The winners have been chosen for the 2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. This year 281 wines were submitted from 71 wineries across the province. The winners are:

Desert Hills Estate Winery 2009 Gamay Noir
Foxtrot Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir
Gray Monk Estate Vineyards 2007 Odyssey Brut
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards 2007 Discovery Series Sangiovese
Painted Rock Estate Winery 2007 Red Icon and 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Peller Estates Winery 2008 Private Reserve Riesling
Pentâge Winery 2009 Gewurztraminer
Poplar Grove Winery 2007 Syrah
Sandhill Wines 2007 Single Block Merlot
Van Westen Vineyards 2008 Vino Grigio　

His Honour will visit the winning wineries at the end of July to present the Awards. Members of the Consular Corps of British Columbia will accompany him when he makes these presentations so they can gain knowledge of British Columbia’s renowned wine industry.

All wineries in British Columbia were invited to submit their wines for judging by a panel of wine industry professionals. Wines submitted had to be from 100% British Columbian grown grapes and produced in province to be eligible. For more information visit www.ltgov.bc.ca.
Contact: Adrienne Dunton
Government House
adrienne.dunton@gov.bc.ca