boathouse & Catering, Seattle, WA. January 2009
Wine Press Northwest
2006 Amythest Malbec | Excellent
" Hope moore launched Heaven's Cave with the intention of providing funds to her Make the DASH Count Foundation, a foundation for helping youth. The grapes for this come from a top Horse Heaven Hills vineyard, and the resulting wine is superb. It opens with smoky aromas of mild oak and dark fruit, followed by velvety flavors of ripe blackberry". (50 cases produced)
2005 The Dweller Syrah | Exceptional. 91 points, February 2009
2005 Destination Merlot | Exceptional. 90 points, December 2007
One of 48 wines recommended for rating by Wine & Spirits from a blind tasting of 329 new American releases. The inaugural release of Destination Merlot was awarded an "exceptional" rating with 90 points by Wine & Spirits' Patrick Comiskey.
Sunset Magazine
2005 Icicles | Recommended pairing holiday sweets with Heaven's Cave's Icicles Riesling Ice wine in their article, The One-Minute Lesson on Desser Wines, Sunset Magazine, November 2007.
In a one-minute lesson ondesert wines, Sunset writers indicate the the rule of thumb when pairing sweets and wine is that the wine should be at least as sweet as the dessert, with enough acidity for balance.
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