2017 Vinovan Competition Results

  CLASS RESULTS

A - Aperitif Sherry	C1 - Chardonnay	C2 - Aromatic White	C4 - Other Dry White
E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red	E2 - Dry Red Pinot	E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel	E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red
E6 - Other Dry Red	E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon	G - After Dinner	I - Social
M - Dry Red Merlot	S1 - Dry Red Grape Kit	S2 - Dry White Grape Kit	V - Vinovan 2016 Club Crush Pinot Noir

  AWARDS

Winemaker of the Year

 

A - Aperitif Sherry
Gold
Colin Nicholson	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Palamino	Best in Class

C1 - Chardonnay
Gold
Miroslav Ristic	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Chardonnay Sangiacomo Family Vineyards, Carneros AVA, CA	Best in Class
Silver
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	chardonnay 100% wa
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Chardonnay on lees 100% Naramata BC
Bronze
Rino Genzale	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Chardonnay Kalidon
Clem Joyce	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100%  chardonnay, Naramata Bench, B.C. GD Vineyard
Ron Toffolo	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Naramata Bench, BC

C2 - Aromatic White
Silver
Doug Watson	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Gewurztraminer 100%     Okanagan	Best in Class
Bronze
A. F. Gus Butt	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Gewurztraminer/Riesling 50-50, 11.5% alch, OK Falls, BC., pH 3.23, dry
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Viognier from Chilean Juice
A. F. Gus Butt	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Gewurztraminer, 11.5% alch, Naramata, BC., pH 3.22, dry
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Viognier 100% Naramata BC

C4 - Other Dry White
Silver
Douglas Markin	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	2016 Pinot Gris 85% Okanagan, Viognier 10% Okanagan, Muller Thurgau 5% Grand Cru Kit	Best in Class
Julian Elliott	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Sauvignon Blanc. Okanagan. pH 3.75
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	50% Chardonnay Chile, 50% Viognier Okanagan
Bronze
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Pinot Gris Naramata BC
Miroslav Ristic	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Pinot Gris, Kismet Vineyard, Oliver BC
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Pinot Gris - Kismet winery BA-11 yeast PH 3.30 13.25 % alcohol
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Sauvignon Blanc from Chilean Juice
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	pinot gris 100% fv
A. F. Gus Butt	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Pinot Gris, 12.5% alch, Naramata BC., pH 3.20 Dry
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Sauvignon Blanc Chile
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Sauvignon Blanc - Chilean Fresh Juice QA 23 yeast PH 3.30 13 % alcohol
Doug Wardrop	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Chardonnay Viognier 50% each From Club Juice up Chilean Juice from Bosa

E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red
Gold
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2015 Osoyoos Cab Franc 90%; 2011 Merlot 5%; 2015 Petite Verdot 5%	Best in Class
Ron Toffolo	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot 22% Malbec 8% Petit Verdot and 6% Cab Franc
Silver
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	Meritage. 44% Merlot, 44% Cab Sauv, 12 Cab Franc. Wa. Supplied by Spagnols
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Malbec ,Makepeace Vineyard, Causten BC.
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	100% Washington Malbec. Supplied by Jim Canil
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	60% 2014 Cab Sauv CA, 20% 2013 Merlot CA, 15% 2015 Petite Verdot OR, 5% 2015 Cab Franc OK
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	45% Merlot, 35% Cab Sav, 20% Cab Franc
A. F. Gus Butt	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Left Bank, Cab Sauv 60, Merlot 20, Cab Franc 12, Malbec 4, P. Verdot 3, pH13.5, Washington
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Petite Verdot Columbia Valley OR
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2016 3S Cab Franc 90%; 2013 Cal merlot 5%;  2015 Petite Verdot 5%
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Malbec 100% Shannon Ridge CA
Bronze
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	cab/sauv 30%, cab/franc 30%, merlot 30%, gamay noir10%, okv
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	Washington Cabernet Franc. back of Spagnols Freezer...frozen budget grapes
Rino Genzale	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	43% cab/sav 43% Merlot 9% Malbec 5% Petit Verdot
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	80% Cabernet Sauvignon (Obsidian Ridge); 16% Cabernet Franc (BC); 4% Petite Verdot (BC); 15 months in neutral barrel with medium toasted French oak cubes
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cabernet 50%, Malbec 40%, Petite Verdo 10% all CA
David Wong	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Cab, Merlot, Dineen Vineyards Washington
Miroslav Ristic	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	70% Cabernet Sauvignon CA, 10% Merlot WA, 10% Cabernet Franc WA, 10% Petit Verdot WA
Doug Wardrop	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Carmenere from Club Juice up Chilean Juice from Bosa

