British Columbia Wine Awards

THE 2014 BRITISH COLUMBIA WINE AWARDS

HISTORY & SPONSORS

Welcome to the 2014 British Columbia Wine Awards – the premier British Columbia wine judging competition that recognizes the excellence in winemaking for all British Columbia wineries. The British Columbia Wine Awards are generously sponsored by Farm Credit Canada, ContainerWorld, Grant Thornton and TricorBraun Winepak. These awards offer our British Columbia wine industry the opportunity to have their wines judged by 9 of the most respected wine judges from across North America and be awarded medals of excellence and be recognized in a comprehensive public relations and sales campaign organized by the Okanagan Wine Festivals.

OUR JUDGES

Our 9 eminent judges this year include the following:

Sid Cross, Vancouver
Doug Frost, Kansas City
DJ Kearney, Vancouver
Kurtis Kolt, Vancouver
David Lawrason, Toronto
Darren Oleksyn, Calgary
Tim Pawsey, Vancouver
Troy Townsin, Victoria
Stephanie Yuen, Vancouver

Meet the Judges

THE AWARDS

The medal structure has been revised for 2014. Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded as has been the traditional practice. This year we are introducing two new awards - Platinum medals and the Premier’s Wine Award.

Platinum medals will be awarded to a wine that is judged unanimously to be good enough to be Gold by all 9 Judges. The Platinum medals will help to showcase the varietals and blends that distinguish our wine region. Our other new award is the Premier's Wine Award. From all Platinum medals, the judges will meet and based on consensus, the best wine in British Columbia will be named the Premier's Wine and will be presented by our Premier. All awards will be handed out at the British Columbia Wine Awards Reception & Tasting on Wednesday, October 1 from 7pm-9pm at the Laurel Heritage Packinghouse in Kelowna. This is a public event. Each Member Winery will receive two tickets to attend and if a member winery wishes to buy more tickets, they may be purchased at www.selectyourtickets.com or call 250 717-5304.

WHY ENTER?

This is the oldest British Columbia wine competition.
It is open to all licensed BC wineries.
Our 9 judges are amongst the highest level of professional wine judges in our key wine markets.
Our judging process is first class and professional. We limit the number of judges and extend the time for judging to allow for proper discussion and consensus.
Results are posted immediately online at www.thewinefestivals.com - the BC wine industry’s lead website for wine tourism.
Bottle shots, winner’s names, and judge’s comments will be published in our Okanagan Wine Festivals e-flipbook and distributed to our extensive media and consumer base.
Results published in community newspapers in BC including – Okanagan Sunday, Kamloops Daily News, Business in Vancouver, the Victoria Times Columnist and other community newspapers in Vancouver.
Results available in BC Liquor Stores in the Interior.
Electronic posters of winners will be distributed to all BC VQA wine stores and to over 500 BC LRS stores.
A professional media release and public relations campaign.
BC Wine Awards wine bottle labels will be made available to all Platinum and Gold medal winners at cost to promote your wines.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY

Wineries are members in good standing of the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society (OWFS) or wineries based in British Columbia and they may enter at the member fee of $89 per entry plus GST. Wineries that have not joined are welcome to register online for the British Columbia Wine Awards at the non member fee of $99 per entry plus GST. Register your wines here.
The wine is labeled and bottled and has a UPC.
Table wines have an inventory of 50 cases at time of entry and 5 cases at time of the start of the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival on October 3, 2014.
Specialty wines have an inventory of 25 cases at time of entry & 2 cases at time of the start of the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival on October 3, 2014.
Wine must be made from 100% BC grown grapes, or 100% BC grown fruit.
There are no restrictions on the vintage that a winery can enter.
If a wine entered has been awarded a gold medal in a previous British Columbia Wine Awards competition, that particular vintage may not be entered again into this competition.

FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINES

The British Columbia Wine Awards for 2014 will be held in September in Naramata at the Naramata Heritage Inn before the start of the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival.
Four (4) bottles plus an entry fee of $89.00 + 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 $99.00 + GST. No entries will be allowed without full payment. No cheques accepted.
All Entry forms and payments are to be completed ONLINE at www.thewinefestivals.com. Register your wines here.
All entries MUST BE DONE BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10^TH, 2014.

