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Cowie International Amateur
Wine Competition
Was Held Saturday April 25th, 2009
outside at the wine festival
2009 Best of Show - Richard Wagner
The 2009 Winners In The
Cowie International Amateur
Wine Competition Wine Contest

The fun started on Friday night with a good time by all with a potluck dinner and a little wine.
Let's Eat
Where's My Chair
Man, This Looks Good
Save Room For Desert

The 2009 Winners Are:


Lee Cowan/Mike Oglesby Best of Class – Red Dry Landot Noir
Larry Seiter First – Red Dry Geneva Red # 7
Stewart W Scholl Second – Red Dry Cab Sau
Larry Seiter Second – Red Dry Fontenac
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Second – Red Dry Petite Verdot
Dennis Ahne Third – Red Dry Sunbelt
Horace R Furlough Third– Red Dry Muscadine
Mark Jurgens Third – Red Dry Cab Frank
David Salaba Third– Red Dry Nebbiolo
Janet Baccari Third– Red Dry Montepulciano
Stewart Webb Third – Red Dry Muscadine
Larry Seiter Third – Red Dry Landot
Larry Seiter Third – Red Dry Muscadine
Larry Seiter Third – Red Dry Red Blend
Dennis Ahne Third – Red Dry Ives
Daisy King Third – Red Dry Petite Sirah
Angels of Kentucky Third – Red Dry Merlot
Mike Newman Third – Red Dry Fox
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Best of Class – Red Semi Grenaehe
Dennis and Debby Burton First – Red Semi Sunbelt
Larry Seiter Second – Red Semi Chambercin
Mike Byrd Second – Red Semi Muscadine
Larry Seiter Second – Red Semi Landot
R Huck Third - Red Semi Fredonia
Larry Seiter Third – Red Semi Red Blend
Jerry McFerran Third - Red Semi Red Muscadine
Johnette and JJ Seiter Third - Red Semi Ives
Mike Gosnell Third – Red Semi Blackberry Shiraz
Larry Seiter Third – Red Semi Geneva Red # 7
Larry Seiter Third –Red Semi Muscadine
Horace R Furlough Third-Red Semi Muscadine
Daisy King Third –Red Semi Chambourcin
Larry Seiter Third –Red Semi Baco Noir
Larry Seiter Third-Red Semi Chancellor
Larry Seiter Third-Red Semi N-S-C Blend
Shirley Mathews Best of Class - Red Sweet Nobel Muscadine
Harry Mathews First – Red Sweet Sunbelt
Mark “Squeek” Bennett Second – Red Sweet Grape
Harry Mathews Second – Red Sweet Ives
Shirley Mathews Second –Red Sweet Lamlnda Blush
Larry Seiter Second –Red Sweet Red Muscadine
Mike Gosnell Second –Red Sweet Sunbelt- Catawba
Shirley Mathews Second –Red Sweet Catawba-Cherry
Shirley Mathews Second –Red Sweet Red Muscadine
Larry Seiter Second –Red Sweet Chambrocin Noir
Harry Mathews Second –Red Sweet Lamonda
Shirley Mathews Second –Red Sweet Ives-Blush
Shirley Mathews Third –Red Sweet Sunbelt
Mark “Squeek” Bennett Third –Red Sweet Muscadine
Charles and Rhonda Younger Third –Red Sweet Fredonia
Karen Cook Third –Red Sweet Cynthiana/Munson
Harry Mathews Third –Red Sweet Campbell Early
Dennis Harrington Third – Red Sweet Muscadine
Harry Mathews Third –Red Sweet Red Muscadine
Jack Turner Third –Red Sweet Muscadine
Harry Mathews Third –Red Sweet Catawba
Mitchell Wagner Third –Red Sweet Concord
Mitchell Wagner Best of Class –White Dry Sav Blanc
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Third –White Dry Sav Blanc
David Salaba Third –White Dry Pettie Sirah
Mike Newman Third –White Dry White Muscadine