E2 - Dry Red Pinot
Gold
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Pinot Noir 100% Amador County CA	Best in Class
Silver
Kevin Bramhoff	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	Dry - 87% Pinot Noir - 13% Petit Verdot - Pinot grapes from the Okanagan Petit Verdot from Columbia Valley Washington
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Pinot Noir 100%, Santa Maria Valley CA
Bronze
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	85% Pinot Noir (BC); 15% Petite Syrah (California); 15 months in neutral barrel with medium toasted French oak cubes

E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel
Gold
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Zinfandel 85% CA, petite Sirah 15%	Best in Class
Silver
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Zinfandel Amador County CA 85%, Petite Sirah 15%
Murray Bierd	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Zinfandel
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Zinfandel CA
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	85% Zinfandel, 15% Petit Sirah
Bronze
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Zinfandel 85% Amador County CA, Petite Sirah 15%
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Lake County Zinfandel; 18 months in neutral barrel with medium toasted French oak cubes
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	93% Old Vines Zin Maggio Ranch 7% Lodi Durif. Supplied by Jim Canil
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	92% Washigton Zin, 8% Washington Durif. Supplied by Jim Canil
Mike Erhardt	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	95% Zinfandel from Amador County and 5% Petite Sirah from Washington.
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	85% Californian Zinfandel; 15% Californian Petite Syrah; 18 Months in neural barrel with medium toasted French Oak cubes
Gerrit van Staaluinen	Belcarra Wine Makers British Columbia	Base wine Zinfandel with Petite Verdot 5 %
David Wong	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Jesse's Grove
Julian Elliott	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Lodi; 6 month French oak. TA 6.2; pH 3.6. 100% zinfandel

E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red
Silver
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Mourvedre 100% Shannon Ridge CA	Best in Class
A. F. Gus Butt	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	Grenache-50/Syrah-28/Mourvedre22%, 13.5% alch, Washington state. pH 3.55,
Mike Erhardt	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	90% Syrah, 5% Cab Franc,and5% Petite Verdot
Martin Hinds	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Petit Syrah, California Santa Barbara region,dry,100%
Bronze
Clem Joyce	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100%  Syrah, Washington.
Larry McIntyre	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Syrah (Sheridan)
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Syrah - Dineen Vinyard Washington D254 yeast PH 3.60 14.75 % alcohol 2 grams oak
Martin Hinds	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Syrah,Washington,Columbia Valley,dry,100%
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Syrah, CA

E6 - Other Dry Red
Gold
Doug Watson	Sunshine Coast British Columbia	70% Merlot (washington) 10% Cab Sauv (2014 - washington) 10% Cab Frank (2013 - washington) 6% Petit Verdue (2012 - washington) 4% Malbec (2012  - washington)	Best in Class
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	80% Zinfandel CA, 20% 2012 Petite Sirah CA
Silver
Glenn Bromhead	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	62% 2013 Merlot, 30% unknown, 8% 2014 Petite Verdot
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Petite Sirah 50% Pinot Noir 50% CA
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	92% Washington Tempranillo (SO Fruit Vinyard) 8% Washington Syrah Supplied by Jim Canil
Bronze
Brian McConnell	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Vinovan Club entry. Blended red
Simon Crawley	Italvino Wine Club British Columbia	85% Washington Sangiovase, 15% Lake County California Cabernet Sauvignon Supplied by Jim Canil
Douglas Markin	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	Dornfelder 85% Halpenny Farm Port Alberni, Syrah 12% Okanagan, Petit Verdot 3% Lodi SG 0.996, TA 7.0 Alc 13.5%
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	70% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 10% Zinfandel
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	60% Zinfandel, 40% Syrah
Kevin Bramhoff	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	Dry - 100% Sangiovese - Grapes from the Columbia Valley Washington

