Congratulations to the winners of the recent Fall Okanagan Wine Festival!
The official launch of the 36th Annual Fall Okanagan Wine Festival featured a record 624 wine
entries from over 90 British Columbia wineries. Wine judges choose which wines were worthy of recognition for bronze, silver, gold, and platinum medals as well as the overall best wine of 2016 named the Premier’s Award.
The oldest B.C. wine competition, the British Columbia Wine Awards™ is also the province’s largest. Open to all B.C. wineries that use 100% fruit grown in the province.
Amongst the winners, the 10 well respected judges
singled out from the Gold honorees, six Platinum medals determined to be the top 1% of the entries. The Platinum medals help showcase the varietals and blends that distinguish British Columbia’s wine region.
This year’s platinum winners were:
- CedarCreek Estate Winery – The Last Word, Red Meritage Blend 2013
- Deep Roots Winery – Syrah 2014
- Mission Hill Family Estate Winery – Reserve Chardonnay, Chardonnay 2014
- Red Rooster Winery – Riesling 2015
- Road 13 Vineyards – Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2012
- SpierHead Winery – Pinot Noir Cuvee, Pinot Noir 2014
- Summerhill Pyramid Winery – Cipes Blanc De Blanc, Sparkling Chardonnay 2010
- Time Estate Winery – Syrah 2013
The Premiers Award for Best Wine in 2016 was SpeirHead Winery for it's Pinot Noir Cuvee 2014 SpeirHead Winery. The Premier’s Award for the Best Wine in British Columbia was selected from all Platinum medals.
The annual British Columbia Wine Awards™ Reception in Kelowna is the official kickoff for the 10 day 100 plus event Fall Okanagan Wine Festival, and was followed by two nights of the “Fall WestJet Wine Tastings,” and wraps up Thanksgiving weekend with “Cropped” – Canada’s largest public tasting of BC wines and authentic farmer’s market in Penticton.
The full list of finalists and upcoming events is available on the Okanagan Wine Festivals website at: