The 2026 American Heritage Wine Competition results celebrate award-winning wines across native American, historic, muscadine, American-bred hybrid, cold-climate and specialty categories.
Winery of the Year
Thirsty Owl Wine Company of Ovid, NY is Winery of the Year. Its medal-winning wines include 2025 Diamond, 2025 Vidal Blanc, 2025 Traminette and 2024 Snow Owl, each awarded Gold.
Wine Label of the Year
- Gold: Stuck Lizard Vineyards — Muscat
- Silver: Adams County Winery — Stray Cat Strut
- Bronze: TerraVox — Lomanto
Double Gold Best in Class Winners
- Willow Creek Winery — 2025 Wilde Cock Niagara: Niagara, Native American and Historic White Grape Wines.
- Wild Sun Winery — 2023 Norton: Norton, Native American and Historic Red Grape Wines.
- Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards — Southern Red: Noble, Red and Black Muscadine Wines.
- Layton’s Chance Winery — Lazy Day White: Traminette, White American-Bred Hybrid Wines (tie).
- Layton’s Chance Winery — 2023 Oaked Chambourcin: Chambourcin, Red French-American Hybrid Wines.
- The Peachfork — 2023 Traminette: Traminette, White American-Bred Hybrid Wines (tie).
- Adams County Winery — Revere’d Red: General Heritage Blends and Specialty Wines.
- Converse Wine Co. — Brianna: Brianna, White Cold-Climate Hybrid Wines.
- Mistie Hill Vineyard LLC — 2022 St. Croix: St. Croix, Red Cold-Climate Hybrid Wines.
- Wild Sun Winery — Dry Rosé: Native American Rosé Wine.
- San Sebastian Winery — Rosa: Muscadine Rosé Wine.
- Davesté Vineyards — 2025 Dry Rosé of Chambourcin: French-American Hybrid Rosé Wine (tie).
- Stuck Lizard Vineyards and Winery LLC — 2025 Chambourcin Rosé: French-American Hybrid Rosé Wine (tie).
- Nokesville Winery — 2025 Lily: Sparkling Heritage Wines.
- TerraVox Winery — 2022 Wetumka Report: Dessert Heritage Wines.
- Messina Hof — Tawny Port: Fortified Heritage Wines.
- Abacela Winery — 2022 Angelica: Mission and Colonial Heritage Wines.
- Domaine Helena — 2024 Petite Vine: General Heritage Blends and Specialty Wines.
Congratulations to all the winners and medal recipients.
View the complete Heritage 2026 results, including Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners.
Source: the official Libation Awards Heritage 2026 results.