LOCATION AND DEADLINE FOR WINE DELIVERY

Four (4) bottles of each wine entered must be delivered on either, Thursday September 18th , or Friday , September 19th, to: Marjorie King at the Naramata Heritage Inn, 3265 1st St. Naramata, B.C.
Please note that if you will be unable to deliver the wine during these delivery days, you MUST contact Marjorie King at [email protected] before September 17^th.
If you are shipping your wines, address the shipment to BC Wine Awards, Okanagan Wine Festival c/o Marjorie King. Naramata Heritage Inn, 3625 1st St. Naramata, B.C. Please make sure your shipment is scheduled to arrive on either the 18^th or 19^th of September.

We look forward to promoting your wines at the 2014 British Columbia Wine Awards and wish each winery the best of success. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] .

Register Your Wine

2013 British Columbia Wine Award Recipients

On October 3, 2013 the 2013 British Columbia Wine Awards were handed out to wineries throughout British Columbia. Our local region was very well represented, and the evening itself was a testiment to the excellence of our wine industry. The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society congratulates all who were awarded Bronze, Silver, Gold and Best of British Columbia medals.

We look forward to 2014!

Okanagan Wine Festivals Society

2013 BC Wine Awards - Best of British Columbia
WINERY	BRAND	VINTAGE	BEST OF
Road 13 Vineyards	Sparkling Chenin Blanc	2010	Sparkling
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	Reserve Riesling Icewine	2011	Dessert
See Ya Later Ranch	Rover	2010	Red
Clos du Soleil	Capella	2011	White

2013 BC Wine Awards - Gold Medals
WINERY	BRAND	VINTAGE
50th Parallel Estate	Rose	2012
8th Generation Vineyard	Integrity	2012
8th Generation Vineyard	Riesling	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	First Crush Red	2010
Clos du Soleil	Capella	2011
Gray Monk Estate Winery	Ehrenfelser	2012
Hester Creek Estate Winery	Pinot Blanc	2012
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards	Riesling Icewine	2011
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	SunRock Red Meritage	2010
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	Reserve Riesling Icewine	2011
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Seven Poplars Merlot	2010
Liquidity	Viognier	2012
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery	Gamay	2012
Nk'Mip Cellars	Qwam Qwmt Syrah	2009
Quails' Gate Estate Winery	Chenin Blanc	2012
Quails' Gate Estate Winery	Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir	2011
Red Rooster Winery	Pinot Noir	2012
Road 13 Vineyards	Sparkling Chenin Blanc	2010
Road 13 Vineyards	Merlot	2011
Road 13 Vineyards	Syrah	2011
Road 13 Vineyards	Jackpot Syrah	2011
Sandhill Wines	Small Lots Syrah Phantom Creek Vineyard	2011
See Ya Later Ranch	Rover	2010
SpierHead Winery	Pinot Gris	2012
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery	BlackSage Vineyard Cabernet Franc	2011
Thornhaven Estates Winery	Gewurztraminer	2012
Thornhaven Estates Winery	Syrah	2011

2013 BC Wine Awards - Silver Medals
WINERY	BRAND	VINTAGE
8th Generation Vineyard	Riesling Classic	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	Pinot Gris	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	Solstice Reserve	2011
Arrowleaf Cellars	Bacchus	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	Pinot Noir	2011
Arrowleaf Cellars	First Crush Rose	2012
Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery	Blanc de Noir	2012
Bella Wines	Sparkling Chardonnay - Oliver West Side	2012
Bella Wines	Sparkling Chardonnay - Oliver East Side	2012
Black Hills Estate Winery	Cellar Hand Punch Down Red	2011
Black Hills Estate Winery	Syrah	2011
Blasted Church Vineyards	Big Bang Theory	2012
Blasted Church Vineyards	Sauvignon Blanc	2012
Calona Vineyards	Artist Series Pinot Gris	2012
Cassini Cellars	The Godfather	2010
Cassini Cellars	Syrah Collector's Series	2010
Cassini Cellars	Collectors Series Cabernet Franc	2011
Cassini Cellars	Quattro Collector's Series	2011
CedarCreek Estate Winery	Shiraz Cabernet	2010
CedarCreek Estate Winery	Ehrenfelser	2012
CedarCreek Estate Winery	Gewurztraminer	2012
Church & State Wines	Coyote Bowl Series Petit Verdot Malbec	2010
Church & State Wines	Chardonnay - Gravelbourg	2011
Church & State Wines	Trebella	2012
Clos du Soleil Winery	Celestiale	2011
Clos du Soleil Winery	Fume Blanc	2012
Desert Hills Estate Winery	Syrah	2009
Fort Berens Estate Winery	Meritage	2011
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery	Private Reserve Riesling	2012
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery	Gewurztraminer Schonburger	2012
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery	Signature Riesling Icewine	2012
Gray Monk Estate Winery	Siegerrebe	2012
Gray Monk Estate Winery	Odyssey Traditional Brut	2009
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards	Discovery Series Tempranillo	2011
Intersection Estate Winery	Sauvignon Blanc	2012
Intrigue Wines	Riesling	2012
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	SunRock Shiraz	2010
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	Grand Reserve Cabernet/Shiraz/Viognier	2010
Kalala Organic Estate Winery	Dostana Merlot	2009
Kraze Legz Vineyard and Winery	The Charleston Chardonnay	2012
Kraze Legz Vineyard and Winery	The Bee's Knees Pinot Blanc	2012
Kraze Legz Vineyard and Winery	Shhh.... Icewine Merlot	2012
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Rose	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Late Harvest Vidal	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Reserve Riesling Icewine	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Five Vineyards Chardonnay	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Martin's Lane Viognier	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Martin's Lane Riesling	2012
Montakarn Estate Winery	Tippy Toe-Oaked	2011
Moon Curser Vineyards	Border Vines	2011
Moon Curser Vineyards	Dead of Night	2010
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery	Estate Collection Semillon	2009
Nk'Mip Cellars	Qwam Qwmt Meritage	2009
Nk'Mip Cellars	Winemaker's Talon	2011
Nk'Mip Cellars	Qwam Qwmt Pinot Noir	2010
Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery	Meritage Estate	2011
Poplar Grove Winery	Pinot Gris	2012
Poplar Grove Winery	Merlot	2009
Quails' Gate Estate Winery	Chardonnay	2011
Quails' Gate Estate Winery	Dry Riesling	2012
Recline Ridge Vineyards and Winery Ltd.	Hawk's Haven	2011
Red Rooster Winery	Riesling Icewine	2012
Road 13 Vineyards	Jackpot Viognier Roussanne Marsanne	2012
Ruby Blues Winery	Gewurztraminer	2012
Ruby Blues Winery	Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon	2009
Ruby Blues Winery	Commune Pinot Gris	2012
Sandhill Wines	Small Lots two Sandhill Estate Vineyard	2010
Sandhill Wines	Small Lots Merlot Single Block C8 Sandhill Estate Vineyard	2010
Sandhill Wines	Small Lots Chardonnay Block B11 Sandhill Estate Vineyard	2012
See Ya Later Ranch	Gewurztraminer	2012
Silkscarf Winery	Malbec Cabernet	2009
Silkscarf Winery	Viognier	2012
Silkscarf Winery	Shiraz Viognier	2009
Silkscarf Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon	2009
Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery	Raspberry Fortified	2012
Stag's Hollow Winery & Vineyard	Sauvignon Blanc	2012
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery	Steller's Jay Pinnacle	2005
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery	Steller's Jay Brut	2008
Sunnybrae Vineyards & Winery	Rose	2012
Thornhaven Estates Winery	Decadence	2012
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards	Pinot Gris	2012
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Eruption	2009
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Rose	2012
Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery	Pinot Gris	2012
Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery	Stoney Slope Riesling	2012
Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery	Merlot	2011

