WholeVine Gourmet Award Winning Gluten Free Cookies Review-Giveaway

You may have read my recent blog post on one particular Girl Scout council selling gluten-free cookies. The manufacture of those cookies is WholeVine. While researching them, I discovered that they make their own artisan-baked, gourmet, gluten free cookies, and I was pleasantly surprised to find their ingredients were high in protein. WholeVine sent me samples of their award winning treasures, and I must say I now have new favorite gluten free cookies!

Awards and Praise

I am not alone! All of their gluten free cookies won awards at the Sonoma Harvest Fair. Their Oatmeal California Currant Cookies were awarded a Double Gold medal, and their Chocolate-Chip Cookies brought home a Gold. In addition, their Chocolate Chocolate-Chip and Peanut Butter cookies were each awarded a Silver Medal. Wine critic and writer, Chris Macias, of the Sacramento Bee states, “These are the best gluten free cookies I’ve ever had!”

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You may be wondering, what is so different about WholeVine’s gluten free cookies. The founders are two female wine entrepreneurs, located in Sonoma County, California, and they not only know wine, but they know grapes. Because WholeVine uses and sells their own gluten free flour made from the skin and seeds of grapes, especially grown for wine, their cookies bring something new to the gluten free community, a gourmet flavor. They state that “grapes don’t just come in red and white, they arrive here at WholeVine with familiar names like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, and more.” The grape remnants brings not only flavor to their cookies, but nutrients, as well.

Their packaging is elegant which would make great gifts, or items for gift baskets (keep in mind for the holidays). They separate each cookie with a waxed cardboard square, as you may see used to divide rows of cookies in other brands. Because their cookies are soft, this helps keep their shape, yet, they are not so soft as to break apart easily. They do not crumble upon eating. They stay together perfectly.

Gluten Free Certified

WholeVine gluten free cookies are certified gluten free by GFCO (Gluten-Free Certification Organization) a sister organization of GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group of North America). They are tested for gluten cross-contamination to be under 10ppm (parts per million), to keep those with gluten intolerance and celiac disease safe.

Carla’s Favorite

Their Sonoma-style gluten free cookies come in Oatmeal California Currant, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chocolate-Chip, and Chocolates Chip. While they all taste delicious, I find that their Oatmeal California Current are the most moist, followed by their chocolate chip. That’s how I enjoy my gluten free cookies, soft and moist; and the flavor is superb, as well.

INGREDIENTS

Oatmeal California Currant Cookies

Ingredients: Butter, Oats, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Unsweetened Applesauce (with added ascorbic acid) (includes USDA Commodity), Black Currents, Eggs, Brown Rice Flour, Cornstarch, Soy Flour, Corn Flour, Enriched Yellow Masa [usually is treated with lime], Sauvignon Blanc Grape Skin Flour, Sauvignon Blanc Grape Seed Flour, Spices, Cinnamon, Leavening Agents, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract,  Salt, Xanthan Gum. Contains: Eggs, Milk and Soy.

2-Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: Sugar, Brown Sugar, Butter, Unsweetened Applesauce (with added ascorbic acid) (includes USDA Commodity), Egg, Dark Chocolate Chips, White Chocolate Chips, Almond Flour, Brown Rice Flour, Cornstarch, Soy Flour, Corn Flour, Enriched Yellow Masa [usually is treated with lime], Sauvignon Blanc Grape Skin Flour, Sauvignon Blanc Grape Seed Flour, Spices, Leavening Agents, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract,  Salt, Xanthan Gum. Contains: Eggs, Walnuts, Almonds, Milk and Soy.

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients: Unsalted Peanut Butter, Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Brown Rice Flour, Cornstarch, Eggs, Unsweetened Applesauce (with added ascorbic acid) (includes USDA Commodity), Unsalted Peanuts, Soy Flour, Corn Flour, Enriched Yellow Masa [usually is treated with lime], Chardonnay Skin Flour, Chardonnay Seed Flour, Vanilla Extract, Leavening Agents, Baking Soda, Xanthan Gum, Salt, Baking Powder, Double-acting Sodium Aluminum Sulfate. Contains: Eggs, Peanuts, Milk and Soy.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: Butter, Dark Chocolate Chips, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Unsweetened Applesauce (with added ascorbic acid) (includes USDA Commodity), Walnuts, Egg, Almond Flour, Brown Rice Flour, Cornstarch, Soy Flour, Corn Flour, Enriched Yellow Masa [usually is treated with lime], Merlot Grape Skin Flour, Merlot Grape Seed Flour, Vanilla Extract, Leavening Agents, Baking Soda, Salt, Xanthan Gum. Contains: Eggs, Walnuts, Almonds, Milk and Soy.

Where to Buy

To purchase online visit the WholeVine Shop. To find the nearest retailer near you visit WholeVine Where to Buy. There you will find several Northern California locations, as well as one in Boulder, Colorado.

Learn More

To learn nutritional values of their gluten free cookies visit their Nutrition Facts. To learn more about their flours visit WholeVine Flours. To learn more about the health benefits of grape skin and seed flour visit their Research page. To learn tips on how to bake with these flours visit their Flour Tips.

 

THE GLUTEN FREE GIVEAWAY

Eligibility

This giveaway is open to U.S. shipping addresses only.

Disclaimer: WholeVine provided me with free samples of their products to try, and I was under no obligation to review them, if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a giveaway in return for the free products.

See all current Gluten Free Giveaways.

And the winners are…

Christina and Kera Bell!

Congratulations to you both!

Christina and Kera have until 11:59 pm PST on November 20, 2012 to reply to the winner’s notification email to supply her U.S. shipping address and phone number. If either does not respond within that period of time, a new winner will be chosen.