Everyday Enjoyable Awards


At Lakewood Vineyards, we take pride in crafting best everyday wine that brings delight and pleasure to every moment. These approachable and versatile wines are designed to be savored on any occasion, making them the perfect accompaniment to life’s everyday joys. From the first pour to the last drop, our everyday wines embody the essence of the Finger Lakes, reflecting the beauty of the landscape and the passion we infuse into each bottle.

Currently available wines are indicated with an asterisk *

2016 Bubbly Candeo wine bottle

Bubbly Candeo


Style: Semi-dry | Type: White, Sparkling

2023*

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition
  • 90 points – American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2025

91 points

  • Cristaldi & Co 2025

View Past Awards

2021

Best Hybrid Sparkling Wine

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition 2022

Gold Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Competition 2022
  • Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition 2022

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2022
  • New York Wine Classic 2023

Bronze Medal

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2022 (89 points)

2020

Gold Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2021

“Wine of the Year”

  • The Cork Report, Lenn Thompson – December 2022

2019

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2020
  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition – 2020 (89 points)
  • New York Wine Classic – 2021 (87 points)

85 Points

  • Wine Enthusiast Magazine – June/July 2021

2018

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2019

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2019
  • New York Wine Classic – 2019
  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition – 2019

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2019
  • Great American International Wine Competition – 2019

2017

Double Gold

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition – 2018

Best Sparkling Wine

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition – 2018

Best of Class

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2018

Gold Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2018
  • New York International Wine Competition – 2018 (93 points)

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2018
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2018

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine Classic – 2018
Long Stem Red 2020 wine bottle

Long Stem Red


Style: Semi-dry | Type: Red

2023*

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2024

Bronze Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2024
  • 88 points – American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024

View Past Awards

1999

Bronze Medal

  • Indy International Wine Competition
  • New York Wine & Food Competition

2001

Bronze Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2002

2002

Gold Medal

  • Indy International WC – Best of Class 2003

Bronze Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2003
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2003

2003

Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2004

2004

Gold Medal

  • Great Likes Wine Competition 2005

Silver Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2005

Bronze Medal

  • New York State Fair Commercial Wine Competition 2005
  • Indy International Wine Competition 2005

2005

Silver Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2006

Bronze Medal

  • New York State Fair Wine Competition 2006
  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2006

2006

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2007

2007

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2008

Bronze Medal

  • Florida State Fair Wine Competition 2009

2008

Silver Medal

  • Tasters Guild International Wine Competition 2010

Bronze Medal

  • Tasters Guild Wine Lovers Competition 2009
  • The Golden Nose Award 2010
  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2010

2009

Silver Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational (Certificate of American Merit) 2010
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2011
  • Taster’s Guild International Wien Competition 2011

Bronze Medal

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2011
  • Amenti del Vino Wine Competition 2011

2010

Silver Medal

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2011
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2012

Bronze Medal

  • The Golden Nose Awareds 2012
  • U.S. National Wine Competition 2012
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2012

2011

Silver Medal

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2013

2012

Bronze Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition 2013

2013

Gold Medal & Best of Class

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2014

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition 2014

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2014

2014

Gold Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition 2015

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2016

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2015
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2015

2015

Gold Medal

  • Makers & Masters Classic 2017

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2016
  • Indy International Wine Competition 2016

Bronze Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumers’ Wine Judging 2016

2016

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition 2017

Silver Medal

  • Indy International Wine Competition 2017
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2017
  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2017
  • Jefferson Cup Invitational 2017

2017

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2018
  • Indy International Wine Competition 2018

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine Classic 2018

2018

Gold Medal

  • Indy International Wine Competition 2019
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2019

Silver Medal

  • Great American International Wine Competition 2019

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2019

2020

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2021

2021

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition 2022
2020 Long Stem White (750 ml)

Long Stem White 750 ml


Style: Semi-dry | Type: White

2023*

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2024
  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2024
  • 91 Points – American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024

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2022

Gold Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2023

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2023

2021

Gold Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition 2022

Bronze Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition 2022
  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2022 (86 Points)
Valvin Muscat wine bottle

Muscat


Style: Semi-sweet | Type: White

2023*

Gold Medal & 93 points

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024

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2022

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2023

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2023

2021

Gold Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition 2022

Bronze Medal

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2022 (86 Points)

Sidekick


Style: Semi-dry | Type: Sparkling

2023*

Bronze Medal & 87 Points

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024

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2021

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2023
Vignoles wine bottle

Vignoles


Style: Sweet | Type: White

2023*

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2024
  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2024
  • 91 points – American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2024

92 points

  • Cristaldi & Co 2025

View Past Awards

2022

Gold Medal, Best Sweet White Hybrid

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Competition 2023

2020

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2021

2019

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2020

2018

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2021

2019

Silver Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2020

2018

Double Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumer Wine Judging 2019

Gold Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition 2019

Silver Medal

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2019

2017

91 Points

  • Vinous Magazine January 2020

Silver Medal, 90 Points

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2018

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine Classic 2018

2016

Best of Show & Double Gold

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2017

Silver Medals

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2017
  • Jefferson Cup Invitational 2017

