Essex Pelee Island Coast wineries are bringing home their largest ever haul of medals from the 2014 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in Finger Lakes, New York.
Six Windsor-Essex wineries won an impressive 29 total medals with many WindsorEats members leading the way:
Colchester Ridge Estate Winery
- Silver: CREW Meritage in the Meritage category
North 42 Degrees Estate Winery
- Bronze: 2012 Pinot Noir in the Pinot Noir category
- Bronze: 2012 Sauvignon Blanc in the Sauvignon Blanc category
Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery
- Silver: Sprucewood Shores Chardonnay in the Chardonnay category
- Bronze: Hawk’s Flight Riesling Reserve in the Riesling category
- Bronze: Late Harvest Riesling Traminer in the Late Harvest White (24 Brix +) category
- Bronze: Sprucewood Shores Riesling in the Riesling category
Black Bear Farms & Estate Winery
- Double Gold: 2010 Black Currant in the Other Fruit Varieties category
- Gold: Raspberry & Blueberry Blend in the Fruit Blend category
- Bronze: 2008 Strawberry in the Strawberry category
- Bronze: 2009 Golden Raspberry in the Raspberry category
- Bronze: Bear’s Special Blend in the Fruit Blend category
- Bronze: Mama’s Special Delight in the Blueberry category
- Bronze: Papa’s Special Reserve in the Raspberry category
- Silver: Chardonnay/Chardonnay-Musque in the Other White Varietal – Vinifera category
- Silver: Cooper’s Hawk Cab Merlot Blend in the Red Blend – Vinifera category
- Silver: Cooper’s Hawk Pinot Grigio in the Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio category
- Bronze: CHV Merlot in the Merlot category
- Bronze: Cooper’s Hawk Cabernet Franc in the Cabernet Franc category
- Bronze: Cooper’s Hawk Rose in the Semi Dry Rose category
- Bronze: Talon in the Red Blend – Vinifera + Non-Vinifera category
Big congratulations to all and to Black Bear Farms for bringing home a Double Gold and Gold medal.
If you’ve never tasted these wines before, many of these wineries will be visited on the 2014 Wine Trail Ride cycling tour season.