Winners of the ARTEVÏNO 2009 Wine Awards

Posted September 21st, 2009 07:09 by John Szabo

TOP SCORING COUNTY WINE
The Grange of Prince Edward 2007 Cabernet Franc

Jonathan Welsh Award – Winery of the Year
(based on highest medal count as a percentage of number of wines entered)
Rosehall Run Vineyards

Dry Unoaked White
Silver – Sandbanks Estate Waves 2008 Chardonnay
Silver - Huff Estates 2008 Pinot Gris
Bronze - The Grange of Prince Edward Trumpour’s Mill 2007 Chardonnay
Bronze – Karlo Estates 2008 Pinot Gris 2008
TOP COUNTY WINE – HUFF ESTATE 2008 PINOT GRIS

Oaked Whites
Gold – Black Prince 2007 Chardonnay Reserve
Silver – Huff Estates 2007 South Bay Chardonnay
Bronze – Rosehall Run 2007 Chardonnay Rosehall Vineyard
Bronze – Rosehall Run 2008 Chardonnay Sur Lie
Bronze – Fieldstone Vineyards 2007 Chardonnay Barrel Fermented
Bronze – Rosehall Run 2007 Chardonnay Cuvee County
Bronze - Oak Heights Estate 2007 Canadian Oak Chardonnay 2007
TOP COUNTY WINE - Black Prince 2007 Chardonnay Reserve

Aromatic White
Gold – Rosehall Run 2008 Riesling
Bronze –Sandbanks Estate 2008 Riesling
Bronze – Sandbanks Estate 2008Dunes Vidal Riesling
Bronze – Black Prince 2008 Seyval Blanc
Bronze – Hillier Creek 2008 Riesling
Bronze – Sugarbush 2008 Riesling
Bronze - Rosehall Run 2007 Gewurztraminer
TOP COUNTY WINE - Sandbanks Estate 2008 Dunes Vidal Riesling

Rosé
Silver – Huff Estates 2008 Rosé
Bronze – Lauren Horlock & Mike Traynor Cab Franc Rosé
Bronze – Sugarbush 2008 Almost Red
Bronze – Rosehall Run 2008 Sullyzwicker Rosé
TOP COUNTY WINE - Huff Estates 2008 Rosé

Pinot Noir, Gamay, St. Laurent
Gold - Rosehall Run 2007 Pinot Noir Rosehall Vineyard
Silver – Casa Dea 2007 Rosso
Silver – The Grange of Prince Edward Trumpour’s Mill 2007 Pinot Noir
Silver – Keint-He 2007 St. Laurent
Bronze – Keint-He 2007 Pinot Noir
Bronze – Hillier Creek Estates 2007 Gamay
Bronze – Rosehall Run 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvee County
Bronze – Harwood 2007 Pinot Noir
Bronze – The Grange of Prince Edward Trumpour’s Mill 2007 Gamay Noir
Bronze - Rosehall Run 2007 Sullyzwicker Red
Bronze – Black Prince Pinot Noir 2007
TOP COUNTY WINE - Rosehall Run 2007 Pinot Noir Rosehall Vineyard

Cabernet and Merlot
Gold – Sandbanks Estates 2008 Cabernet Franc
Gold – The Grange of Prince Edward 2007 Cabernet Franc
Gold – Rosehall Run 2007 Cabernet Franc Cold Creek
Silver – Rosehall Run 2007 Cabernet Franc Cuvee County
Silver – Oak Heights Estate Cabernet Franc
Bronze – Fieldstone Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2007
Bronze – Black Prince 2008 Cabernet Franc
TOP COUNTY WINE - The Grange of Prince Edward 2007 Cabernet Franc

Hybrid Reds
Bronze – Sandbanks Estate Winery – 2006 – Marechal Foch
Bronze – Sandbanks Estates Baco Noir 2008
Bronze – Waupoos Estates Baco Noir 2008
TOP COUNTY WINE - Waupoos Estates Baco Noir 2008

Sweet Fruit & Desert Vines
Silver- Harwood Estate Vineyards Just Desserts
Bronze – Karlo Estates Late Harvest Frontenac Gris
Bronze – Hillier Creek Estates Vidal Icewine
TOP COUNTY WINE - Harwood Estate Vineyards Just Desserts

The winner of the Jonathan Welsh Memorial Award for Winery of the Year was Rosehall Run Vineyards, which tallied the highest medal count as a percentage of the number of wines it entered. The top scoring County wine this year was Grange of Prince Edward 2007 Cabernet Franc, a red that has also shone in other competitions.