2025 Vinovan Competition Results

  CLASS RESULTS

C1 - Chardonnay C2 - Aromatic White C4 - Other Dry White C5 - Dry White Pinot
D - Rose 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
M - Dry Red Merlot Z - Vinovan Club Crush 2024 Grenache

  AWARDS

Winemaker of the Year

 

C1 - Chardonnay

Bronze
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 3 Sisters Chardonnay Best in Class


C2 - Aromatic White

Silver
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Riesling Naramata bench BC Best in Class
Bronze
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Riesling 100% WA  


C4 - Other Dry White

Silver
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 75% Chenin Blanc, 25% Gewurztraminer - California Best in Class


C5 - Dry White Pinot

Silver
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Blanc Naramata Best in Class
Bronze
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Blanc, Okanagan, Three Sisters Winery  


D - Rose

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Grenache, Inland Desert WA Best in Class
Silver
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Carmenere Saignée method  
Bronze
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Mourvedre Saignee method  


E1 - Dry Bordeaux Style Red

Gold
Paul Arcand Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Merlot 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Washington Best in Class
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon 50% CA; Merlot 18%; Cab.Franc 18%; Malbec 8%; Petite Verdot 6%  
Paul Arcand Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Merlot 60% Cabernet Franc 40% Washington  
Brendan Frith Belcarra Wine Makers
British Columbia		 100% Washington Cab Franc  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon 77% CA; Cab. Franc 9%; Merlot 8% WA; Malbec 3%; Petite Verdot 3%  
Silver
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 35% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Carmenere  
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Carmenere, Washington.  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 60% Merlot, 20% Cab Sauv, 15% Cab Franc, 5% Petite Verdot, Cab Franc BC, rest WA  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 70% Merlot, 20% Cab Sauv, 10% Petite Verdot all WA  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 35% BC Merlot 2023, 26% WA Carmenere 2023, 25% WA Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, 13% WA Cabernet Franc 2020  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Malbec  
Chris Gebhard Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan 2022 65%, Merlot, Okanagan 2023 35%  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 44% BC Merlot 2023, 25% WA Cabernet Franc 2020, 22% WA Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, 5% WA Carmenere 2023, 4% BC Petit Verdot 2018  
Bronze
Brendan Frith Belcarra Wine Makers
British Columbia		 Washington Cab Franc with 3% Petite Verdot  
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Carmenere  


E2 - Dry Red Pinot

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Naramata 100% Best in Class
Silver
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Pinot Noir 3Sisters Naramata  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 3 Sisters Pinot Noir (Bin 208) Am & Fr Oak  
Bronze
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% pinot noir  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Naramata 100%  
Glenn Bromhead Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Pinot Noir Okanagan  


E4 - Dry Red Zinfandel

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Zinfandel CA 85%; Petite Sirah 15% Best in Class
Larry McIntyre Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Jesse's Grove, plus 12% petite Syrah juice  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Zinfandel CA 85%; Petite Sirah 15%  
Ron Ramsdale Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Zinfandel. Barrel aged 8 months.  
Silver
Barry Edmonson Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Old Vines , Lodi Valley California Grapes , American Oak Cubes  
Sheridan Scott Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		  100%  2021 Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi California  
Bronze
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 90% Zinfandel, 10% Carmenere  


E5 - Rhone Style Dry Red

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Syrah 65% WA; Mouvedre 27% WA; Grenache 8% WA Best in Class
Glenn Bromhead Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 76% Syrah 4% Petite Verdot 20% 2024 Grenache Washington State  
David Wong Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Sheridan vineyards 100% Syrah  
Silver
Paul Arcand Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Syrah 100% Washington  
Brendan Frith Belcarra Wine Makers
British Columbia		 Washington Grenache with 6% Syrah and 3% Mouvedre  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Syrah WA  
Sheridan Scott Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Petite Sirah from Walla Walla Washington  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Grenache frozen Spanish grapes  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 GSM  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Sheridan Syrah  
Bronze
Brendan Frith Belcarra Wine Makers
British Columbia		 44% Wash Grenache, 31% California Mouvedre, 25% Wash Syrah  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Grenache 85%; Syrah 10%; Mouvedre 5% WA  
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 GSM: 50% Grenache, 25% Shiraz, 25% Mourverdre, Washington, Inland Desert  
Glenn Bromhead Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 80% Grenache 19% 2018 Syrah 1% Petite Verdot Washington State  


E6 - Other Dry Red

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Sangiovese 80% CA; Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Napa (Super Tuscan) Best in Class
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Tempranillo  
Silver
Pepe Kubon Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 38% Cab Franc, 32% Syrah, 20% Cab Sauv, 10% Tempranillo, Sheridan & Dineen Vyds, Rattlesnake Hills, WA  
Ophelia Sahakian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Various vintages and grapes  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 36% Zinfandel '21, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon '22, 11% Petit Verdot '19 , 6% Merlot '23, 5% Syrah '24, 3% Carmenere '23,  
Pepe Kubon Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 100% Tempranillo, Dineen Vyds, Rattlesnake Hills, WA  
Marlon Martens Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 LODI 85% Barbera, 8% Cab Sav, 7% Merlot SG: 0.990 | ABV 13%  
Ron Ramsdale Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 100% Sangiovese. California Grapes. 12 Months on French Oak.  
Glenn Bromhead Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Tempranillo Washington State  
Bronze
Brendan Frith Belcarra Wine Makers
British Columbia		 100% Wash Tempranillo  
Chris Gebhard Nanaimo Winemakers
British Columbia		 Sangiovese, Lodi, 2020 75%, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan 2022 25%  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Tempranillo WA  


E7 - Dry Red Cabernet Sauvignon

Gold
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Cabernet 85% Sonoma; Cabernet Franc 15% Best in Class
Paul Arcand Vancouver Amateur Winemakers
British Columbia		 Cabernet Sauvignon 90% California with Petit Verdot and Malbec  
Silver
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Cab Sauv Napa CA  
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Cabernet Sauvigonon, Washington, Sheridan Winery  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Cabernet Napa 85%; Merlot 10%; Cabernet Franc 5%  
Bronze
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Cab Sav - Sheridan vyds, WA  


G - After Dinner

Silver
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Zinfandel CA 100% Best in Class
Bronze
Rick and Mary Homer Saanich Sommeliers
British Columbia		 blended port  


M - Dry Red Merlot

Silver
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Sheridan WA 75%, Naramata 25% Best in Class
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Merlot, Okanagan, Three Sisters Winery  
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Merlot, BC  
Bronze
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Merlot 3Sisters Naramata  
Ophelia Sahakian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 three sisters Merlot  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 85% BC Merlot 2023, 15% WA Cabernet Franc 2020  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Merlot  
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Merlot WA  


Z - Vinovan Club Crush 2024 Grenache

Silver
Tony Diering Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Grenache, Washington, Inland Desert Best in Class
Bronze
William Huva Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 club crush grenache  
Mike Leeper Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Grenache WA 100%, french oak medium toast  
Brian McConnell Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% WA Grenache  
Stephen Small Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 100% Grenache  
Lothar Fabian Vinovan Wine Club
British Columbia		 Grenache  


Winemaker of the Year
Mike Leeper Vinovan