It is with great excitement that Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery announces that it has won its 7th Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in British Columbia wines, since the inception of this competition in 2003! This year the 2010 Mystic River Pinot Blanc was one of only eleven B.C. wines to garner this greatly respected award!
The Lieutenant Governor’s Awards are one of the most difficult wine awards to win in the wine industry. This year only 11 awards were handed out to the 309 wines entered! Wild Goose Vineyards has won more Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence then any small winery in British Columbia! These awards are given annually to the top wines in British Columbia.
The Honourable Steven Point, British Columbia’s Lieutenant Governor, will visit Wild Goose Vineyards on July 29th at 9:30 AM to present Wild Goose Vineyards with this award. You are cordially invited to attend this ceremony with the Kruger family, staff, and friends.
In 2003, the then Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, consulted with wine industry professionals throughout the province to establish the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. The awards program recognizes and honours excellence in wines made from 100% grapes, grown and processed within the province.
The annual competition, supported and primarily administered under the Government House Foundation, calls for entries at the end of March. There is no fee to enter a wine; however, each winery is limited to four entries. Three bottles of each entry are required and a tasting panel of wine critics/journalists is held in the middle of June. The panel selects eight to twelve wines that, in their view, have achieved “excellence”. Winners are announced in July and the Awards are presented later in the month. Winning wines are entitled to use the Lieutenant Governor’s Award logo for advertising.
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2010 Mystic River Pinot Blanc Wins 7th Lieutenant Governor’s Award!
The Lieutenant Governor’s Awards are one of the most difficult wine awards to win in the wine industry. This year only 11 awards were handed out to the 309 wines entered! Wild Goose Vineyards has won more Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence then any small winery in British Columbia! These awards are given annually to the top wines in British Columbia.
The Honourable Steven Point, British Columbia’s Lieutenant Governor, will visit Wild Goose Vineyards on July 29th at 9:30 AM to present Wild Goose Vineyards with this award. You are cordially invited to attend this ceremony with the Kruger family, staff, and friends.
In 2003, the then Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, consulted with wine industry professionals throughout the province to establish the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. The awards program recognizes and honours excellence in wines made from 100% grapes, grown and processed within the province.
The annual competition, supported and primarily administered under the Government House Foundation, calls for entries at the end of March. There is no fee to enter a wine; however, each winery is limited to four entries. Three bottles of each entry are required and a tasting panel of wine critics/journalists is held in the middle of June. The panel selects eight to twelve wines that, in their view, have achieved “excellence”. Winners are announced in July and the Awards are presented later in the month. Winning wines are entitled to use the Lieutenant Governor’s Award logo for advertising.