In 2011 we introduced the public to the first ever, Court of Ice Wine Royalty.
It was incredibly difficult to choose 3 people from all the applications we recieved.
In the end we choose;
First Runner-up Amanda Wight, Ice Wine Queen Stephy Gorgeny, Second Runner-up Sara Harris. All three ladies have been perfect ambassadors for the Grand River Valley Ice Wines and for Ohio wines in general.
Theses women immersed themselves in wine culture and we are very pleased with their reign.
Our 2011 winners speak of their experiences as Ice Wine Royalty:
*Stephanie Gorgeny, our 1st ever Ice Wine Queen: This experience has been a fantastic opportunity to share my love for Ohio wines. I have enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people in the Grand River Valley community and beyond who share the same affinity for locally produced wines as I do. Holding the title of Ice Wine Queen 2011 became a vehicle to promote local growers, vintners, and sustainability while introducing family, friends, and colleagues to Ohio’s wines and wineries. I have appreciated so much of my reign as ice wine queen, and I thank South River Vineyard and Rustic River Retreats for their royal treatment. This entire year has been wonderful.
*Amanda, our 1st Runner: My favorite part about getting the opportunity to participate as Ice Wine Royalty was meeting so many of people involved in making all of the wonderful wines in the area. Everyone was so nice and I am so thankful for the chance to get to meet so many from our community that work so hard to make our local vineyards and wineries the special places they are, and of course producing all of the amazing wines as well.
*Sara, our 2nd Runner-up:
Everyone at South River truly made you feel like a member of the family and sharing in the excitement of the winery, not just during Ice Wine Festival but throughout the year. I was so excited to share my love of South River with friends and family in Northwest PA--the Grand River Valley is lucky to have SR and so many wonderful wineries. I had the opportunity to meet two other fantastic gals, Stephy and Amanda, who love wine as much as I do! It was such a memorable experience, more than I could have hoped for.