2015

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumer’s Wine Judging 2016

Silver Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2016

2014

Double Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition 2015

Bronze Medal

  • Great Lakes Great Wine Competition 2015
  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2015
  • New York State Fair Wine Competition 2015
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2015

2013

Gold Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2014
  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association 2014

2012

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2013
  • New York State Fair Wine Competition 2013
  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2013
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2013
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2014

2011

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2012

Bronze Medal

  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2012
  • Taster’s Guild Consumer Wine Judging 2012

2010

Gold Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2011
  • The Golden Nose Awards 2012
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2012

2009

Double Gold Medal

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2011

Gold Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2010
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2010
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2011
  • Amenti del Vino Wine Competition 2011
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2011
  • Riverside International Wine Competition 2011

Silver Medal

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational (Certificate of American Merit) 2010

Bronze Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumer’s Wine Competition 2010
  • The Golden Nose Awards 2011

2008

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2009

2007

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2008
  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2008

Bronze Medal

  • Amenti del Vino Wine Competition 2008
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2008
  • Long Beach Grand Cru 2008

2006

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2007
  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2007
  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2007

2005

Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2006

Silver Medal

  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2006
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2006
  • Taster’s Guild Consumer Wine Judging 2006

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2006
  • Long Beach Grand Cru 2006
  • National Women’s Wine Competition 2007

Certificate of American Merit

  • The Jefferson Cup Invitational 2006

2004

Jefferson Cup – Best Non-Vinifera White

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational 2005

Gold Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition 2005
  • San Francisco International Wine Competition 2005
  • Long Beach Grand Cru 2005

Silver Medal

  • New York State Fair Commercial Wine Competition 2005

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2005

2002

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition 2004

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2003
  • New York State Fair Wine Competition 2003
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition 2004

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2003

Great Wine

  • Jefferson Cup Invitational 2003

2001

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition

2000

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition

Candeo


Style: Semi-dry | Type: White

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2016

Silver Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2017

2014

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic 2016
  • Indiana International Wine Competition 2016

2013

Gold Medal

  • Makers & Masters Classic 2016

Silver Medal

  • Great Lakes Great Wine Competition 2015

Bronze Medal

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition 2015
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2015
  • Riverside International Wine Competition 2015

2011

Silver Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2014

Bronze Medal

  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition – 2014
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2014

2010

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition – 2012
  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition – 2013

Bronze Medals

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2012
  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2012
  • Taster’s Guild Consumer Wine Judging – 2012

2009

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2011
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – 2012

Silver Medal

  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition – 2011
  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2011

Bronze Medal

  • Great Lakes Wine Competition – 2011

2008

Silver Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2010
  • Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Wine Competition – 2010

Bronze Medal

  • The Golden Nose Awards – 2010

2007

Certificate of Merit

  • Jefferson Cup Awards – 2009

Bronze Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lovers Competition – 2009

Carpe Vinum


Style: Semi-sweet | Type: White

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2010

Gold Medal

  • Great Lakes Wine Competition – 2012

2009

Silver Medal

  • Indy International Wine Competition – 2010
  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2010
  • The Golden Nose Awards – 2011

2008

Bronze Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition – 2010

2007

Silver Medal

  • International Easter Wine Competition – 2008
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition – 2008
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2008

2006

Double Gold Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition – 2007

Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2007

Silver Medal

  • The Golden Nose Awards – 2007

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2007

2004

Bronze Medal

  • International Eastern Wine Competition – 2005
  • Great Lakes Wine Competition – 2005

2003

Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2004

Bronze Medal

  • NY State Fair Wine Competition – 2004

2002

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2003

Bronze Medal

  • Indiana International Wine Competition – 2003

2001

Double Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2002

2000

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic – 2001

Dry Vignoles


Style: Dry | Type: White

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2003

Bronze Medal

  • Pacific Rim International Wine Competition – 2005
  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition – 2005

Valvin Muscat


Style: Semi-sweet | Type: White

View Past Awards

2020

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2021

2019

Double Gold Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2020

Gold Medal

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition 2020 (93 Points)

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine Classic 2021 (88 Points)

2018

Double Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumer Wine Judging

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine Classic

2017

Double Gold Medal, 93 Points

  • American Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine Classic
  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition

2016

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic
  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition
  • Florida State Fair International Wine Competition

Bronze Medal

  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

2015

88 Points – Best Buy

  • Beverage Testing Institute – Tastings.com

Double Gold Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic

Gold Medal

  • Indy International Wine Competition

Bronze Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Consumers’ Wine Judging
  • Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

2014

Double Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition

Gold Medal

  • Maker’s & Masters Classic

Silver Medal

  • New York State Fair Wine Competition

Bronze Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic

2013

93 Points & Best Buy

  • The Beverage Testing Institute – Tastings.com

87 Points

  • Wine & Spirits Magazine

Double Gold

  • Taster’s Guild Wine Lover’s Competition

Gold Medal

  • Great Lakes Great Wine Competition
  • Jefferson Cup Invitational
  • Indiana International Wine Competition

2012

Gold Medal

  • Taster’s Guild International Wine Competition
  • Indiana International Wine Competition

Silver Medal

  • New York Wine & Food Classic