2010 ‘Winery of the Year’ at InterVin’s Wine Competition
New Westminster’s PACIFIC BREEZE WINERY was awarded ‘Winery of the Year’ at InterVin’s competition held at White Oaks Resort & Spa, Toronto, Ontario in Sept. 2010. Presented by the founders of Vine Magazines, Canada’s preeminent wine resource guide and the producers of the annual Gourmet Food & Wine Expo, the InterVin International Wine Awards is designed to recognize and celebrate the very best wines available to Canadian consumers.
PACIFIC BREEZE WINERY also won ‘Best Red Wine in Show’ for Killer Cab Cabernet Sauvignon 2007. The top-scoring red wine of the competition was extensively admired by the judges for its full body, power and concentration that’s conveyed in an expressive and interesting fashion. “Despite the obvious percentage of new oak here, this is done with delicacy and style,” noted Thomas Bachelder. April Kilpatrick’s belief that this is a beautiful beast plays nicely into the wine’s Kill Bill-esque label.
PACIFIC BREEZE WINERY won a medal for every wine entered; 2007 Merlot and 2007 Killer Cab were awarded Gold Medals; 2006 Syrah, 2008 Chardonnay, 2006 Acure Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 GSM all placed Silver and the 2007 Vin de Garagiste Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Sauvignon Blanc took Bronze.
“Winning an InterVin silver medal is an incredible accomplishment,” explains Christopher Waters, editor of VINES Magazine and head judge of the InterVin International Wine Awards. “Since only 35 wines from a pool of more than 960 entries struck gold, our silver medalists rank among the top scoring wines in a number of categories, including Chardonnay and Syrah.”
Private wines stores and restaurants can order their wines via the order desk at 604.709.8017 ext. 1 or call toll free 1.800.818.9644. For a list of locations visit www.pacificbreezewinery.com/partners
About PACIFIC BREEZE WINERY:
Family owned and operated, PACIFIC BREEZE is an International Award winning winery producing hand crafted small lot wines. PACIFIC BREEZE WINERY is the first “Garagiste” (Garage Winery) in Canada. As a Garagiste Winery they purchase high quality grapes from select vineyards in California, Washington and Oregon and transport the grapes to New Westminster, BC where they take over the fine art of wine making. They are best known for producing “BIG” Full-bodied Reds and Luscious White wines. Since their first release in March 2007, PACIFIC BREEZE has won over 50 International Medals including five Best of Class Awards.
For further information contact: Suzanna de Souza, Marketing and Sales
suzanna@pacificbreezewinery.com; 604-785-8966
Pacific Breeze Winery Ltd. #6 – 320 Stewardson Way New Westminster, British Columbia. V3M 6C3
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Judges included internationally acclaimed sommeliers James Treadwell and Jamie Drummond, respected wine writers Margaret Swaine and Linda Bramble and celebrated winemakers Darryl Brooker and Craig McDonald.
“InterVin judges did a terrific job of identifying 35 individual wines that truly represent excellence in winemaking,” said Christopher Waters, editor of VINES Magazine and head judge of the InterVin International Wine Awards. “The anointed wines represent a broad spectrum of styles and regions, but they all share an undeniable wow factor.”
To find our little “Royal City” winery able to compete at this level and win is a tribute to our entire team! “Placing in so many different categories and winning ‘Winery of the Year’ and ‘Best Red Wine in Show’ has been a great achievement for our somewhat hidden winery. This platform has really helped elevate our profile within the wine community”, says Maurice Hamilton, proprietor.
