For Immediate Release
July 22, 2010
Lieutenant Governor Presents
2010 Wine Awards
VICTORIA - The Honourable Steven Point will visit the winners of the 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards of Excellence in British Columbia Wines from July 28 - 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:
- Wednesday, July 28, 2010
- 3:10 pm
- Sandhill Wines/Peller Estates Winery
1125 Richter Street, Kelowna
- 5:00 pm
- Gray Monk Estate Winery
1055 Camp Road, Okanagan Centre
- Thursday, July 29, 2010
- 10:00 am
- Foxtrot Vineyards
2333 Gammon Road, Naramata - 11:30 am
- Van Westen Vineyards
850 Boothe Road, Naramata - 11:30 am
- Painted Rock Estate Winery
400 Smythe Drive, Penticton - 11:30 am
- Pentage Winery
4400 Lakeside Road, Penticton
- Friday, July 30, 2010
- 9:15 am
- Poplar Grove Winery
1060 Poplar Grove Road, Penticton - 12:05 pm
- Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
Road 11, Oliver - 1:30 pm
- Desert Hills Estate Winery
30480 – 71 St, Black Sage Road, 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.
- Contact:
- Adrienne Dunton
- Government House
- adrienne.dunton@gov.bc.ca
- 250-356-9499
TOP OF PAGE