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The 25th Okanagan Wine Festival concludes this weekend with a flurry of events including two evenings of consumer tastings in Penticton and, the official results of the 2005 Okanagan Wine Festival Competition.

The 25th Okanagan Wine Festival concludes this weekend with a flurry of events including two evenings of consumer tastings in Penticton and, the official results of the 2005 Okanagan Wine Festival Competition. This year's judges included Brent Hayman (Rain City Grill) DJ Kearney (Instructor the International Sommelier Guild), David Scholefield (Vancouver wine consultant), Richard Harvey (Owner Metrovino, Calgary) and Anthony Gismondi (Editor-in-Chief, Wine Access). Here are the results:

 

GOLD MEDALS 

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Syrah 2003 608828

CedarCreek Estate Winery Dry Riesling 2004 217166

CedarCreek Estate Winery Estate Select Syrah 2003

Golden Mile Cellars Black Arts Pinot Noir 2004 250498

Golden Mile Cellars Pinot Noir 2004 250480

Inniskillin Okanagan Chardonnay Reserve 2004 558411

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve White Meritage 2003 988022

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 987008

Lake Breeze Vineyards Seven Poplars Merlot 2003 129288

Lang Vineyards Farm Winery Reserve Riesling 2004 426023

Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Riesling Icewine 2004 202535

Nk'Mip Cellars Pinot Blanc 2004 626432

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Family Reserve Riesling 2004 50005

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Family Reserve Merlot 2003 638155

Sandhill Small Lots 'one' Phantom Creek Vineyard 2003 620351

Sandhill Small Lots Syrah Phantom Creek Vineyard 2003 607333

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2003 593087

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2003 988436

Wild Goose Vineyards Mystic River Vineyard Gewurztraminer 2004 318329

 SILVER MEDALS
Arrowleaf Cellars Pinot Gris 2004 37770

Arrowleaf Cellars White Feather 2004 342634

Arrowleaf Cellars Gewurztraminer 2004 37762

Arrowleaf Cellars Merlot 2002 37804

Blasted Church Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2004 711200

Blasted Church Vineyards Blastphemy Late Harvest Botrytis Affected 2004 37457

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Meritage 2002 20073

Calona Vineyards Artist Series Reserve Pinot Noir 2004 432898

Calona Vineyards Artist Series Reserve Chardonnay 2004 364323

CedarCreek Estate Winery Platinum Reserve Meritage 2002

CedarCreek Estate Winery Estate Select Meritage 2003 636407

CedarCreek Estate Winery Estate Select Merlot 2003 359935

CedarCreek Estate Winery Merlot 2003 408666

Crowsnest Vineyards Riesling 2004 437715

Desert Hills Estate Winery Syrah 2002

Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery Classic Riesling 2004 171488

Golden Mile Cellars Road 13 Red 2004 379446

Golden Mile Cellars Chardonnay 2004 379347

Gray Monk Estate Winery Siegerrebe 2004 321638

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Riesling 2004 440693

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2004 440685

Inniskillin Okanagan Reserve Pinot Grigio 2004 989368

Inniskillin Okanagan Viognier Discovery Series 2004 986513

Inniskillin Okanagan Meritage Dark Horse Estate Vineyard 2003 597039

Inniskillin Okanagan Reserve Merlot 2002 989236

Inniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine Dark Horse Estate Vineyard 2004 558445

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve White Meritage 2004 988022

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Viognier 2004 593129

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Gewurztraminer 2004 543843

Jackson-Triggs Estate Sunrock Vineyard Shiraz 2003 987818

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Merlot 2003 543876

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 543884

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Sparkling Riesling Icewine 2004 612275

Lake Breeze Vineyards Semillon 2004 500314

Lake Breeze Vineyards Pinot Blanc 2004 500322

Lang Vineyards Pinot Noir 2004 426056

Mission Hill Family Estate Five Vineyards Merlot 2003 496109

Nichol Vineyard Syrah 2002 215004

Nk'Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Riesling Icewine 2004 988535

Noble Ridge Red Meritage 2003 247890

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Limited Release Pinot Noir 2003 585760

Quails' Gate Estate Winery O.V.F (Old Vines Foch) Reserve 2003 639666

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Limited Release Merlot 2003 639633

Red Rooster Winery Pinot Blanc 2004 103044

Sandhill Pinot Blanc Burrowing Owl Vineyard 2004 541185

Sandhill Small Lots Petit Verdot Phantom Creek Vineyard 2003 114587

Sandhill Chardonnay Burrowing Owl Vineyard 2004 541193

St. Hubertus Estate Winery Vintner's Reserve Pinot Blanc 2004 344978

St. Hubertus Estate Winery Vintner's Reserve Dry Riesling 2004 345009

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Steller's Jay Brut 2001 264879

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Pinnacle 2001 593061

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2003 986281

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Gewurztraminer 2004 142893

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Black Sage Vineyard Merlot 2002 593053

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Black Sage Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2003 593038

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Black Sage Vineyard Chardonnay 2004 393710

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Chardonnay 2004 986356

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Black Sage Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 593095

