Looking In - Prepping for the 2015 National Wine Awards of Canada

By: Treve Ring

The Week In Review

Back home to B.C., and what a glorious weekend for it.

After a few months of travel, sights are now squarely focused on preparing for the National Wine Awards of Canada. Anthony and Earl have been busy organizing the 1500 or so wines into appropriate flights and finalizing judging panels while bottles from coast to coast, quite literally, are winging their way to Niagara Falls over the next couple of weeks. My fellow judges and I clear our calendars months in advance; it's quite an honour and privilege to taste Canadian wines as they soar ever higher, and watch trends, strengths and challenges as they develop vintage over vintage. This year we welcome back international judge Dr. Jamie Goode who brings a studied and traveled global perspective to our nation's wines. The National judging team is excited to look in, but it's just as important to remember to look (and listen) outwards as well. Follow along on Twitter with #NWAC15 throughout June and keep an eye on our top wine finds and travels on Instagram at GismondiOnWine.

Written By: TR

Treve Ring

Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller. She is based on Vancouver Island, Canada, though is most often found on a plane or in a vineyard. After completing her Art History degree with Distinction from the University of Victoria and being exposed to the world of wine business at Christie’s in London, England, she switched gears, leaving the realm of art for the world of wine. She is a certified sommelier, WSET diploma holder, Champagne Master, Wine Scholar Guild instructor, and certified Sherry instructor, and has been presenting on wine internationally since co-founding Cru Consultancy, a boutique wine education and consultation company, in 2012. She is the current Chair of the Vancouver Island Sommelier Association.