2019 Saanich Sommeliers Competition Results

CLASS RESULTS

C1 - Chardonnay	C2 - Aromatic White Vinifera	C4 - Other Dry White	C5 - Dry White Pinot
D - Rose	E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red	E2 - Dry Red Pinot	E3 - Non-Vinifera Red Grape
E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel	E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red	E6 - Other Dry Red	E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon
F - Dessert	G - After Dinner	H - Sparkling	I - Social Wine
J1 - Country Table Wine	J2 - Country Social Wine

AWARDS

Best Dry Red

Best Dry White

Winemaker of the Year

Best Vancouver Island Red

Best Vancouver Island White

C1 - Chardonnay
Silver
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Chardonnay grapes, Similkameen Valley. BC.,	Best in Class
Bronze
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Deep Roots Winery ph 3.45 Yeast Qa 23
Mary Stewart	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Chardonnay - grapes from Kaledon, BC
Brian McConnell	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Chardonnay from Chilean juice

C2 - Aromatic White Vinifera
Silver
Robin McNeil	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Viognier from Okanagan	Best in Class
Peter Huyghebaert	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Viognier (OK)
Bronze
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Viognier Three Sisters Vineyard Naramata BC
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Riesling,Wild Goose vineyard, OK Falls, BC.
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Reisling (Batch 26) Washington, Yakima Valley
Brian McConnell	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% white Riesling, grapes/ juice from Naramata Bench, BC

C4 - Other Dry White
Silver
William Greaves	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Sauvignon blanc. Rob Cleave vineyard in the Okanagon	Best in Class
Don Graham	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan
Bronze
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	L Acadie Blanc / 100% Vancouver Island Grapes
Michael McInnis	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	80% Epicure and 20% Shoenburg from our personal vineyard, dry white

C5 - Dry White Pinot
Bronze
William Greaves	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Pinot Gris. Summerland, BC	Best in Class

D - Rose
Bronze
Peter Huyghebaert	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	80% Gamay(OK),18% P.Noir (VI), 2%Viognier(OK)	Best in Class
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Marechal Foch Rose / 100% Vancouver Island Grapes

E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red
Gold
Cindy Scott & Andrew Fox	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Cab Franc, Ossoyos, BC	Best in Class
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Merlot 60% Cabernet Franc 40% Meek Vyds
Silver
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Merlot 60% Cabernet Franc 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 20%
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	35% Cab/Franc 30% Malbec 35%Merlot (Batch 25.3). Similkameen Valley, BC
Ron Ramsdale	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Malbec. Walla Walla Grapes
Murray Bierd	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Merlot, Meek Vineyards Washington State
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Merlot, Red Mountain, Washington State.
Cindy Scott & Andrew Fox	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Malbec, Walla Walla WA
Ken Stepushyn	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	50 %0 Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot from grapes origin Walla Walla, WA
Ken Stepushyn	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Cabernet Franc 30% Merlot 20% Malbec 15% from grapes, origin Walla Walla WA
Peter Huyghebaert	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	56%CS/25%Merlot/19%CF (OK)
Robin McNeil	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Cabernet Franc from Okanagan (505)
Cindy Scott & Andrew Fox	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Merlot, Ossoyos, BC
Robin McNeil	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	40% Merlot, 40% Cab Fr, 20% Cab Sav, all sourced in Okanagan(809)
Ron Ramsdale	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Petit Verdot, Walla Walla Grapes, Oak Barrel Aged
Bronze
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	cab/sauv 35%,merlot 35%, syrah 15%,cab/franc 15% OKV
Rick and Mary Homer	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Bordeaux blend
Mary Stewart	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Merlot - Make-piece Vineyards, Causton, BC
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	cab/sauv 60%, merlot 20%, malbec20%,OKV
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Cabernet Franc (60%) & Merlot (40%) / South Okanagan Grapes
Murray Bierd	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	45% Cab Savigon, 45% Cab Franc, 10% Merlot
Barry Edmonson	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Grapes from Oliver area. Malolactic fermentation with American Oak, 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	50% Cab/Franc 50% Merlot (Batch 25.2). Similkameen Valley, BC
Francis J Marion	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	2018 Wallla Walla Dry Merlot , D254 and EC 1118 Yeasts

E2 - Dry Red Pinot
Silver
Don Holmes	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	95% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Gris Grapes, Vancouver Is. Grapes	Best in Class
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Okanagan Pinot Noir
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Pinot Noir Petaluma CA
Doug Ellis	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Pinot Noir grapes, 3 Sisters vineyard, Naramata,BC
Bronze
Rino Genzale	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	90% Pinot Noir Kaledon 5% Cab/Sav Washington 5% Similkameen
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Santa Maria Valley CA
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	pinot noir 100% OKV
Sandy Kirk	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Pinot Noir, OK Valley. D254 yeast barrel aged

E3 - Non-Vinifera Red Grape
Silver
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Regent (50%) Marechal Foch (35%) Vancouver Island Grapes / Merlot (15%) South Okanagan Grapes	Best in Class
Bronze
John Wrinch	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Maréchal Foch 90% Merlot 10%
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Marechal Foch (60%) Leon Millot (25%) Vancouver Island Grapes / Merlot (15%) South Okanagan Grapes

