Since 2010 Frogtown has been Awarded Over 325 Medals
5 Best of Class
2 Platinum Medals
5 Double Gold Medals
43 Gold Medals
146 Silver Medals
125 Bronze Medals
It's All About Geography
Most significantly, wine should have a sense of Place, which the French call “terroir.” The French idea of Terroir includes the specific combination of geography and geology along with macro, meso, and micro climatic conditions provided by a certain place, that, when interacting with a grape vine’s genetics, produce wines uniquely recognizable year after year.
The significance of French and Italian winemaking rules adopted by Frogtown require strict adherence to certain regulations which protect and greatly assist the ability of wine drinkers in the identification of terroir-based wines.
Our beautiful rolling hills, with their distinct soil, surrounding vegetation, climate, and elevation combine to infuse Frogtown grapes with their own unique and superlative characteristics.
We are dedicated to, and proud of, our unique North Georgia Dahlonega Plateau AVA. All Frogtown wines labeled under a State of Georgia Appellation means the wine contains 100% Georgia estate grown fruit.
Latest Awards
2024 San Francisco Chronicle
2019 Clos Primavera Grandeur (Paso Robles)
Best of Class
Disclosure Malbec
Gold Medal
2019 Clos Primavera Imprimatur (Paso Robles)
Gold Medal
2020 Disclosure Cabernet Franc
Bronze Medal
2918 Clos Primavera Co-Equal (Pas Robles)
Bronze Medal
2023 San Francisco International
2019 Clos Primavera Red Blend (Paso Robles)
Silver Medal
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal
2020 Bravado
Silver Medal
2019 Clos Primavera Co-Equal (Paso Robles)
Silver Medal
2023 San Francisco Chronicle
2020 Marsanne
Best of Class
2020 Penchant
Gold Medal
2020 Chardonnay
Silver Medal
2020 Co-Equal
Bronze Medal
2020 Viognier
Bronze Medal
2022 San Francisco International
2020 Estate Chardonnay and Viognier
Silver Medal
2020 Chardonnay
Silver Medal
2020 Sangiovese Blend
Silver Medal
2020 Marsanne
Bronze Medal
2022 Jefferson Cup Invitational
2020 Marsanne
Silver Medal
2020 Viognier
Silver Medal
2020 Chardonnay Barrel-Fermented
Silver Medal
2020 Penchant
Bronze Medal
2020 Co-Equal
Bronze Medal
2021 San Francisco Chronicle
2018 Marsanne
Gold Medal
2015 Sangiovese
Silver Medal
2019 Rosuanne
Silver Medal
2019 Vineaux Blanc
Silver Medal
2019 770
Silver Medal
2015 Kritzer Family Reserve Tannat
Bronze Medal
2017 Disclosure Cabernet Franc
Bronze Medal
2019 Viognier
Bronze Medal
2019 Clos Primavera Estate White
Bronze Medal
2020 San Francisco International
2017 Disclosure Cabernet Franc
Gold Medal
2019 Rousanne
Gold Medal
2019 770
Silver Medal
2019 Viognier
Silver Medal
2019 Clos Primavera (Paso Robles)
Bronze Medal
2019 Vineaux Blanc
Bronze Medal
2020 San Francisco Chronicle
2014 Merger
Double Gold Medal
2018 Marsanne
Gold Medal
2018 Sauvignon Blanc
Gold Medal
2015 Sangiovese
Silver Medal
NV Shotgut 5th Reload
Silver Medal
2018 MRV
Silver Medal
2018 Sauvignon Gris
Bronze Medal
2014 Touche
Bronze Medal
Winemaking
With the sole exception of dessert wines offered under the Frogtown label, all Frogtown labeled wines are made under the self-imposed strict “French Rules” and are completely dry wines. By adopting these winemaking rules, Frogtown does not add back any sugar to its dry wines.
Unlike in France, in the United States it is not illegal to add sugar to dry wines. Many American wineries, including those in California, add small amounts of sugar to their dry wines at bottling to make them more supple and easier to drink. This small addition of sugar is usually in an amount that is undetectable as sweetness in wine.
While this practice adds smooth textures to the wine, it also makes wine less food friendly. Even the extremely small amount of one gram of sugar per liter of wine coats each molecule of wine with a thin sugar veneer that adversely affects the palate-cleansing benefits of drinking wine while enjoying food.
