The 2014 vintage of The American, made by Firehouse Wine Cellars with 100% Old Folsom Vineyard-grown Marquette grapes, won a silver medal at the 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! Seven thousand wines from 28 states across the country were entered in 2017, making it the largest competition of American wines in the world.
This is the third award received by this particular Marquette vintage. It has also won a silver medal in the 2016 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition and a bronze medal at the 2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition .