And the winners are…..

Whites:
Unoaked Chardonnay: LaStella Winery - 2008 Leggiero Unoaked Chardonnay
Chardonnay: Peller Estates Winery - 2007 Private Reserve Chardonnay
Riesling: Wild Goose Vineyards - 2007 Stoney Slope Riesling (I’ve never tried Wild Goose… maybe I should?)
Pinot Blanc: Wild Goose Vineyards - 2008 Mystic River Pinot Blanc (Sounds like I definitely need to start trying some Wild Goose Whites!)
White Single Varieties: Larch Hills Winery - 2007 Siegerrebe (Most people haven’t heard of Larch Hills, but if it was in Kelowna instead of Salmon Arm I think it would be one of the better known wineries. Definitely buy yourself a bottle of one of their wines when you have a chance. I haven’t had the Siegerrebe, but I love their Pinot Noir.)
White Blend: Wild Goose Vineyards - 2008 Autumn Gold (Another Wild Goose White? This winery is obviously doing something right.)
White Meritage Blends/Varietals - See Ya Later Ranch - 2007 Semillon
Gewurztraminer: Hillside Estate Winery - 2008 Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris: Red Rooster Winery - 2008 Reserve Pinot Gris (I’ve tried a lot of Red Rooster wines, but not there Pinot Gris. Very unfortunate, considering Pinot Gris is one of my favourite whites.)Reds:
Pinot Noir: Mission Hill Family Estate - 2007 Reserve Pinot Noir (This REALLY surprised me. It will become clear why, once I get my next couple of post up.)
Red Single Varieties: Sandhill Wines - 2006 Small Lots Petit Verdot (I’ve always been curious to try Petit Verdot on its own, rather than in a Bordeaux/Meritage blend. This is probably at the top of my “To Buy” list.)
Red Blend: Sumac Ridge Estate Winery - 2005 Pinnacle
Cabernet Franc: Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery - 2007 Cabernet Franc (I’ve never met a Cab Franc I didn’t love. I’m really looking forward to trying this one.)
Red Meritage Blend: Cedar Creek Estate Winery - 2006 Platinum Reserve Meritage
Syrah/Shiraz: Cedar Creek Estate Winery - 2006 Estate Select Syrah
Cabernet Sauvignon: Jackson-Triggs Okanagan - 2006 Proprietors’ Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvingnon (I should also mention, that the runner-up was the Jackson-Triggs 2006 Sun Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.)Other:
Sparkling: Gray Monk Estate Winery - 2006 Odyssey White Brut
Blush/Rose: Hillside Estate Winery - 2008 Rose
Dessert Fruit Wine: Forbidden Fruit Winery - 2008 Caught Apricot Mistelle
Fruit Wine: Summerland Sweets - 2008 Sleeping Giant Blackberry
Riesling Icewine: Inniskillin Okanagan Winery - 2007 Dark Horse Vineyard Riesling Icewine
Other Icewine: See Ya Later Ranch - 2007 Ehrenfelser Icewine

If you want to try some of these wines there are about five you can currently pick up at Discover Wines. As far as I know, the rest are being released in the near term, but you may want to confirm that with your local liquor store or the staff at Discover Wines as they are far better informed than I am.

Looks like the weather has turned beautiful just in time for Wine Festival, so check out www.owfs.com to find an event for you to attend this weekend!

Site News - I have been very busy the last couple of weeks, but will be posting reviews of two Mission Hill cooking classes (Everyday Indian with Guest Chef Bal Arneson and Cuisine of Singapore with Terrace Sous Chef Riley Bennett) as well as the Summerhill Sunday Brunch. I promise to get those up over the weekend. I will also be attending the WestJet Wine Tastings at the Grand Hotel tonight and will write a review of that sometime next week.