Ontario’s best revealed at the 2017 Ontario Wine Awards
White & Rosé Wines
Q Water – Sparkling Wine Award
Gold: Magnotta N/V Blanc De Blancs
Silver: Kacaba Vineyards 2016 Effervescence
Silver: Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2013 Grand Reserve Entourage Sparkling Brut
Bronze: No Bronze Awarded
Fine Wine Reserve – Dry Riesling Award
Gold: Niagara College Teaching Winery 2015 Balance Dry Riesling
Silver: Central Valley 2015 Riesling
Bronze: Château des Charmes 2014 ‘Old Vines’ Riesling, Estate Bottled
Benchmark Restaurant – Semi-Dry Riesling Award
Gold: Tawse 2015 Quarry Road Riesling
Silver: Henry of Pelham Family Estate 2016 Estate Riesling
Bronze: Trius 2015 Showcase Riesling Ghost Creek Vineyard
Bronze: Adamo Estate 2016 Riesling Off Dry
Canadian Food & Wine Institute at Niagara College – Dry White Varietal Award
Gold: KEW Vineyards Estate 2015 Marsanne
Silver: Rockway Vineyards 2016 9 White Spritz
Bronze: Strewn 2015 Two Vines Riesling Gewurztraminer
George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts – Gewurztraminer Award
Gold: Konzelmann Estate 2014 Gewurztraminer Late Harvest
Silver: Reif Estate 2015 Gewurztraminer Reserve
Bronze: Trail Estate 2013 Gewurztraminer
VIA Rail Canada – Pinot Blanc\Pinot Gris Award
Gold: Sandbanks 2016 Pinot Grigio
Gold: Vieni Estates 2016 Pinot Grigio
Silver: No Silver Awarded
Bronze: Konzelmann Estate 2015 Pinot Blanc
680 NEWS – Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Award
Gold: Creekside Estate 2015 Iconoclast Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc
Gold: Trius 2015 Showcase Clean Slate Sauvignon Blanc Wild Ferment
Silver: No Silver Awarded
Bronze: Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2015 Discovery Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc
Cheese Boutique – Oaked Chardonnay Award ~ Under $20
Gold: Meldville Wines 2015 Chardonnay
Silver: Palatine Hills Estate 2012 Neufeld Vineyard Chardonnay
Bronze: Magnotta 2015 G. Marquis Chardonnay – The Silver Line
Bronze: 16 Mile Cellar 2013 Rebel Chardonnay
Quench Magazine – Oaked Chardonnay Award ~ Over $20
Gold: Flat Rock Cellars 2014 The Rusty Shed Chardonnay
Silver: Tawse 2013 Quarry Road Chardonnay
Silver: Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2014 Montague Vineyard
Bronze: No Bronze Awarded
Canadian Food & Wine Institute at Niagara College – Unoaked Chardonnay Award
Gold: Kacaba Vineyards 2016 Unoaked Chardonnay
Silver: Creekside Estate 2016 Unoaked Chardonnay
Bronze: Konzelmann Estate 2015 Unoaked Chardonnay
Niagara Airbus – Rosé/Blanc de Noir Award
Gold: Malivoire Wine 2016 Ladybug Rosé
Silver: Château des Charmes 2016 Rosé, Cuvée d’Andrée, Estate Bottled
Bronze: Thirty Bench Wine Makers 2015 Small Lot Rosé