2013 BC Wine Awards - Bronze Medals
WINERY	BRAND	VINTAGE
50th Parallel Estate	Pinot Gris	2012
50th Parallel Estate	Riesling	2012
8th Generation Vineyard	Pinot Noir	2011
Ancient Hill Estate Winery	Gewurztraminer	2011
Arrowleaf Cellars	Solstice Pinot Gris	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	Snow Tropics Vidal	2012
Arrowleaf Cellars	Gewurztraminer	2012
Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery	Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon	2011
Bartier Bros.	The Cowboy Red	2011
Bartier Bros.	The Goal	2011
Bartier Bros.	Syrah	2011
Bartier Bros.	Barrel Fermented Chardonnay	2012
Bench 1775	Cabernet Merlot	2011
Blasted Church Vineyards	Nothing Sacred	2010
Blasted Church Vineyards	Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot	2010
Cana Vines Winery	Water to White	2012
Cassini Cellars	Maximus Collector's Series	2010
Cassini Cellars	Unoaked Chardonnay	2012
Church & State Wines	Coyote Bowl Meritage	2009
Church & State Wines	Viognier	2012
Church & State Wines	Coyote Bowl Series Syrah	2010
Covert Farms Family Estate	Amicitia	2009
Day … new
Desert Hills Estate Winery	Mirage	2009
Desert Hills Estate Winery	Viognier	2012
Dirty Laundry Vineyard	Cabernet Merlot	2011
Dirty Laundry Vineyard	Kay-Syrah	2011
Dirty Laundry Vineyard	Riesling	2012
Fort Berens Estate Winery	Chardonnay	2012
Gray Monk Estate Winery	Pinot Auxerrois	2012
Heaven's Gate Estate Winery	Pinot Gris	2011
Heaven's Gate Estate Winery	Gewurztraminer	2012
Hester Creek Estate Winery	Character Red	2011
Hester Creek Estate Winery	Merlot Block 2 Reserve	2011
Hester Creek Estate Winery	Selected Barrels Cabernet Merlot	2012
Hester Creek Estate Winery	Late Harvest Pinot Blanc	2012
Hillside Estate Winery	Un-oaked Pinot Gris	2012
Intersection Estate Winery	Milepost Red	2011
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate	Gold Merlot	2008
Kalala Organic Estate Winery	Pinot Gris	2012
Kalala Organic Estate Winery	3 Cru Traveller	2012
Kraze Legz Vineyard and Winery	The Black Bottom Stomp Merlot Cabernet Franc	2011
Kraze Legz Vineyard and Winery	All That Jazz Red Blend	2011
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Viognier	2012
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Seven Poplars Pinot Noir	2010
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Meritage	2011
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Fortified Muscat	NV
Lake Breeze Vineyards	Pinot Blanc	2012
Lang Vineyards	Merlot	2011
Lang Vineyards	Farm Reserve Riesling	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Five Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc	2012
Mission Hill Family Estate	Reserve Pinot Noir	2011
Mission Hill Family Estate	Reserve Chardonnay	2011
Montakarn Estate Winery	Merlot Blend	2011
Moraine Estate Winery	Red Mountain	2011
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery	Family Reserve Pinot Noir	2009
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery	Unoaked Chardonnay	2012
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery	Riesling	2011
Nk'Mip Cellars	Qwam Qwmt Riesling Icewine	2012
Nk'Mip Cellars	Winemaker's Riesling	2012
Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery	Pinot Grigo	2012
Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery	Chardonnay Reserve	2011
Painted Rock Estate Winery	Estate Grown Red Icon	2011
Peller Estates Okanagan	Family Series Pinot Gris	2012
Perseus Winery and Vineyards	Viognier	2012
Perseus Winery and Vineyards	Tempus Syrah	2010
Perseus Winery and Vineyards	Cabernet Shiraz	2011
Perseus Winery and Vineyards	Invictus	2010
Prospect Winery	Origins Map Merlot Icewine	2012
Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery	Obra-Prima	2009
Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery	Alagria	2009
Red Rooster Winery	Reserve Pinot Gris	2012
Road 13 Vineyards	Pinot Noir	2011
Road 13 Vineyards	Jackpot Chenin Blanc	2012
Road 13 Vineyards	Fifth Element	2010
Road 13 Vineyards	Honest John's Red	2011
Road 13 Vineyards	Seventy-Four K	2011
Robin Ridge Winery	Chardonnay	2011
Rustic Roots Winery	Santa Rosa Plum	2012
Sandhill Wines	Pinot Gris Hidden Terrace Vineyard	2012
Sandhill Wines	Chardonnay Sandhill Estate Vineyard	2012
See Ya Later Ranch	Pinot Noir	2011
SpierHead Winery	Pinot Noir	2011
Stoneboat Vineyards	Pinot Noir	2011
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery	Private Reserve Pinot Grigio	2012
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery	Private Reserve Sauvignon Blanc	2012
The View Winery	Riesling	2012
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards	Gewurztraminer	2012
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards	Oldfield Series 2Bench Red	2010
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Pinot Gris	2012
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Pinot Noir	2010
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Reserve Pinot Noir	2010
Volcanic Hills Estate Winery	Magma Red	2011
Wayne Gretzky Okanagan	Chardonnay	2012
Wayne Gretzky Okanagan	Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah	2012
Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery	Mystic River Pinot Gris	2012

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