Larry Seiter Third –White Dry White Grape/Apple
Dennis Ahne Third –White Dry Niagra
Larry Seiter Third –White Dry White Grape Blend
Mitchell Wagner Best of Class –White Semi Riesling
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Second –White Semi Gewurztraminer
Larry Seiter Second –White Semi White Muscadine
Johnette and JJ Seiter Third –White Semi Muscadine
Stewart Webb Third –White Semi Muscadine
Shirley Mathews Third –White Semi Neptune
Daisy King Third –White Semi Riesling
Shirley Mathews Third –White Semi White Muscadine
Dennis Cates Third –White Semi Niagra
Bobby Pagan Third – White Semi Muscadine
Mike Gosnell Third –White Semi Vidal
Dennis Cates Third –White Semi Muscadine White Semi
Jerry McFerran Third –White Semi White Muscadine
Harry Mathews Best of Class –White Sweet White Muscadine
Harry Mathews Third –White Sweet Vignoles
Angels of Kentucky Third –White Sweet Niagra
Gerald & Sandra Younger Third –White Sweet Muscadine
Mitchell Wagner Third –White Sweet Reisling
Angels of Kentucky Third –White Sweet Catawaba
Daisy King Third –White Sweet Sparkling Moscato
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Third –White Sweet Muscat Canelli
Angels of Kentucky Third –White Sweet Diamond
Larry Seiter Third –White Sweet White Muscadine
Shirley Mathews Third –White Sweet Niagra
Cutis Daggs Third –White Sweet Niagra
Shirley Mathews Third –White Sweet Delaware
Harry Mathews Third –White Sweet Island Belle
Roy Anderle Third –White Sweet Muscadine
Stephen Eubanks Best of Class –Rose` Dry Zinfendel
Dennis & Debby Burton Best of Class –Rose` Semi Muscadine
Mitchell Wagner Second –Rose` Semi White Zin
Marty Wyngard Third –Rose` Semi Concord
David Salaba Third –Rose` Semi Muscadine
Wayne Ebelherr Best of Class –Rose`Sweet Grape
Harry Mathews Second –Rose` Sweet Cynthiana
Mitchell Wagner Second –Rose` Sweet White Zin
Mitchell Wagner Best of Class –Blackberry Blackberry
Dennis Harrington First –Blackberry Blackberry
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley First –Blackberry Blackberry
R Huck Second –Blackberry Blackberry
Harry Mathews Second –Blackberry Blackberry
Richard Weigt Third –Blackberry Blackberry
Mike Byrd Third –Blackberry Blackberry
Larry Seiter Third –Blackberry Blackberry
Rischard Flinn Third –Blackberry Blackberry
Donna Brackney Third -Blackberry Blackberry
Marty Wymgard Best of Class –Other Berries Raspberry
Johnette & JJ Seiter First –Other Berries Black/Blue/Elderberry
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley First –Other Berries Red Raspberry
David Burris First –Other Berries Plum
Dennis & Debby Burton First –Other Berries Blueberry
Shirley Mathews First –Other Berries Elderberry
Dennis & Debby Burton First –Other Berries Strawberry
Beverly Lachappelle First –Other Berries Blueberry/Cherry
Marv Hietpas First –Other Berries Raspberry
Mike Newman First –Other Berries Blueberry
Harry Mathews First –Other Berries Black/Blueberry
Gary Kaelin First –Other Berries Blueberry
Tim Huss First –Other Berries Cherry/Elderberry
Shirley Mathews First –Other Berries Blueberry
Jerry Luker First –Other Berries Elderberry
Daisy King First –Other Berries Raspberry
Mike Newman First –Other Berries Blackberry
