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2008 All Canadian Wine Championships

Atlantic Canada Wineries win medals at the 2008 All Canadian Wine Championships!

Atlantic Canadian wineries performed as expected in some categories at this, probably the most complete Canadian Wine Competition. They usually carry off medals in some of the hybrid categories, and sometimes in a fruit wine category.

In 2007, the news was a Silver Medal in the over $20 Riesling category, won by Gaspereau Vineyards, with winemaker and CAPS Sommelier Gina Haverstock attracting national media attention. This was news, simply because it was the first wine made from a well known vinifera grape from Nova Scotia to medal.

So what does she do for an encore? Well, this year the Riesling moved up to Gold, and other wines from Gaspereau, most of which she made, did well too, capturing 5 golds, a silver and a bronze medal.

Of note also this year is the emergence of recently opened L'Acadie Vineyards' wines, with Bruce Ewert, our winemaking instructor winning two golds, including a double gold (best in category) a gold, and a silver medal.

Here are the Atlantic Canada winners.

Gaspereau Vineyards

Gold, Riesling Off Dry - 2007 Riesling

Gold, Other Single White Hybrid - 2007 Seyval Blanc
Gold, Rosé - 2007 Rosé
Gold, Other Single Hybrid Reds - 2006 De Chaunac
Gold, Grape Fortifieds and other Desserts - NV Reserve Port
Silver, Red Hybrid Blends - Vitis
Bronze- 2006 Lucie Kuhlmanm


Jost

Double Gold (Best of Category), Red Hybrid Blends - NV Prima Rosa
Gold, Marechal Foch - 2006 Marechal Foch
Silver, Other Single Hybrid Reds - 2006 Leon Millot
Silver, Hybrid White Blends - 2006 L'Acadie-Pinot Grigio
Bronze, Hybrid White Blends - 2007 Habitant Blanc
Bronze, Hybrid White Blends - 2007 Avondale Riesling Gold


L'Acadie Vineyards

Double Gold (Best of Category), Single White Hybrid - 2007 L'Acadie Star
Gold, Red Hybrid Blends - 2006 Alchemy
Silver, Grape Fortifeds and Other Dessert - 2007 Leon Millot Soleil


Grand Pré

Bronze, Other Single White Hybrid - 2007 L'Acadie Blanc
Bronze, Other Icewines - 2007 Ortega Icewine


Blomidon

Silver, Other Single White Hybrid - 2007 L'Acadie


Rossignol Estates (PEI)

BEST FRUIT WINE of the YEAR - 2006 Blackberry Mead
Silver - NV Maple Wine
Bronze, Tree Fruit Dessert - 2006 Liberty Blossom

One can look at it this way, NS wines have now won medals in outside competitions, made from Vitis Amurensis, Vitis Vinifera, and hybrids of Vinifera/Riparia. Fine wine is made from all sorts of grapes, just like poor wine. Gaspereau's red hybrid blend (with that great Bordeaux-like nose) sums it all up with its name, just "Vitis".