Gold Standards
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN WINEMAKING
Gold medals aren’t easy to come by at InterVin. Our judges are a discerning bunch. A record number of gold medals were awarded this year, not because our standards slipped, but because the quality of the submissions jumped. Strong classes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah set the pace, with a notable improvement in overall quality for rosé, Pinot and Chardonnay.
CABERNET FRANC
Fielding Estate Winery 2016 Cabernet Franc Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $24.95
Fielding Estate Winery 2016 Estate Bottled Cabernet Franc Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $42.95
Inniskillin Okanagan Estate 2015 Dark Horse Vineyard Cabernet Franc Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $34.99
Painted Rock Estate Winery 2015 Cabernet Franc Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $44.99
Painted Rock Estate Winery 2014 Cabernet Franc Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $44.99
Peller Estates Winery 2015 AP Signature Series Cabernet Franc Niagara-onthe-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $48.75
PondView Estate Winery 2014 Bella Terra Unfiltered Cabernet Franc Niagara-onthe-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $39.95 (546739)
CABERNET MERLOT
CedarCreek Estate Winery 2014 Platinum The Last Word Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $84.99 (572933)
Nk’Mip Cellars 2015 Merriym Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $54.99 (154559)
Vanessa Vineyard 2014 Meritage Similkameen Valley, British Columbia $39.99
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Blasted Church Vineyards 2015 Cross to Bear Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $40
Gray Monk Estate Winery 2015 Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $30
I Am George 2016 George The Fixer Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia $24.95
Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery 2015 Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $34.95
Megalomaniac Winery 2016 Bravado Cabernet Sauvignon Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $34.95
Nk’Mip Cellars 2016 Qwam Qwmt Cabernet Sauvignon Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $28.99 (064725)
CHARDONNAY
Inniskillin Okanagan Estate 2016 Dark Horse Vineyard Chardonnay Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $35
Legends Estates Winery 2016 Reserve Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $21
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery 2016 Reserve Chardonnay Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $23.95 (545004)
Tawse Winery 2013 Quarry Road Vineyard Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $35.95 (111989)
Trius Winery 2016 Showcase Watching Tree Vineyard Wild Ferment Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $36.75
DESSERT WINE
CedarCreek Estate Winery 2017 Platinum Riesling Icewine Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $64.99
Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2016 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $49.95 (388306)
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate 2017 Riesling Icewine Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $41.99
Sandhill Wines 2017 Cabernet Franc Icewine Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $103.50
Trius Winery 2016 Showcase Riesling Icewine Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $74.95
OTHER REDS
Badel 1862 D.D. 2016 Peljesac Red Croatia $13.30 (460873)
Lungarotti Società Agricola 2011 Vigna Monticchio Rubesco Riserva Umbria, Italy $46.95 (051771)
Peller Estates Winery 2016 Private Reserve Gamay Noir Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $21.75
Ruffino 2015 Modus Tuscany, Italy $29.95 (912956)
OTHER WHITES
Inniskillin Niagara Estate 2016 Reserve Pinot Gris Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $19.95
Leaning Post Wines 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $28
Wayne Gretzky Estates 2016 Estate Series Sauvignon Blanc Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $24.75
PINOT NOIR
Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery 2013 Reserve Pinot Noir British Columbia $39.13
CedarCreek Estate Winery 2014 Platinum Block 4 Pinot Noir Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $60.99
La Crema 2015 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir California, United States $49.95
Tantalus Vineyards 2015 Reserve Pinot Noir Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $60.87
Westcott Vineyards 2015 Estate Pinot Noir Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $29.95 (427500)
RED BLEND
Angove Family Winemakers 2017 Family Crest McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre South Australia $21.95 (534750)
Angove Family Winemakers 2016 Hopes End Red Blend South Australia $14.99 (017539)
Red Rooster Winery 2015 Golden Egg Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $55
Vidigal Wines 2016 Porta 6 Portugal $13.40 (427377)
Vidigal Wines Julia Florista Portugal $9 (532358)
RIESLING
Megalomaniac Winery 2017 Narcissist Reserve Riesling Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $17.95
Mission Hill Family Estate Winery 2017 Reserve Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $20.29
Nk’Mip Cellars 2017 Qwam Qwmt Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $23.99
Quails’ Gate Estate Winery 2017 B.M.V. Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $29.99
Red Rooster Winery 2017 Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $16.99 (498840)
Tawse Winery 2016 Quarry Road Vineyard Riesling Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $24.95 (198853)
Thirty Bench Wine Makers 2016 Wood Post Vineyard Small Lot Riesling Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $29.75
Tightrope Winery 2017 Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $23
Wayne Gretzky Estates Okanagan 2016 Signature Series Riesling Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $26.44
ROSÉ
Sandhill Wines 2017 Terroir Driven Rosé Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $17.99 (583351)
Speck Bros. 2017 Three of Hearts Rosé Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $19.95 (552562)
Tightrope Winery 2017 Rosé Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $25
SHIRAZ/SYRAH
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate 2015 Select Grand Reserve Shiraz Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $26.99
Painted Rock Estate Winery 2014 Syrah Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $37.25 (541540)
Sandhill Wines 2016 Sandhill Estate Vineyard Small Lots Syrah Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $46
Wolf Blass Wines 2014 Gold Label Barossa Shiraz Barossa Valley, South Australia $22.50
Wolf Blass Wines 2013 Grey Label McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale, South Australia $36.95 (390872)
SPARKLING
Fielding Estate Winery Sparkling Rosé Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $29.95
Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery 2013 Cuvée Catharine Carte Blanche Blanc de Blanc Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $44.95 (315200)
Peller Estates Winery Ice Cuvée Rosé Niagara-onthe-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $35.75 (113035)
Steller’s Jay 2014 Mountain Jay Brut Okanagan Valley, British Columbia $22.99 (264879)
Taittinger Champagne Brut Réserve Champagne, France $62.65 (365312)
Trius Winery Brut Rosé Niagara Peninsula, Ontario $32.95 (184309)
Prices quoted reflect the suggested retail price in Ontario.