Unoaked Chardonnay Winner
LaStella Winery, Leggiero Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
Chardonnay Winner
Peller Estates Winery Private Reserve Chardonnay 2007
Riesling Winner
Winner Wild Goose Vineyards Stoney Slope Riesling 2007
Pinot Blanc Winner
Winner Wild Goose Vineyards Mystic River Pinot Blanc 2008
Sparkling Winner
Winner Gray Monk Estate Winery Odyssey White Brut 2006
Pinot Noir Winner
Winner Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2007
Red Single Varieties
Sandhill Wines Small Lots Petit Verdot 2006
Red Blend
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Pinnacle 2005
Cabernet Franc
Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery Cabernet Franc 2007
White Single Varieties
Larch Hills Winery Siegerrebe 2007
White Blend
Wild Goose Vineyards Autumn Gold 2008
Red Meritage Blend
CedarCreek Estate Winery Platinum Reserve Meritage 2006
Syrah/Shiraz
CedarCreek Estate Winery Estate Select Syrah 2006
White Meritage Blends/Varietals
See Ya Later Ranch Semillon 2007
Blush/Rose
Hillside Estate Winery Rose 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon
Winner Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Proprietors’ Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Gewurztraminer
Winner Hillside Estate Winery Gewurztraminer 2008
Merlot
Winner Jackson-Triggs Okanagan SunRock Vineyard Merlot 2006
Pinot Gris
Winner Red Rooster Winery Reserve Pinot Gris 2008
Dessert Fruit Wine
Winner Forbidden Fruit Winery Caught Apricot Mistelle 2008
Fruit Wine Winner Summerland Sweets Sleeping Giant Blackberry 2008
Other Icewine
Winner See Ya Later Ranch Ehrenfelser Icewine 2007
Risling Icewine
Winner Inniskillin Okanagan Winery Dark Horse Vineyard Riesling Icewine 2007
National Winners
Once again. B.C. producers did extremely well in the Canadian Wine Championships in Windsor Ontario with the following superb gold medal award winning wines. They are:
Best Red Wine of the Year
Church and State Wines - "2006 Quintessential" $50
Best White Wine of the Year
Lang Vineyards - "2007 Riesling Farm Reserve" $20
Best Dessert Wine of the Year
Pentage Winery - "2007 Ice Wine" $55.45
Many other B.C. wines won in more specific categories such as Mission Hill for Chardonnay over $20, Joie Farm for unoaked Chardonnay, La Frenz for both the off dry Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, Thornhaven Estates for their Gewurztraminer, Wild Goose Vineyards for Pinot Gris/Grigio, Grey Monk for Merlot under $25 and Burrowing Owl Estate for their Cabernet Sauvignon over $25. These results reflect the strength of the wine industry in British Columbia and we at B.C.FoodandWine congratulate the winners.
Do yourself a big favour and try a bottle tonight!