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BC Top 50 Wine Awards
Welcome to the 2025 BC Top 50 Wine Awards Awards – the British Columbia wine judging competition that recognizes excellence in winemaking for all British Columbia wineries. In 2018, the BC Wine Awards which were established in 1982, partnered with the Lieutenant Governor’s office. This partnership was for a five-year term only, so in 2024 the awards reverted to their original name. These awards offer our British Columbia wine industry the opportunity to have their wines judged in a blind tasting by 15 of the most respected wine judges from Western Canada. For 2025, the awards will be presented as BC’s Top 50 to the top scoring wines. Winners will be recognized in a comprehensive public relations and sales campaign organized by the Okanagan Wine Festivals.
BC Top 50 Wine Awards:
OWFS Member wineries: 2 free entries, additional entries are $98.00 + GST
Non-member wineries: All entries are $130.00 + GST
Member Information
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY
- Wineries are members in good standing of the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society (OWFS) or wineries based in British Columbia. Wineries that have not joined and paid their memberships are able to register online for the British Columbia Wine Awards at the non-member fee.
- The wine is labeled and bottled and has a UPC.
- Table wines have an inventory of 50 cases and specialty wines have an inventory of 25 cases at the start of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival on October 3rd, 2025 and must not be exclusive to any one group until November 3rd, 2025. This provides all consumers the opportunity to purchase that special bottle for their collection.
- Wine must be made from BC grown grapes, BC grown fruit, Washington grown grapes, or Oregon grown grapes.
- There are no restrictions on the vintage that a winery can enter.
- There is a maximum of 5 wines per winery for entry.
- If a wine entered has been awarded a gold medal or higher in a previous British Columbia Wine Awards competition, that particular vintage may not be entered again into this competition.
FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINES
- Three(3) bottles plus an entry fee of $98.00 + GST per wine entered must accompany each wine entered if you are a winery that is a member of the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society. If you are a non-member winery, the entry fee per bottle is only $130.00 + GST. All entries are registered online and payment is required at that time.
- All Entry forms and payments are to be completed ONLINE at www.thewinefestivals.com.
- The deadline for entries is August 15th, 2025
KEY DATES:
- Deadline to enter your wines is August 15th, 2025
- Three (3) bottles of each wine entered must be delivered to ContainerWorld's Kelowna warehouse 333 Penno Road, Kelowna, BC, V1X YW5. Wines must be delivered by August 22nd, 2025.
- Every entry must be boxed and labeled on at least two sides. Regulation Labels will be provided in advance of shipping.
We look forward to promoting your wines at the 2025 BC Top 50 Wine Awards and wish each winery the best of success.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Stephanie at [email protected]
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