Mike Newman First –Other Berries Elderberry
Donna Brackney First –Other Berries Raspberry
Mike Gosnell First –Other Berries Blueberry Shiraz
Johnette & JJ Seiter First –Other Berries Elderberry
Konie D Barnes First –Other Berries Strawberry
Horace R Furlough First –Other Berries Blueberry
Gerald & Sandra Younger First –Other Berries Strawberry
Beverly Lachappelle First –Other Berries Raspberry/Apricot
Jerry McFerran First –Other Berries Blackberry/Raspberry
Bobby Pagan First –Other Berries Blueberry Dry
Richard Weigt First –Other Berries Blueberry
Marty Wyngard First –Other Berries Blueberry
David Robin First –Other Berries Blueberry
Tim Huss First –Other Berries Boysenberry
R Huck First –Other Berries Raspberry
Marv Hietpas First –Other Berries Blueberry
Jerry McFerran First –Other Berries Strawberry
Mike Byrd First –Other Berries Strawberry
Marv Hietpas First –Other Berries Cranberry Blush
Marty Wyngard First –Other Berries Strawberry
Jim & Kathy Parks First –Other Berries Blueberry
Beverly Lachappelle First –Other Berries Raspberry/Apricot
David Burris First –Other Berries Pear
Angels of Kentucky First –Other Berries Raspberry Port
Tim Huss First –Other Berries Raspberry
Stephen Eubanks First –Other Berries Blueberry
Bobby Pagan First –Other Berries Blueberry Dry
Dennis Harrington First –Other Berries Blueberry
Charles & Rhonda Younger First –Other Berries Cranberry
Jerry McFerran First –Other Berries Elderberry
Angles of Kentucky First –Other Berries Cranberry
Bobby Pagan First –Other Berries Blueberry Semi
Dennis Cates First –Other Berries Blueberry
Richard Weigt First –Other Berries Strawberry
Greg Hawkins First –Other Berries Strawberry
Tim Huss First –Other Berries Strawberry
Mark “Squeek” Bennett First –Other Berries Blueberry
Jim & Kathy Parks First –Other Berries Elderberry
Leslie Smith Second –Other Berries Strawberry
Curtis Daggs Second –Other Berries Strawberry/Raspberry
Loyal Jones Second –Other Berries Elderberry
Paula Furlough Second –Other Berries Blueberry/Elderberry
Stephen Eubanks Second –Other Berries Strawberry/Raspberry
Tim Huss Third – Other Berries Strawberry
Mark “Squeek” Bennett Best of Class –Fruit Plum
Jerry Luker First –Fruit Cherry
Jerry Luker Second –Fruit Peach
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Second –Fruit Peach
Beverly Lachappelle Third –Fruit Black Cherry
Thomas L Harp Third –Fruit Red Plum
Beverly Lachappelle Third –Fruit Black Cherry
Mitchell Wagner Third –Fruit Cherry
Thomas L Harp Third –Fruit Apricot
Tim Huss Third –Fruit Apricot
Wayne Ebelherr Third –Fruit Apple Spice
Jack Turner Third –Fruit Peach/Plum
Beverly Lachappelle Third –Fruit Pineapple/Apricot/Peach
Thomas L Harp Third –Fruit Pear
Tim Huss Third –Fruit Apple
Mike Gosnell Third –Fruit Apple Raisin
Larry Seiter Third –Fruit Pear
Marv Hietpas Third –Fruit Apple
Marty Wyngard Third –Fruit Apple
Tim Huss Third –Fruit Plum
Marv Hietpas Third –Fruit Plum
Donald Flippin Best of Class –Mead Mead Sweet
Gerald & Sandra Younger Third -Mead Mead
Mitchell Wagner Third –Mead Mead
Greg Nolting Best of Class –Misc. Port/Raspberry/Chocl
Daisy King Second –Misc. Chocl/Raspberry Port
Jerry McFerran Second –Misc.  