E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel
Gold
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Lake County CA 15% Petite Sirah	Best in Class
Silver
Kevin Bramhoff	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	85% Zinfandel - 15% Petite Verdot - Grapes from the Columbia Valley
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Amador County CA 15% Petite Sirah
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Zinfandel California
Bronze
Jan K Nilsson	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Zinfandel,Jessie's Grove CA, BRIX 25.7, ph 3.83, TA 6.5 Yeast BM4x4, 3 months in neutral barrel with American oak medium toast cubs. Bottled 8 Dec 2018
Don Graham	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Zinfandel, Lodi Calif
David Holmes	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	100% Jessie's Lodi Zinfandel from BCAWA. Ph 3.65, Ta 6.6
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	zinfandel 100%, ca
Julian Elliott	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Zinfandel; Lodi, CA
Rick and Mary Homer	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Zinfandel

E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red
Gold
Ken Stepushyn	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Syrah 100% from grapes, origin The Dalles, Oregon	Best in Class
Mike Erhardt	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Syrah from Washington sourced by Jim Cannil
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Petite Syrah (Cal. Lake Country) 85%, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (OR Cal) 15%
Silver
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	95% Petit Sirah California, 5% Zinfandel California
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Syrah (Batch 4) California Suisun Valley (distributed as frozen must by Wine Grapes Direct) Remained frozen until 2014
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Syrah (Batch 7) Washington, Yakima Valley
Ron Ramsdale	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Syrah aged in Oak, Walla Walla Grapes
John Read	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	Sheridan Syrah ph 3.70 Added 10 % Petite Syrah
Bronze
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	petite syrah50%, shiraz 50%,ca

E6 - Other Dry Red
Gold
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Sangiovese (Batch 8) Washington, Yakima Valley	Best in Class
Silver
Peter Huyghebaert	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	35%CF/25%Merlot/25%Sangio/15%P.Verdot (Calif)
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Nebbiolo (Batch 12) Juice from Italy distributed by Bosa
Rino Genzale	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	76% Sanjovese Washington 13% Merlot Similkameen 11% Pinot Noir Kaledon
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Merlot (50%) Cabernet Franc (23%) South Okanagan Grapes / Malbec (7%) Syrah (20%) Washington State Grapes
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Leon Millot (75%) Vancouver Island Grapes / Merlot (25%) South Okanagan Grapes
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Malabo Gentile (Batch 13) Juice from Italy distributed by Bosa
Bronze
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	merlot 100% wa
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	shiraz 30%, syrah 30% ,zinfandel 40% wa/ca
Mike Leeper	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Sirah 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% CA

E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	85% Cab Sav 15% Merlot (Batch 17) California Suisun Valley (distributed as frozen must by Wine Grapes Direct) Remained frozen until 2016	Best in Class
Silver
David Burt	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	94% Cab Sauv (Suncrest Vines, Oliver, BC), 6% Petit Verdot (Walla Walla, Washington), 26 months neutral French barrels with oak cubes.
Julian Elliott	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Cab Sav; Okanagan
Mike Erhardt	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% supplied by Jim Cannil grapes from California but about 15% dehydratedso tried for Repasso style
William Huva	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	100% Cabernet Sauvignon California
John&Fran Ayris	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	cabernet sauvignon 100% wa
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Cab Sav (Batch 9). Washington, Yakima Valley
Lothar Fabian	Vinovan Wine Club British Columbia	Cabernet Sauvignon (Stage Coach Cal) 100%
Bronze
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Similkameen Valley, BC.
Paul Arcand	Vancouver Amateur Winemakers British Columbia	100% Cabernet Sauvignon Obsidian Vyds CA
David Burt	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	98% Cab Sauv (Suncrest Vines, Oliver, BC), 2% Malbec (Walla Walla, Washington), 21 months old and new French barrels.
Rino Genzale	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	85% Cab/Sav Similkameen 10% Syray Washington 5% Malbec Similkameen
Sandy Kirk	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Cabernet Sauvignon, The Dalles. D21 yeast. Unoaked
Ron Ramsdale	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Cab Sauv. Walla Walla Grapes, Oak Barrel Aged

F - Dessert
Bronze
Kevin Bramhoff	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	100% Blackberry - Berries from the Fraser Valley British Columbia & Oregon USA	Best in Class

G - After Dinner
Gold
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Syrah Port / Washington State Grapes	Best in Class
Silver
Ron Ramsdale	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Syrah, Solara from barrel. Tawny/Ruby style.
Bronze
Rick and Mary Homer	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	blended port

H - Sparkling
Gold
Ken Stepushyn	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	100% Chardonnay, from grapes, origin Okanagan Valley	Best in Class
Silver
Don Graham	Nanaimo Winemakers British Columbia	70%Chardonnay, 30% Muscat, California
Bronze
Robin McNeil	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	33% each of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling . All grapes sourced in the Okanagan (808)
Robin McNeil	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Chardonnay. Grapes from Okanagan (810)

I - Social Wine
Silver
Rick and Mary Homer	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Muller Thurgau	Best in Class
Bronze
John Wrinch	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Rhubarb 80% Blackberry 15% Loganberry 5%

J1 - Country Table Wine
Bronze
Karin Young	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	Strawberry / Rhubbarb. Fruit from Richmond and the Fraser Valley. Dry Table Wine	Best in Class
Donna Neve	Saanich Sommeliers British Columbia	Local purple plum

J2 - Country Social Wine
Bronze
Mei-Ying Huang & Sergio Civitarese	Chilliwack Zymurgy British Columbia	Peach, Okanogan, BC.	Best in Class

Best Dry Red
Ken Stepushyn	Saanich

Best Dry White
Robin McNeil	Saanich

Winemaker of the Year
Kathy Estey	Chilliwack

Best Vancouver Island Red
Don Holmes	Nanaimo

Best Vancouver Island White
Darrel Hoeppner	Saanich