E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold
Clem Joyce	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Cab Sauv, Washington, Meek / Dineen vineyard.	Best in Class
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Obsidian Vyds
Silver
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Cab Sauv CA
Martin Hinds	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cabernet Sauvignon,California,Lake County,dry,100%
Martin Hinds	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cabernet Sauvignon,California, Red Hills, dry, 85%/15%
Bronze
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cabernet Sauvignon 85% CA, 12% Cab Franc, 3% Malbec
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Cabernet, CA
Gerrit van Staaluinen	Belcarra Wine Makers British Columbia	Base wine Cab Sauv with Petite Verdot 2.9 %, Cab Franc 2,5 % and 2nd run 2 %
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2014 California Cab Sauvignon 85%; 2015 Petite Syrah 10%; 2015 Cal Zin 5%
Douglas Brain	Belcarra Wine Makers British Columbia	100% Sheridan Cabernet Sauvingon
David Wong	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Dineen Vineyards Washington
Brian McConnell	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	85% Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet franc blend, 15% California Syrah.

G - After Dinner
Silver
Paul Rogers	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	various years of zinfandel between 2001 and 2010	Best in Class
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	port style, black mix/zinfandel 60-40% ca
Colin Nicholson	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Zinfandel
Bronze
Doug Ellis	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100 % Zinfandel grapes, California,
Donna Neve	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Blackberry Port

I - Social
Silver
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Zinfandel Rose Ph 3.29 13% alc	Best in Class
Bronze
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	Blueberry, 95%, 5% pinot noir, Chilliwack, BC.

M - Dry Red Merlot
Gold
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Merlot 85% CA, cabernet Sauvignon 10%, Cab franc 5%	Best in Class
Silver
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	merlot 100% okv
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Meek Vyds
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2013 California Merlot 67.5%; 2011 Cal Merlot 15%; 2015 BC Cab Franc 7.5%
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2013 California Merlot 85%; 2013 Cab Sauvignon 12%;2015 BC Cab Franc 3%
Bronze
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Sagemoor Vyd, Wa
Julian Elliott	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Columbia Valley; 12 months French oak barrel-aged. TA 6.1; pH 3.80; alch 13.2%. 100% Merlot
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Merlot 85% BC, Malbec 15% CA

S1 - Dry Red Grape Kit
Bronze
Mike Laanela	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cellar Craft Passport Series Kit: Nero D' Avola, Italy.	Best in Class
Doug Wardrop	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Super Tuscan Wine Kit RJS En Primeur Craft Wine Kit

S2 - Dry White Grape Kit
Bronze
Mike Laanela	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Winexpert LE Kit: "Australian Murray Darling White" - Gewurztraminer Verdelho Muscat	Best in Class
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Mosti Mondail Gewurztraminer

V - Vinovan 2016 Club Crush Pinot Noir
Silver
Tod Pelly	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Pinot Noir (Three Sisters, BC); eight months in neutral barrel with medium toasted French oak cubes	Best in Class
Glenn Bromhead	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2016 Pinot Noir
Bronze
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	2016  3S Club Crush Pinot Noir
Stephen Small	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Pinot Noir
Martin Hinds	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Pinot Noir, Okanagon,Naramata Bench,dry,100%:club crush

Winemaker of the Year
Mike Leeper	Vinovan