Fort Berens Chardonnay
Cornucopia Top White
Lillooet’s Fort Berens Estate Winery Chardonnay received top honours at the 2019 Whistler Cornucopia Top 20 Wines Competition. Fort Berens Chardonnay 2018 was named Top White Wine in the competition.
Rolf de Bruin, co-founder and co-owner of Fort Berens shared, “We are incredibly humbled to see our Chardonnay recognized as the top white wine at Whistler Cornucopia. To win top white wine in Whistler is a real honour for our entire team.”
Rolf explained, “The Chardonnay 2018 is tasting incredible. Made primarily from estate grown Chardonnay grapes from our Dry Creek Vineyard, this wine was mostly fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks, while a smaller portion was fermented in new and neutral French oak barrels. It’s a great wine to pair with roasted chicken, traditional Thanksgiving dinner, or a creamy pasta such as fettuccine alfredo."
The win is a big step for Fort Berens, the first and only winery in the Lillooet area, and competing against hundreds of industry heavyweights from more established wine regions in the Okanagan and the Similkameen valleys.