For Immediate Release
July 22, 2009
Lieutenant Governor Presents
2009 Wine Awards
VICTORIA - The Honourable Steven Point will visit the winners of the 2009 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards of Excellence in British Columbia Wines from July 27 - 30 to present the Awards. His Honour has invited members of the Consular Corps of British Columbia to accompany him when he makes these presentations so they can gain knowledge of British Columbia’s renowned wine industry.
The presentation schedule is as follows:
- Monday, July 27, 2009
- 3:00 pm
- Church & State Wines
1445 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay (Consular Corps not attending)
- Tuesday, July 28, 2009
- 3:10 pm
- Sandhill Wines/Peller Estates Winery
1125 Richter Street, Kelowna - 5:00 pm
- Cedar Creek Estate Winery
5445 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna
- Wednesday, July 29, 2009
- 9:15 am
- Bounty Cellars
7 – 364 Lougheed Road, Kelowna - 12:05 pm
- JoieFarm Wines
2825 Naramata Road, Site 5, Comp 4, Naramata - 1:30 pm
- Howling Bluff Estate Winery
1086 Three Mile Road, Penticton - 3:25 pm
- Wild Goose Vineyards
2145 Sun Valley Road, Okanagan Falls
- Thursday, July 30, 2009
- 9:35 am
- See Ya Later Ranch
489 Green Lake Road, Okanagan Falls - 12:25 pm
- Road 13 Vineyards
13140 316A Avenue, Road 13, Oliver - 1:50 pm
- Stoneboat Vineyards
7148 Orchard Grove Lane, Oliver
All wineries in British Columbia were invited to submit their wines for judging by a panel of wine industry professionals. Wines submitted had to be from 100% British Columbian grown grapes and produced in province to be eligible. For more information visit the website at www.ltgov.bc.ca.
- Contact:
- Adrienne Dunton
- Government House
- adrienne.dunton@gov.bc.ca
- 250-356-9499
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