Awards

Recent Recognition

2026

First place, Best Winery — Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky reader awards. View the 2026 results.

2025

First place, Winery — Kentucky Living’s Best in Kentucky reader awards. View the 2025 results.

2024

Sweet Italian Red (2023 vintage) received the Commissioner’s Cup for Best Sweet/Dessert/Fruit at the Kentucky Commonwealth Commercial Wine Competition. View the official results.

Selected historical wine competition awards from 2013–2016 follow below.

2016

  • Kentucky Commonwealth Commercial Wine Competition Commissioner’s Cup emblem
  • Gold/Best of

    Black Strawberry, Chocolate Harbor, Chocolate Strawberry, Cranberry, Killer B's, Lauren's Blackberry, and Paducah Peach.

  • Silver

    Allen's Blueberry, Angela's Black Cherry, Black & Bruised, Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon, Paducah Blue, Paducah Harbor, Paducah Plum, Peachberry, and Red Sangria.

  • Bronze

    Berry Dry, Black Currant, Blue Cranberry, Cabernet Franc, June's Red Apple, Moscato, and Strawberry Lemonade.

  • Wines of the South competition logo
  • Gold/Best of

    Black Currant, Black Peach, Peachberry, Lauren's Blackberry and Black Strawberry

  • Silver

    Chocolate Strawberry, Paducah Harbor, and Black & Bruised

  • Bronze

    Allen's Blueberry and Angela's Black Cherry

2015

  • Kentucky Derby Festival logo
  • Gold/Best of

    Black Peach, Black & Bruised, Cabernet Franc, Sangria & Steven's Strawberry

  • Silver

    Paducah Blue, & Moscato

  • Bronze

    Paducah White, Grant's Pomegranate, Allen's Blueberry & Killer B's

  • Wine competition logo with a wineglass emblem
  • Gold/Best of

    Steven's Strawberry, Allen's Blueberry, & Black Currant

  • Silver

    Black & Bruised, Black Peach, Cranberry, Lauren's Blackberry and Paducah Peach

  • Gold/Best of

    Lauren's Blackberry, Allen's Blueberry, Steven's Strawberry, Black Currant, Sangria, Black Peach & Gluhwein

  • Silver

    Merlot, Pinot Noir, Black Shadow, Chardonnay, Paducah Peach, Grant's Pomegranate, Moscato & Paducah Blue

  • Bronze

    Riesling, Black & Bruised, PeachBerry, and Paducah Harbor

2014

  • Indy International Wine Competition logo

Indy International Wine Competition

Purple Toad Winery Awarded “2014 Fruit Wine of The Year” at the Indy International Wine Competition For Lauren’s Blackberry. This is a major award for us as the Indy competition is one of the largest competitions in the US with over 3,000 entries from across the world.

2013

  • Wines of the South competition logo
  • Gold/Best of

    Lauren's Blackberry, PeachBerry and Black Shadow

  • Silver

    Paducah Blue, & Steven's Strawberry

  • Bronze

    Paducah Harbor, Black & Blue, Paducah Peach, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, & Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Gold/Best of

    Lauren's Blackberry & Paducah Harbor