News
People's Choice Wine Awards - 2006 High Valley Barbera Reserve
October 2009
We are proud to announce that our
2006 High Valley Barbera Reserve just received another prestigious honor by being awarded the Lake County's People's Choice
Award for the best red wine in the alternative red category. I knew this wine was going to be exceptional when I was
picking the grapes.
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Mendocino County Fair Gold Medal - 2006 Mendocino County Zinfandel
August 2009
We are so pleased to announce another Gold Medal for our
2006 Mendocino County Zinfandel awarded recently at the Mendocino County Fair. This Zin was made from the ranch of my dear friend, Jack Cox, who I have known for almost forty years now. Jack has been after me for years to make a Zinfandel from his beautiful ranch in his own little valley just south of Redwood Valley, as he always told me it was one of the best Zinfandel regions in the Mendocino County and he was right; I wish I would have listened earlier.
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94 Points & Editor's Choice - 2005 Lake County Petite Sirah
February 2009
Only a couple of months into the New Year and it seems to be a promising one for Zina Hyde Cunningham as the medals are already rolling in for
several of our wines. Besides racking up 94 points and being honored with the Editor's Choice designation by Wine Enthusiast
Magazine, our 2005 Lake County Petite Sirah swept the field and walked away with a Gold Medal at the 2008 Los Angeles
International Wine Competition.
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Zina Hyde Cunningham Winery Featured in Touring & Tasting
January 2009
Zina Hyde Cunningham Winery is the product of four generations of great wine making. Zina got his start as a winemaker in 1862 after purchasing a 160-acre ranch in what is now the town of Windsor. He bought another ranch in Kenwood and...
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The Passing of Bill Cunningham, a Letter by Steve Ledson
I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of William “Bill” Cunningham on October 3, 2008 after a battle with melanoma. Bill was an amazing person with a big heart and to many a true friend. Along with the many accomplishments in his life, Bill was a successful family and businessman who will be missed by countless friends and family members....
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William Cunningham
William Lloyd Cunningham, a Santa Rosa native, teacher and school superintendent who served as former Gov. George Deukmejian's education adviser, died Oct. 3 after battling melanoma.
Cunningham, 82, was described as a "leading California educator" by the Association of California School Administrators, the professional organization he led during the 1970s....
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Zina Hyde Cunningham story featured in Wine Country This Week
In 1865 Mendocino County welcomed
Zina Hyde Cunningham to its prime
winegrape growing region at the gateway
to the renowned Anderson Valley. Zina Hyde
Cunningham was a man with a vision who
foresaw that he would grow acres of unbelievably
fruitful vines from which he would make
cases of incredible wines...
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Zina Hyde Cunningham wins two awards at the 2008 National Women's Wine Competition
Two of our wines were awarded medals at the 2008 National Women's Wine Competition, with a silver going to our 2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Reserve and a bronze going to our 2004 Redwood Valley Zinfandel Reserve. The National Women's Wine Competition is the first and only U.S. based wine competition judged solely by superstar women of the wine industry. Judging was held March 16-18, 2008.
Zina Hyde Cunningham Reserves Win Gold in S.F. Wine Competition
Both our 2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Reserve and 2004 Redwood Valley Zinfandel Reserve wines were awarded gold medals at the prestigious 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Sixty professional wine judges evaluated 4,235 wines entered by 1,500 wineries from across the country. Judging took place during the week of January 7, 2008.
The Wine Enthusiast awards Pinot Noir 88 points
88pts. - Zina Hyde Cunningham 2005 Reserve
Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley); $50.
Made in a leaner, more elegant style that emphasizes
restraint, the '05 Reserve has a mineral and
rhubarb tartness, and is very dry. Could use a little
more ripeness, but is very sleek and streamlined.
Probably at its best now. -S.H.