Beverly Lachappelle Third –Misc. Pumpkin Spice
Charles & Rhonda Younger Third –Misc. Cranberry/Grape
Tim Huss Third –Misc. Blueberry Port
Mike Gosnell Third –Misc. Brown Raisin
Wayne Ebelherr Third –Misc. Strawberry/Peach
Marty Wyngard Third –Misc. Rhubarb
Marv Hietpas Third –Misc. Blueberry/Cherry
Larry Seiter Third –Misc. Grape/Apple Blend
David Burris Third –Misc. Rhubarb
Dennis & Debby Burton Third –Misc. Rhubarb
Rishcar Flinn Third –Misc. Jalapeno
Larry Judd Best of Class –Red Dry Conc. Cab
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley First –Red Dry Amarone
Larry Judd First –Red Dry Zin
Mitchell Wagner Second –Red Dry Zin
Stephen Eubanks Second –Red Dry Malbect
Jim & Teresa Taylor Second –Red Dry Merlot
Mike Gosnell Second –Red Dry Grenache
Curtis Daggs Second –Red Dry Shiraz
Bobby Pagan Second –Red Dry Concord Dry
Jerry McFerran Third –Red Dry Merlot Dry
Jerry Luker Third –Red Dry Concord
Curtis Daggs Third –Red Dry Cab
Rishcar Flinn Best of Class –Red Semi Conc. Concord
Jim & Teresa Taylor First –Red Semi Pom/Zin
Dennis Cates Second –Red Semi Lambrusco
Jerry McFerran Second –Red Semi Black/Rap/ Merlot
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Second –Red Semi Mouvedre
Mike Gosnell Third –Red Semi Melbac
M F Milbrandt Third –Red Semi Merlot
Greg Nolting Best of Class –Red Sweet Conc. Crab Fanc-Ice
Jerry McFerran First –Red Sweet Merlot Sweet
Greg Kelley First –Red Sweet Zin
Ron Syrock Second –Red Sweet Red
Jerry Luker Second –Red Sweet Concord
Karen Cook Second –Red Sweet Grape A L
Dennis Cates Third –Red Sweet Pinot Noir
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Best of Class –White Dry Conc. Chardonnay
Jerry Luker First –White Dry Niagra
Larry Judd First –White Dry Chardonnay
Larry Judd First –White Dry Pinot Grigio
Stewart W Scholl First –White Dry Viognier/Pinot Gris
Mitchell Wagner Second –White Dry Viognier
Mike Newman Third –White Dry Chardonnay
Stewart W Scholl Third –White Dry Riesling
Dennis Cates Third –White Dry Lieafarawnich
Cara Flinn Third –White Dry Niagra
Janet Baccari Best of Class –White Semi Conc. Green Apple Riesling
Jim & Teresa Taylor First –White Semi Kiwi Pinot Grigio
Greg Nolting First –White Semi Peach Chardonnay Ice
Curtis Daggs Second -White Semi Peach/Apple/Chardonnay
Dennis & Debby Burton Second –White Semi Liebraumilch
Dennis & Debby Burton Third –White Semi Rhubarb
Dennis Cates Third –White Semi Chenin Blanc
Donna Brackney Third –White Semi Johannisberg
Greg Nolting Best of Class –White Sweet Conc. REISLING/Peach
Dennis Cates Second –White Sweet White Zin
Jerry Luker Third –White Sweet Niagra BS
Rex Johnston/Barbara Bentley Third –White Sweet Malvasia Biacra
Leslie Smith Third –White Sweet Passion Fruit
Bill Miller Best of Class –Rose` Dry Conc. Chardonnay
Stephen Eubanks Third –Rose` Dry Raspberry/Zin
Derek Smith Best of Class –Rose` Semi Conc. Passion Fruit/Concord
Derek Smith Best of Class –Rose` Sweet Conc. Concord
Leslie Smith Second –Rose` Sweet Concord
Stacy & Rhonda Pipkins Best of Class Label  
Dennis Cates First –Label  
Daisy King First –Label  
Tim Huss First –Label  
Johnette & JJ Seiter Second –Label  
Konie D Barnes Second –Label  
Mav Hietpas Third -Label  
Mitchell Wagner Best of Show 2009 Blackberry

Then on Saturday it was time to crown the winners!
Where's The Gold?
This One Is Mine
Gold Winners From The Past!
Bob & Betty Kay Cowie



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