The results from the 2019 Ontario Wine Awards.
105.7 EZ Rock / Newstalk 610 CKTB | Winemaker of the Year Award
- David Johnson, Featherstone Estate Winery
VINES Magazine | Red Wine of the Year Award
- Trius 2016 Showcase Red Shale Cabernet Franc Clark Farm Vineyard
VINES Magazine | White Wine of the Year Award
- Peller Estates 2016 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling
VQA Wines of Ontario | Wine Journalism Award
- Dick Snyder, Freelance Writer
ASL Print FX | Best Label Design Award
- Gold: Palatine Hills Estate 2017 The Wanderers Red
- Silver: Drea’s Wine Co. 2017 Drea’s Sauvignon Blanc
- Bronze: Windrush Estate 2017 Pinot Grigio
105.7 EZ Rock / Newstalk 610 CKTB | Sparkling Wine Award ~ Traditional Method
- Gold: Megalomaniac N/V Bubblehead
- Silver: Kew Vineyards Estate 2016 Pinot Meunier
- Bronze: Henry of Pelham Family Estate N/V Cuvée Catherine Rosé Brut
- Bronze: Trius N/V Brut Rosé
Niagara Airbus | Sparkling Wine Award ~ Cuve Close
- Gold: Megalomaniac 2018 Sparkling Personality
- Silver: Reif Estate N/V The Stars Sparkling Riesling
- Bronze: Pelee Island 2016 Secco
- Bronze: Vieni Estates 2018 Classic Brut
Dry Riesling Award
- Bronze: Honsberger Estate 2018 Riesling
Benchmark Restaurant | Semi-Dry Riesling Award
- Gold: Peller Estates 2016 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling
- Silver: Redstone 2017 Limestone Vineyard Riesling
- Bronze: Flat Rock Cellars 2017 Riesling
Fine Wine Reserve | Dry White Varietal Award
- Gold: Big Head Wines 2017 RAW Chenin Blanc
- Silver: No Silver Awarded
- Bronze: Colio Estate 2017 Bricklayer’s Reward
- Bronze: Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2017 Grand Reserve White Meritage
George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts | Gewurztraminer Award
- Gold: Big Head Wines 2018 Gewurztraminer
- Silver: Thirty Bench Wine Makers 2017 Small Lot Gewurztraminer
- Bronze: Niagara College Teaching Winery 2017 Balance Gewurztraminer
- Bronze: Konzelmann Estate 2016 Gewurztraminer Late Harvest
VIA Rail Canada | Pinot Blanc/Pinot Gris Award
- Gold: Konzelmann Estate 2017 Lakefront Series Pinot Blanc
- Silver: Strewn 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc
- Silver: Harwood Estate 2017 Pinot Gris
- Bronze: Magnotta 2017 Pinot Grigio Venture Series
- Bronze: Huff Estates 2017 Pinot Gris
Amcor | Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Award
- Gold: Creekside Estate 2017 Iconoclast Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
- Gold: Angels Gate Estate 2017 Sauvignon Blanc
- Gold: Trius 2017 Showcase Clean Slate Sauvignon Blanc Wild Ferment
- Silver: Megalomaniac 2018 Savvy Sauvignon Blanc
- Silver: Leaning Post Wines 2018 Sauvignon Blanc
- Silver: Niagara College Teaching Winery 2017 Gastronomy Fumé Blanc
- Bronze: Vieni Estates 2016 Sauvignon Blanc
Cogeco | Oaked Chardonnay Award ~ Under $20
- Gold: Niagara College Teaching Winery 2017 Gastronomy Chardonnay
- Silver: Strewn 2017 Barrel Aged Chardonnay
- Bronze: Flat Rock Cellars 2017 Chardonnay
IWEG | Oaked Chardonnay Award ~ Over $20
- Gold: Tawse 2013 Lenko Vineyard Chardonnay
- Silver: Flat Rock Cellars 2017 The Rusty Shed Chardonnay
- Bronze: Two Sisters Vineyards 2017 Chardonnay
Canadian Food & Wine Institute at Niagara College | Unoaked Chardonnay Award
- Gold: Big Head Wines 2017 Chardonnay Stainless
- Silver: Konzelmann Estate 2017 Unoaked Chardonnay
- Bronze: Two Sisters Vineyards 2017 Unoaked Chardonnay
Rosé/Blanc de Noir Award
- Silver: Peller Estates 2018 Private Reserve Rosé
- Bronze: North 42 Degrees Estate 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé
Donna’s Fashions | Gamay Award
- Gold: London Born Wine Co. 2017 Gamay Noir
- Silver: 13th Street 2017 Gamay
- Bronze: Peller Estates 2017 Private Reserve Gamay Noir
- Bronze: Megalomaniac 2017 Avant Garde Gamay
- Bronze: Malivoire 2018 Gamay
Allen’s | Pinot Noir Award
