19th Hole Golf Wines Score Big in Wine Competition

Sonoma, CA (PRWEB) January 14, 2010

In their first wine competition Kris Moe Wines who makes and sells 19th Hole Wines won medals for their Chardonnay (silver), Cabernet Sauvignon (silver) and Sauvignon Blanc (bronze).

The 19th Hole Wines are produced at the Cahill Winery in Sebastopol, California (Russian River). Kris Moe, a former PGA Tour player and golf school operator, makes himself the Limited wines made from grapes from Napa and Sonoma Counties.

While Kris Moe continues to operate Kris Moe Golf Schools (rated a Top 25 Golf School in America by Golf magazine) in Napa (Chardonnay Golf Club) and Pebble Beach (Poppy Hills Golf Course) he'll spend much of his time following the PGA Tour through California, Arizona, Texas, Ohio and Florida doing tasting events with his 19th Hole Wine Club and sales reps in those regions.

Kris Moe moved to the Sonoma, California to run his golf schools at Sonoma Golf Club in 1995. That same year was the first year he started making his own wine.Twelve years later he started his own label, 19th Hole.

"I enjoy the entire process of making wine. In the early days we'd have huge wine making parties with our friends. At a certain point it became work for my friends and I knew it was time to move on. Surrounded by the vineyards and folks in the wine business in Napa and Sonoma no doubt helped draw me into the wine business. There's been quite a learning curve in many regards but it's hard to call work when I get to meet and talk with people about golf and wine."

Kris continues to make about 250 cases of the wines he calls their Limited Tier (Cabs and Merlot that retail at $25 plus), but most of the wines folks will find around the country is wines sourced from various places in California (California Tier) to keep the wines priced affordably in the $10-$13 range.

Kris Moe attended San Diego State University from 1979-1984 and was twice an All-American and won the California Amateur in 1983 before turning going pro on the Australian and Asian tours. He's played tournaments in over thirty countries including the U.S. and European PGA Tours and his most notable finish was a 25th in the 1985 British Open. His most recent victory was the Hawaii State Open in 2003.

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