Results of the 2015 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada (The Nationals)


National Wine Awards of Canada 2015 - Gold Medal

Gold Medal Reds

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40 Knots 2013 Stall Speed Meritage, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
50th Parallel 2013 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Anarchist Mountain 2013 Wildfire Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2012 Solstice Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2013 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2013 Zweigelt, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Bench 1775 2013 Cabernet Franc Malbec, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Black Sage 2012 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blue Mountain 2012 Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl 2012 Athene, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl 2012 Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
C.C. Jentsch 2012 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
C.C. Jentsch 2013 The Chase, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Cassini Cellars 2012 Quattro Rosso, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
CedarCreek 2012 Platinum Meritage Desert Ridge, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
CedarCreek 2013 Platinum Pinot Noir Block 4, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Church & State 2013 Lost Inhibitions Red, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Church & State Coyote Bowl Series 2013 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Creekside Estate 2012 Broken Press Syrah Queenston Road Vineyard, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Creekside Estate 2012 Reserve Merlot Queenston Road Vineyard, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Daydreamer Wines 2013 Amelia, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Daydreamer Wines 2013 Marcus Ansems Shiraz, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Deep Roots Winery 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Desert Hills 2010 Syrah Three Boys Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Domaine Queylus 2011 Cabernet Franc Merlot Réserve du Domaine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Haywire Canyonview 2012 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Haywire Syrah 2013, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Henry of Pelham 2012 Pinot Noir Speck Family Reserve, Short Hills Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate 2012 Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate 2012 Reserve Shiraz, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
JoieFarm 2013 PTG, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Kacaba Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Syrah, Niagara Escarpment, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Laughing Stock 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Meyer Family Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2011 Quatrain, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2012 Compendium, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2012 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Moon Curser Vineyards 2012 Dead of Night, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Niagara College Teaching Winery 2013 Balance Pinot Noir Trek Vineyard, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Painted Rock Estate 2011 Red Icon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Peller Estates 2012 Signature Series Cabernet Franc, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Peller Estates Niagara-on-the-Lake 2013 Private Reserve Cabernet Franc, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Perseus 2013 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Poplar Grove 2012 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2011 Pinot Noir Dijon Clone Selection, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2013 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quinta Ferreira 2010 Malbec, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Road 13 Vineyards 2013 Syrah Mourvedre, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Rosewood Select 2012 Pinot Noir, Niagara Escarpment, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
SpierHead Winery 2013 Pinot Noir Cuvee, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stag’s Hollow 2012 Syrah Hearle Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stag’s Hollow 2013 Cachet Limited Edition No. 4, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stoneboat Vineyards 2012 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Synchromesh Wines 2012 Cabernet Franc Turtle Rock Farms, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tinhorn Creek 2012 Syrah Oldfield Series, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Trius Showcase 2012 Red Shale Cabernet Franc Clark Farm Vineyard, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Waupoos Estates Winery 2013 Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Reserve, Prince Edward County, Ontario

Gold Medal Whites

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8th Generation 2014 Riesling Classic, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2014 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2014 Riesling Ritchie Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Bachelder 2012 Wismer Vineyard Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Blue Mountain 2012 Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
CedarCreek 2013 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Exultet Estates 2013 Chardonnay The Blessed, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Inniskillin 2013 Discovery Series Legacy Pinot Gris, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
JoieFarm 2014 A Noble Blend, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Lake Breeze 2014 Winemaker Series The Spice Jar, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2013 Reserve Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Peller Estates Okanagan 2014 Family Series Pinot Gris, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2013 Rosemary’s Block Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quidni Estate Winery 2014 Viognier, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Ravine Vineyard 2013 Reserve Chardonnay, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Rosehall Run Vineyards 2012 Chardonnay JCR Rosehall Vineyard, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Sandhill 2013 Small Lots Chardonnay Sandhill Estate Vineyard Block B11, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tawse 2012 Estate Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Tawse 2013 Riesling Carly’s Block, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Tawse 2013 Riesling Quarry Road Vineyard, Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Terravista Vineyards 2013 Figaro, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Terravista Vineyards 2014 Fandango, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Thirty Bench 2013 Small Lot Gewurztraminer, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Thirty Bench 2013 Small Lot Wild Cask Riesling, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Tightrope Winery 2014 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tightrope Winery 2012 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tinhorn Creek 2014 Gewurztraminer, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Trius Winery at Hillebrand 2013 Showcase Outlier Gewurztraminer Carlton Vineyard, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Upper Bench Estate Winery 2013 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Van Westen Vineyards 2014 Viognier Granite Ridge/Orlando Vineyards, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Westcott Vineyards 2013 Reserve Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Wild Goose Vineyards 2014 Gewurztraminer, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Gold Medal Sparkling

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Blomidon 2011 Cuvée L’Acadie Brut, Nova Scotia
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan 2010 Grand Reserve Entourage, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Road 13 Vineyards 2011 Sparkling Chenin Blanc, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Trius Winery at Hillebrand 2009 Showcase Sparkling 5 Blanc de Noir, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Gold Medal Icewine & Late Harvest

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Colio Estate 2013 Prism Vidal Icewine, Lake Erie North Shore, Ontario
G.Marquis 2012 Cabernet Franc Icewine – The Silver Line, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Lakeview Cellars 2013 Gewurztraminer Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Red Rooster 2013 Riesling Icewine, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Trius Winery at Hillebrand 2013 Showcase Vidal Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Gold Medal Other Categories

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Domaine Labranche 2013 Fire Cider, Quebec
Haywire 2014 Seacrest Mountain Vineyard Gamay Noir Rosé, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Malivoire Wine Company 2014 Rose Moira Vineyard, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario


Use the links below to access the Award Results and Summary pages:

2015 Results Summary Page
Complete list of Platinum medal winners
Complete list of Silver medal winners
Complete list of Bronze medal winners

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