Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence
in British Columbia Wines
In 2003, the then Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, consulted with wine industry professionals throughout the province to establish the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. The awards program recognizes and honours excellence in wines made from 100% British Columbian grown grapes and produced within the province.
The annual competition, supported and primarily administered under the Government House Foundation, calls for entries at the end of March. There is no fee to enter a wine; however, each winery is limited to four entries. Three bottles of each entry are required and a tasting panel of wine critics/journalists is held in the middle of June. The panel selects eight to ten wines that, in their view, have achieved “excellence.” Winners are announced in July and the Awards are presented in August. Winning wines are entitled to use the Lieutenant Governor’s Award logo for advertising, based upon the Terms of Use Agreement provided.
Winners
2010
Desert Hills Estate Winery
2009 Gamay Noir
Foxtrot Vineyards
2007 Pinot Noir
Gray Monk Estate Vineyards
2007 Odyssey Brut
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
2007 Discovery Series Sangiovese
Painted Rock Estate Winery
2007 Red Icon
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Peller Estates Winery
2008 Private Reserve Riesling
Pentâge Winery
2009 Gewurztraminer
Poplar Grove Winery
2007 Syrah
Sandhill Wines
2007 Single Block Merlot
Van Westen Vineyards
2008 Vino Grigio
2009
Bounty Cellars
2007 Pinot Blanc
Cedar Creek Estate Winery
2006 Platinum Reserve
Church & State Wines
2006 Syrah
Howling Bluff Estate Wines
2006 Pinot Noir
JoieFarm Wines
2007 Reserve Chardonnay
2008 Riesling
Peller Estates Winery
2007 Private Reserve Pinot Noir
Road 13 Vineyards
2006 Fifth Element Red Blend
Sandhill Wines
2007 Small Lots Syrah
See Ya Later Ranch
2008 Gewurztraminer
Stoneboat Vineyards
2007 Pinotage
Wild Goose Vineyards
2008 Pinot Gris
2008
Blasted Church Vineyards
2006 Syrah
Calona Vineyards
2007 Artist Series Chardonnay (Unoaked)
Golden Mile Cellars
2006 Black Arts Syrah
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate
2005 Proprietors’ Grand Reserve Shiraz
Red Rooster Winery
2006 Malbec
Sandhill Wines
2006 Cabernet Franc
Stoneboat Vineyards
2006 Pinot Noir
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
2004 Steller's Jay Brut
Wild Goose Vineyards
2007 Autumn Gold
2007 Pinot Gris
2007
Desert Hills Estate Winery
2004 Syrah Select
Golden Mile Cellars Estate Winery
2005 Black Arts Pinot Noir
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estates
2005 Proprietors' Reserve Shiraz
Joie Wines
2006 Muscat
Nichol Vineyard and Estate Winery
2004 Syrah
Noble Ridge Vineyard and Winery
2005 Chardonnay
Sandhill
2006 Small Lots Viognier
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
2003 Steller’s Jay Brut
2004 Black Sage Vineyard Meritage
Thornhaven Estates Winery
2006 Gewurztraminer
2006
Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery
2003 Canoe Cove Shiraz
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
2004 Discovery Series Malbec
2004 Riesling Icewine
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estates
2003 Sunrock Shiraz
2004 Proprietors' Grand Reserve Shiraz
La Frenz Winery
2004 Reserve Chardonnay
Nk'Mip Cellars
2003 Qwam Qwmt Merlot
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
2004 Meritage (White)
2002 Pinnacle
Wild Goose Vineyards
2005 Pinot Gris
2005 Mystic River Gewurztraminer
2005
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
2003 Syrah
CedarCreek Estate Winery
2002 Platinum Reserve Meritage
2003 Platinum Reserve Chardonnay
Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery
2004 Gewurztraminer
Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards, See Ya Later Ranch
2003 Brut
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estates
2002 Proprietors' Grand Reserve Shiraz
Poplar Grove Winery
2002 Benchmark Cabernet Franc
Sandhill, Phantom Creek Vineyard
2003 Small Lots Syrah
Summerhill Pyramid Winery
2004 Ehrenfelser
Wild Goose Vineyards
2004 God’s Mountain Riesling
2004
Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards, See Ya Later Ranch
2003 Chardonnay
Inniskillin, Dark Horse Estate Vineyard
2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Meritage
Nk'Mip Cellars
2002 Qwam Qwmt Merlot
2002 Qwam Qwmt Meritage
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
2001 Steller’s Jay Brut
2003 White Meritage
2000 Pinnacle
Township 7 Vineyards and Winery
2002 Syrah
2003
CedarCreek Estate Winery
2001 Platinum Reserve Chardonnay
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estates
2001 Proprietors' Grand Reserve Shiraz
2001 Proprietors' Grand Reserve Meritage
2001 Proprietors' Reserve Riesling Icewine
Quails' Gate Estate Winery
2001 Family Reserve Pinot Noir
Red Rooster Winery
2002 Gewurztraminer
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
1999 Steller’s Jay Brut
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