"Asimont, who produces about 800 cases of wine each year under the Dot Wine label, was chosen as Winemaker of the Year because of her impressive showing in April at the North Coast Wine Challenge, presented by The Press Democrat. The competition is exclusively for wines produced with grapes grown in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Marin, Lake and Solano counties. This year, it received a record-setting 1,147 wine entries from 223 wineries. Four of those entries were from Dot Wine."
"During the blind tasting, the judges whittled down the wines to a mere 38 finalists, which were judged again during the final sweepstakes round. I was completely blown away when I found out our Rose, Sauvignon Blanc and Grenache made the sweepstakes round, Asimont said. We only entered the competition because we were curious to see how they'd stack up against the others."
Lise Asimont of Dot Wine was named Winemaker of the Year at the 2025 North Coast Wine Challenge. Asimont is senior vice president of Foley Family Farms and oversees nearly 5,000 acres across California, Oregon and beyond. She co-founded Dot Wine with her husband Shawn Phillips in 2016 and produces about 800 cases annually. The competition received a record 1,147 entries from 223 wineries and is limited to wines from specified North Coast counties. Dot Wine entered four wines; its Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc and Grenache reached the sweepstakes round and all three earned Double Gold. The 2024 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir rosé was crowned best rosé and was compared to a “Ferris wheel of fun.” The Dot Wine wines are produced at J. Rickards Winery in Cloverdale.
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