2025 Saanich Sommeliers Competition Competition Results

  CLASS RESULTS

A - Aperitif Sherry B - Aperitif 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

  AWARDS

Best Dry Red

Best Dry White

Winemaker of the Year

Best Vancouver Island White

Best Vancouver Island Red

 

A - Aperitif Sherry

Gold
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Dry Sherry Best in Class


B - Aperitif

Gold
Trevor Curtis Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Lemoncello 1:1:1 4g/l Best in Class
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Prugna aperitif Best in Class
Trevor Curtis Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Orangecello 1:1:1 4g/l  
Silver
Trevor Curtis Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Fortified Blackberry Aperitif 4:3:2 1g/l  
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 90%Blueberry, 10% Mixed fruits and grapes  


C1 - Chardonnay

Silver
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Chardonnay, Lodi Best in Class
Leanna Rathkelly Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Chardonnay, blend of grapes from Mt. Newton Bench and California juice  
Bronze
John Read Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Deep Roots French Oak 2grams Hungarian Oak 1 gram PH 3.41  
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 California  


C2 - Aromatic White Vinifera

Bronze
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Siegerrebe, Vancouver Island Best in Class


C4 - Other Dry White

Bronze
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Sauvignon Blanc, Lodi Best in Class
Ian Murfitt Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 100% Nanaimo grown grapes. 86% Madeleine Sylvaner, 11% Pinot Noir, 3% Csaba/Siegerrebe/Pinot Gris. 12.5% alc.  


C5 - Dry White Pinot

Gold
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 92% Pinot Gris with skin contact, 8% Siegerrebe Best in Class
Silver
Ron Thorne Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Pinot Auxerrois  
Sandy Kirk Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Gris Cowichan Valley, VI  
Bronze
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Blanc, Three Sisters Winery, Okanagan  


D - Rose

Silver
Ron Thorne Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Pinot Noir Best in Class
Bronze
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 65% Riesling, Okanagan, 35% Siegerrebe, Van Island  
Sandy Kirk Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Gris second run. Cowichan Valley, VI  


E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red

Gold
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 65% BC Cabernet Franc, 35% Washington Malbec Best in Class
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Washington Malbec  
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Cab/Cab Franc blend  
Silver
Barry Edmonson Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Merlot 100 % Grapes from Lodi, California, ML Ferment, American Oak  
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Merlot  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Petite Verdot 100%, Osoyoos BC  
Chris Gebhard Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Cabernet Franc, 100% Okanagan grapes  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Washington Merlot  
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 65% Cab Sav, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, WA  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 88% BC Merlot, 12 % Cabernet Franc. 10 months in neutral barrel  
John Read Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Merlot 51% Cab 32% PV 17 % PH 3.70  
Bronze
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 50% 2023 WA Carmenere, 38% WA Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% 2023 BC Merlot, 4% 2019 BC Petit Verdot. 0 -10 months in neutral barrels.  
Ian Murfitt Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 95.3% Nanaimo grown grapes. 61% Merlot, 34.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4.7% (Malbec-BC and Petite Verdot-Wash). 12.8% alc.  
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 50% Cab Sauv, Chile, Juice, 30% Merlot, Chile, 8% Cab Franc, Lodi, 10% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot  
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Carmeniere, Washington State  
Larry McIntyre Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Merlot, Wa.  


E2 - Dry Red Pinot

Gold
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% BC Pinot Noir Best in Class
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 75% Pinot Noir, Australia Juice, 20% Pinot Noir Okanagan, 5% Red Blend  
Silver
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Naramata BC, 5% Petite Sirah  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Okanagan Pinot 100%  
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Noir  
Bronze
Ron Ramsdale Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Pinot Noir grapes from south Okanagan.  


E3 - Non-Vinifera Red Grape

Silver
Ron Thorne Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Leon Millot Best in Class


E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Zinfandel 100%, Amador County CA Best in Class
Silver
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Zin  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Washington Zinfandel  
Barry Edmonson Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Zinfandel 100 % Grapes from old vines from Lodi, California. ML ferment, American Oak.  
Bronze
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 85% WA Zinfandel, 15% Petite Sirah (Durif). 10 months in barrel  


E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red

Gold
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Australia, Juice Best in Class
Silver
Douglas Markin Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 GSM with 15% Pinot Noir  
Douglas Markin Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Rhone Blend  
Leanna Rathkelly Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 California Sangiovese grapes, BM45 Brunello yeast, free run wine fraction, hungarian oak baton  
Bronze
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 70% Syrah CA, 30% Grenache, CA  
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Grenache, Syrah, Movredre blend  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Grenache frozen grapes from Spain  
Ron Ramsdale Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Syrah. Aged in an Oak Barrel  


E6 - Other Dry Red

Gold
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Nebbiolo, Italy, Juice from ABC Craft Best in Class
Silver
Chris Gebhard Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Sangiovese, 100% Lodi California grapes  
John Read Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Cab Franc 70% Sheridan Syrah- 2021 30% PH 3.75  
Chris Gebhard Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Sangiovese-Cabernet Sauvignon, RJS Kit RQ Arte  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Washington Tempranillo  
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 72% Tempranillo, 14% Cab Sav, 14% Malbec - Washington State  
Bronze
Francis Marion Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon , D254 Yeast, 100% Jeff Crowley  


E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver
Gordon O'Connor Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Cab Sauv. Lodi Valley Grapes sourced through Flying Fish Winery Best in Class
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon 100%, Sheridan WA  
Ron Toffolo Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 2022 Sheridan Cabernet  
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Carbernet Sauvignon, North Coast, CA  
Ron Ramsdale Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Cab, Aged 8 Months in an Oak Barrel  


F - Dessert

Gold
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Vidal Ice wine Best in Class
Shawn Qian Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 50% Pinot Noir, WA, 40% Riesling, Okanagan, 10% Viognier  


G - After Dinner

Gold
Douglas Markin Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Blended port Best in Class
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Blended Port from various years, bottled in 2017  
Sandy Kirk Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Zinfandel Port, Barrel Blend of several years, bottled 2018  
Silver
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Zinfandel port  
Ron Thorne Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Leon Millot Recioto  


H - Sparkling

Gold
Ron Thorne Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 Pinot Noir Best in Class
Silver
Ken Stepushyn Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		  Sparkling Rosé.   Pinot Noir and Chardonnay  


Best Dry Red (Tie)
Brian McConnell Vinovan
Steven Small Vinovan


Best Dry White
Shawn Qian Saanich


Winemaker of the Year
Shawn Qian Saanich


Best Vancouver Island White
Sandy Kirk Saanich


Best Vancouver Island Red
Ron Thorne Saanich