A Pueblo microbrewery took a first-place prize at the Colorado State Fair this year while a Canon City winery walked away with four first-place ribbons in commercial wine judging and several other awards.

In the microbrew competition held the first day of the 2006 Fair, Pueblo's Shamrock Brewing Co. won first place for its Shamrock Scotch in the Scottish Ale division. The Shamrock Brewing Co. is located in the former home of the Irish Pub Downtown and continues to operate the microbrewery set up by the Pub's former owner.

The Pueblo microbrewery also won second place for its Shamrock White in the Other Belgian Ale category.

In the commercial wine competition, The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey in Canon City received first place for its Cabernet Franc, Syrah, White Merlot Vineyard Sunset and Merlot Port.

The Abbey also received a second-place ribbon for its American Riesling and third-place awards for its Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Merlot and Colorado Nouveau.

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BEST BREWS AND WINES

First-place winners were:

MICROBREWS

American Light Lager: Rockyard American Grill & Brewing Co., Lynx Light Lager, Castle Rock

Light Ale: Big Horn Brewing Co., Highlands Ranch, Summer Fling, Highlands Ranch

British Bitter: Bison Brewing Co., East Side Ale, Berkeley, Calif.

Scottish Ale: Shamrock Brewing Co., Shamrock Scotch, Pueblo

Pale Ale: Pagosa Brewing Co., XP, Pagosa Springs

India Pale Ale: Deschutes Brewery, Inversion India Pale Ale, Bend, Ore.

Altbier: Odell Brewing Co., 90 Shilling, Fort Collins

German Amber Lager: TommyKnocker Ornery Amber Lager, Idaho Springs

Brown Ale: Rock Bottom, South Denver Old Elk, Englewood

Stong Ale: Great Divide Brewing Co., Old Ruffian Barley Wine, Denver

European Dark Lager: Big Horn Brewing Co., Highlands Ranch, Dunkelstikken, Highlands Ranch

Bock: Deschutes Brewery, Broken Top Bock, Bend, Ore.

Porter: Bells Brewery Inc., Bell's Porter, Galesburg

Stout: Bell's Brewery Inc., Bell's Kalamazoo Stout, Galesburg, Best of Show

Wheat Beer: Pug Ryan's Brewery, Morningwood Wheat, Dillon

Strong Belgian and French Ale: CB & Potts/Big Horn Brewery, 5th Dimension, Greenwood Village

Other Belgian Ale: Bell's Brewery Inc., Bell's Wheat Love Ale, Galesburg

Fruit and Specialty Beer: Dry Dock Brewing Co., Paragon, Aurora

Herb, Spice and Specialty Beer: Dry Dock Brewing Co. URCA Vanilla Porter, Aurora

Amber: Bell's Brewery Inc. Bell's Amber Ale, Galesburg

Mead: Carver Brewing Co. Southwestern Braggot, Durango

Other: Great Divide Brewing Co., Hercules Double India Pale Ale, Denver

COMMERCIAL WINES

Chardonnay: Gloria Ferre Champagne Caves Carneros Chardonnay Carneros CA 2003

Sauvignon Blanc: Grgich Hills Cellar Fume Blanc Estate Grown Napa Valley

Proprietary White: Sharpe Hill Vineyard American NV

Johannisberg and White Reisling: V Sattui Winery Riesling California 2005, Best of Show White

Muscat: Guenoc Moscato Lake County 2005

Cabernet Sauvignon: V Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Preston Vineyard 2004

Proprietary Red: V Sattui Winery 75 percent Zin 25 percent Cab California Sattui Family Red 2004

Merlot: Rays Station Vineyard Sonoma County 2002

Cabernet Franc: The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Cabernet Franc Colorado 2004

Syrah: The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Syrah Colorado 2004

Zinfandel: Sattui Winery Zinfandel Howell Mountain Black Sears Vineyard 2004

Blush and Rose: V Sattui Winery Valdigue North Coast Rosato

White Zinfandel: The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey White Merlot Vineyard Sunset NV

Fruit Wine: Confre Cellars-St Kathryn Cellars Pomegranate NV

Port: The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey Colorado Merlot Port 2003

Sparkling Wine: Gloria Ferre Champagne Caves Sonoma Brut Sonoma County CA NV

Other White: Four Emus Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Western Australia 2005

Other Red : Guenoc Petite Sirah Lake County 2003, Best of Show Red and Best of Show Overall.