- Gold: Flat Rock Cellars 2015 Gravity Pinot Noir
- Gold: The Farm 2017 Black Label Pinot Noir
- Gold: Bachelder 2016 Les Villages Pinot Noir
- Silver: Tawse 2016 Tintern Road Vineyard Pinot Noir
- Bronze: Megalomaniac 2016 SonOfABitch Pinot Noir
- Bronze: Megalomaniac 2016 Reserve Pinot Noir
Grapes for Humanity | Red Hybrid Award
- Gold: Malivoire 2017 Old Vines Foch
- Silver: Sandbanks 2017 Sleeping Giant
- Silver: Sandbanks 2017 Baco Noir Reserve
- Bronze: Henry of Pelham Family Estate 2017 Speck Family Reserve Baco Noir
Niagara Airbus | Cabernet Sauvignon Award
- Gold: Kacaba Vineyards 2016 Signature Series Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Silver: Riverview Cellars 2015 Salvatore’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze: Nomad at Hinterbrook 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze: Two Sisters Vineyards 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
Cogeco | Cabernet Franc Award
- Gold: Trius 2016 Showcase Red Shale Cabernet Franc Clark Farm Vineyard
- Silver: Two Sisters Vineyards 2015 Cabernet Franc
- Bronze: Thirty Bench Wine Makers 2016 Small Lot Cabernet Franc
- Bronze: Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2016 Reserve Cabernet Franc
FCC Agribusiness and Agri-Food | Merlot Award
- Gold: Malivoire 2016 Stouck Merlot
- Gold: Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2016 Grand Reserve Merlot
- Gold: Megalomaniac 2016 Big Mouth Merlot
- Silver: Konzelmann Estate 2017 Lakefront Series Merlot
- Silver: Angels Gate Estate 2016 Mountainview Merlot
- Bronze: Magnotta 2016 Limited Edition Merlot
Quench Magazine | Syrah/Shiraz Award
- Gold: Big Head Wines 2017 RAW Syrah
- Gold: Creekside Estate 2016 Broken Press Syrah Reserve
- Silver: Niagara College Teaching Winery 2017 Balance Syrah
- Silver: Angels Gate Estate 2016 Mountainview Syrah
- Bronze: Meldville Wines 2017 Syrah
Fine Wine Reserve | Meritage and Cabernet/Merlot Blends Award
- Gold: Konzelmann Estate 2016 Meritage Reserve
- Silver: The Foreign Affair 2016 Temptress
- Bronze: Wayne Gretzky Estates 2016 No. 99 Estate Series Cabernet Merlot
- Bronze: Palatine Hills Estate 2017 Wanderer’s Red
Vintage Assessments | Late Harvest Award
- Gold: Big Head Wines 2016 Special Select Late Harvest Riesling
- Silver: Konzelmann Estate 2017 Special Select Late Harvest Vidal
- Bronze: Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2018 Botrytis Affected Viognier
105.7 EZ Rock / Newstalk 610 CKTB | Vidal Icewine Award
- Gold: Sue-Ann Staff Estate 2017 Howard’s Vidal Icewine
- Silver: Château des Charmes 2017 Vidal Icewine
- Bronze: Byland Estate 2018 Vidal Icewine
LCBO | Vinifera White Icewine Award
- Gold: The Lakeview Wine Co. 2017 Lakeview Cellars Gewurztraminer Icewine
- Silver: Byland Estate 2018 Riesling Icewine
- Silver: Peller Estates 2017 Andrew Peller Signature Series Riesling Icewine
- Bronze: Tawse 2013 Chardonnay Icewine
LCBO | Vinifera Red Icewine Award
- Gold: The Lakeview Wine Co. 2017 Lakeview Cellars Cabernet Franc Icewine
- Silver: The Lakeview Wine Co. 2017 Lakeview Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine
- Bronze: Pillitteri Estates 2017 Cabernet Franc Icewine
- Bronze: Palatine Hills Estate 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine
George Brown College Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts | Appassimento Red Award
- Gold: Pillitteri Estates 2015 Riserva Famiglia Cabernet Franc Appassimento
- Gold: Burning Kiln 2016 Kiln Hanger
- Gold: Angels Gate Estate 2016 BIN 95
- Silver: Burning Kiln 2017 Horse & Boat
- Bronze: The Foreign Affair 2016 Apologetic Red
Cogeco | Blended Red Award
- Gold: Magnotta 2016 G. Marquis Epic – The Silver Line
- Silver: No Silver Awarded
- Bronze: Wayne Gretzky Estates 2016 No.99 Estate Series Shiraz Cabernet
- Bronze: Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2016 Discovery Series Merlot Petit Verdot
- Bronze: Megalomaniac 2016 Big Kahuna