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Aurora 1999 468082

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Merlot 2002 700203

Wild Goose Vineyards Pinot Gris 2004 536227

Wild Goose Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2004 414748

Wild Goose Vineyards Totally Botrytis Affected Riesling 2004 318337

 BRONZE MEDALS

Arrowleaf Cellars Bacchus 2004 37598

Arrowleaf Cellars Red Feather 2004 120030

Arrowleaf Cellars Zweigelt 2003 37796

Blasted Church Vineyards Hatfield's Fuse 2004 734475

Blasted Church Vineyards Pinot Gris 2004 035685

Blasted Church Vineyards The Dam Flood 2004 734400

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Merlot 2002 509885

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Cabernet Franc 2002 556621

Calona Vineyards Artist Series Reserve Sovereign Opal 2004 364265

Calona Vineyards Artist Series Reserve Pinot Gris 2004 104679

Calona Vineyards Artist Series Reserve Pinot Blanc 2004 261024

CedarCreek Estate Winery Pinot Gris 2004 561175

CedarCreek Estate Winery Estate Select Pinot Noir 2003 567412

CedarCreek Estate Winery Cabernet Merlot 2003 450650

CedarCreek Estate Winery Pinot Blanc 2004 237966

CedarCreek Estate Winery Gewurztraminer 2004 240978

CedarCreek Estate Winery Platinum Reserve Chardonnay 2003 607218

Desert Hills Estate Winery Cabernet Merlot 2001

Desert Hills Estate Winery Red Meritage 2003

Desert Hills Estate Winery Gamay Noir 2004

Dirty Laundry Vineyard Gewurztraminer Thread Bare Vines 2004 353524

Golden Mile Cellars Black Arts Chardonnay 2004 250589

Gray Monk Estate Winery Latitude Fifty 2004 321646

Gray Monk Estate Winery Pinot Auxerrois 2004 96222

Gray Monk Estate Winery Merlot Odyssey 2001 501130

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards See Ya Later Ranch Brut NV 989392

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Pinot Gris 2004 704999

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards See Ya Later Ranch Pinot Gris 2004 989400

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Mountain Select Red 2004 576959

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards Merlot 2002 440701

Hillside Estate Winery Gewurztraminer 2004 505206

Inniskillin Okanagan Chenin Blanc Discovery Series 2004 987909

Inniskillin Okanagan Reserve Pinot Blanc 2004 989228

Inniskillin Okanagan Gewurztraminer Dark Horse Estate Vineyard 2004 558403

Inniskillin Okanagan Zinfandel Bear Cub Vineyard 2003 988329

Inniskillin Okanagan Cabernet Sauvignon Dark Horse Estate Vineyard 2003 989376

Inniskillin Okanagan Vidal Icewine 2004 558452

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2004 989947

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Meritage 2003 989097

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Dry Riesling 2004 543835

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Shiraz 2003 593103

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Shiraz 2003 732172

Jackson-Triggs Estate Sunrock Merlot 2003 987800

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2003 572065

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Chardonnay 2004 543819

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 987008

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2003 632950

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine 2004 597120

Jackson-Triggs Estate Proprietors' Reserve Riesling Icewine 2004 597104

Lake Breeze Vineyards Ehrenfelser 2004 500306

Lake Breeze Vineyards Cabernet Merlot 2003 129270

Lake Breeze Vineyards Seven Poplars Pinotage 2003 712471

Lang Vineyards Limited Edition Soaring Eagle Pinot Meunier 2004 359869

Lang Vineyards Limited Edition Soaring Eagle Merlot 2004 108266

Lang Vineyards Limited Edition Soaring Eagle Chardonnay 2004 109587

Mission Hill Family Estate Five Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2004 563981

Mission Hill Family Estate Five Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2004 118893

Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery Summit Reserve Syrah 2003 66076

Nk'Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Merlot 2003 989632

Nk'Mip Cellars Chardonnay 2003 626408

Noble Ridge Pinot Gris 2004 248211

Noble Ridge Chardonnay 2004 248104

Peller Estates Private Reserve Pinot Noir 2003 618314

Peller Estates Heritage Series Cabernet Franc 2004 582833

Peller Estates Heritage Series Chardonnay 2004

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Limited Release Dry Riesling 2004 308312

Quails' Gate Estate Winery F.V.F (Fortified Vintage Foch) 2002 638148

Quails' Gate Estate Winery Limited Release Chardonnay 2003 377770

Red Rooster Winery Pinot Noir 2004 533190

Red Rooster Winery Riesling 2004 498846

Red Rooster Winery Merlot 2003 498808

Sandhill Cabernet Merlot Burrowing Owl Vineyard 2003 541144

Stag's Hollow Winery Tragically Vidal 2004 541110

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Rose 2004 986364

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Pinot Blanc 2004 986661

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Black Sage Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2004 393728

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Private Reserve Merlot 2003 986349

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Vintage Pipe 2000 713750

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Ehrenfelser 2004 440016

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Pinot Blanc 2003 128769

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Baco Noir 2004 719716

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Cabernet Merlot 2003 402214

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2004 530675

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Merlot 2002 530725

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2002 530717

Wild Goose Vineyards Autumn Gold 2004 414755

Wild Goose Vineyards Mystic River Vineyard Pinot Blanc 2004 132506

Wild Goose Vineyards Merlot 2003 497305

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Anthony Gismondi
Anthony Gismondi

Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America's most influential voices in wine. For over 30 years, he has been the wine columnist for The Vancouver Sun. The twice-weekly column is distributed across Canada through the Postmedia Network to millions of readers. In addition, Anthony hosts the BC Food & Wine Radio Show, broadcast in 25 markets across B.C. and available as a podcast on major platforms. He launched Gismondionwine.com in 1997, attracting one million monthly users from 114 countries. It continues to be a valuable resource full of tasting notes, intelligent wine stories and videos for the trade and consumers. Conversations with wine personalities are available on his  YouTube Channel.