Register For
BC Top 50 Wine Awards

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 Spring Wine Festival on May 1, 2026 and must not be exclusive to any one group until June 1st, 2026. 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 8 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 April 10th, 2026

KEY DATES:

• Deadline to enter your wines is April 10th, 2026
• 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 April 16 th , 2026
• 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 2026 BC Top 50 Wine Awards and wish each winery the best of success.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Annika at [email protected]