{"id":391317,"date":"2026-07-09T00:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391317\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:06:08","slug":"ramona-ranch-winery-wins-double-gold-at-international-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/391317\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramona Ranch Winery wins \u2018Double Gold\u2019 at international competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ramona Ranch Winery earned several prestigious awards at the 2026 Sunset International Wine Competition, held June 16-18 in Sonoma County.<\/p>\n<p>The winery\u2019s 2022 Estate Tannat earned Double Gold with a 98-point score as well as Best of Class at the event, while its 2022 Estate Montepulciano earned a silver medal and the 2022 Estate Grenache a bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were announced June 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReceiving 98 points from Sunset Magazine is an incredible honor, but what makes it especially meaningful is that it recognizes what\u2019s possible right here in the Ramona Valley American Viticultural Area,\u201d said Micole Moore, who co-owns Ramona Ranch with his wife, Teri Kerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Ramona Valley American Viticultural Area celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Micole Moore and Teri Kerns, co-owners of Ramona Ranch Winery, recently received Double Gold and Best of Class for their 2022 Estate Tannat from Sunset Magazine's 2026 International Wine Competition. (Courtesy of Teri Kerns)\" width=\"1400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RAS-L-Ramona-Ranch-1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9954956\" \/>Micole Moore and Teri Kerns, co-owners of Ramona Ranch Winery, recently received Double Gold and Best of Class for their 2022 Estate Tannat from Sunset Magazine\u2019s 2026 International Wine Competition. (Courtesy of Teri Kerns)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe awards are a testament to our vineyard, our region and everyone who has believed in Ramona\u2019s potential over the past 20 years. We\u2019re proud to be part of proving that great wines begin in the vineyard and Ramona deserves its place among California\u2019s finest wine growing regions,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010, Ramona Ranch Winery has earned more than 100 medals in regional, national and international wine competitions. Kerns and Moore have grown grapes since 2005 and Ramona Ranch became a bonded winery in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this year, our 2020 Estate Tannat was named Best of Class at the 2026 San Diego County Fair Wine Competition,\u201d said Kerns, adding their 2019 Estate Sangiovese earned Double Gold at a previous Sunset competition.<\/p>\n<p>The couple said they hope the award honors will motivate more visitors to experience what Ramona wineries have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope this award encourages more people to discover the exceptional wines, beautiful vineyards and warm hospitality that make the Ramona Valley such a special place,\u201d Kerns said.<\/p>\n<p>Ramona Ranch Winery, 23578 Highway 78, is the only Certified Sustainable Vineyard and Winery in San Diego County. For more information, visit ramonaranchwines.com or call 760-789-1622.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ramona Ranch Winery earned several prestigious awards at the 2026 Sunset International Wine Competition, held June 16-18 in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[157472,157471,74,76,75,157473,157474],"class_list":["post-391317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-2026-sunset-international-wine-competition","tag-ramona-ranch-winery","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-wineries-in-ramona","tag-wineries-in-san-diego-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}