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