Just 12 B.C. Wines are taking home hardware after competing against more than 450 different wines for the 2017 Lieutenant Governor香蕉视频直播檚 Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines.
This year a total of 486 wines were submitted by 132 wineries for judging.
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Of the twelve winning wines, all twelve are from the Okanagan. Oliver香蕉视频直播檚 Cassini Cellars was the only winery to take home two of the prestigious wine awards. In fact, Oliver was an award-winning region with five of the 12 hailing from the area. Oliver is called the 香蕉视频直播榃ine Capital of Canada香蕉视频直播� as it is home to nearly half of British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 vines.
The lieutenant-governor will visit each of the winning wineries in September to present the awards.
Members of the Consular Corps of British Columbia will accompany her when she makes these presentations so they can gain knowledge and experience British Columbia香蕉视频直播檚 celebrated wine industry.
All wineries in B.C. were invited to submit their wines for blind judging by a panel of wine industry professionals.
Wines submitted had to be from 100 per cent British Columbian grown grapes and produced in the province to be eligible.
The winning wines are;
- - Cabernet Franc 2014 香蕉视频直播� Oliver, B.C.
- - The Aristocrat Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 香蕉视频直播� Oliver, B.C.
- Cassini Cellars - Nobilus Merlot 2013 香蕉视频直播� Oliver, B.C.
- - Crimson Rhapsody 2014 香蕉视频直播� Oliver, B.C.
- - Odyssey White Brut 2014 香蕉视频直播� Lake Country, B.C.
- Crown + Thieves The Broken Barrel Syrah 2013 香蕉视频直播� West Kelowna, B.C.
- - Century Block Pinot Noir 2013 香蕉视频直播� Naramata, B.C.
- - Riesling 2015 香蕉视频直播� Kelowna, B.C.
- - Bush Vine Syrah 2014 香蕉视频直播� Oliver, B.C.
- - 香蕉视频直播淭he One香蕉视频直播� Sparkling 2012 香蕉视频直播� Okanagan Falls, B.C.
- - Invictus 2013 香蕉视频直播� Penticton, B.C.
- Upper Bench Estate Chardonnay 2015 香蕉视频直播� Penticton, B.C.
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