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2008 IVWA Category Champions
The best of the 2008 International Value Wine Awards
After carefully evalutating over 1,050 wines representing every inhabited continent on Earth, our judges have anointed these wines as the Category Champions from the 2008 International Value Wine Awards, held in Calgary from the 19th to 28th of June.
After DinnerTaylor Fladgate 2002 Late Bottled Vintage Port |
Aromatic – BlendsJoie 2007 A Noble Blend Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada Rigamarole 2007 White Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada |
Aromatic – Single VarietiesBürgerspital 2007 Scheurebe Würzberger Stein-Harfe, Franken, Germany |
Cabernet SauvignonJ. Lohr 2006 Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon |
CarmenéreArboleda 2006 Carmenére Valle del Colchagua, Valle del Rapel, Chile |
Chardonnay (Oaked)Rodney Strong 2006 Chardonnay |
Chardonnay (No Oak)Leaping Horse 2007 Chardonnay |
MalbecViniterra 2005 Malbec Finca Los Primos 2007 Malbec |
Pinot Gris/GrigioTherapy Vineyards 2007 Pinot Gris |
MerlotInniskillin Okanagan 2005 Merlot Reserve Sumac Ridge 2005 Private Reserve Merlot |
Pinot NoirCasas del Bosque 2006 Pinot Noir Reserve |
Red Blends – New WorldGraham Beck 2006 Shiraz Viognier Tin Roof Cellars 2005 Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon |
Red Blends – Old WorldTorres 2003 Gran Sangre de Toro Reserva |
Red Single VarietiesCastillo de Monséran 2006 Garnacha Illuminati 2006 Riparosso |
RieslingBlue Nun 2007 Riesling |
RoséWild Goose 2007 Blanc de Noirs |
SangioveseAltesino 2005 Rosso di Toscana |
Sauvignon BlancArboleda 2007 Sauvignon Blanc |
Shiraz/SyrahJackson-Triggs Okanagan 2006 Proprietors' Reserve Shiraz |
SparklingSoljans Estate N/V Fusion Sparkling Muscat Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand |
TempranilloCampo Viejo 2004 Reserva Rioja, Spain |
ViognierTherapy Vineyards 2007 Artist Viognier |
White BlendsMaison Chapoutier 2006 Belleruche Blanc |
White Single VarietiesTorres 2006 Viña Sol |
THIS ISSUE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
IVWA RESULTS
All results online!
Full results of the Wine Access 2009 International Value Wine Awards appeared in the October/November 2009 issue of Wine Access and can be found online. Plus, extended Best by Country results available here only!
WINE BLOGS
Another great chance to taste the stunning wines from Sandhill here in Calgary while Howard Soon is in town to further promote their Winery of the Year award from the 2009 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards. >>
WINE NEWS
At least one billion people worldwide suffer from a form of alcohol intolerance caused by a mutated gene. Research has recently been published that suggests a treatment may be available in the future.
CWA RESULTS
Results are in!
Full results of the Wine Access 2009 Canadian Wine Awards appear in the December/January issue of Wine Access, on newsstands now and online.
Also online, an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the 2009 CWA experience.
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