A: YES! In fact, in the past two years Conner’s Wine Cellar has won more medals in international amateur wine making competitions than almost any other U-Vins in British Columbia. We take wine making extremely seriously, and believe that we must continuously put our wines to the test if we want to maintain the loftily high quality that our customers have come to expect.
We decided early on to only shoot for the stars, which is why we enter our wine in the World’s Largest, most elite and internationally well known wine competition for non-commercial wine makers – The WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition.
Here are our 2008 and 2009 results:
Over 4,300 entries from around the world were judged in Vermont April 18-20, 2008:
Category: Red or White Vinifera Late Harvest Ice Wines
SILVER MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJSpagnols Cru Select Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2007
Category: Port Style
SILVER MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJSpagnols Cru Select Orange Chocolate Pot 2007
Category: Other Red Vinifera Varietals
BRONZE MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJSpagnols Cru Select RQ Australian Bush Vine Grenache 2007
Category: Other Red Vinifera Blends
BRONZE MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJSpagnols En Primeur Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2007
Category: Red Table Wine Blends
BRONZE MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJSpagnols Cellar Classic Winery Series Rosso Grande Eccellente 2007
4,474 entries from wine makers in 49 states, 8 provinces, and as far away as Australia, Italy, and Israel were judged in Vermont in April, 2009
Category: Port Style
GOLD MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select White Chocolate White Port 2008
Category: Other White Vinifera Blends
SILVER MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select RQ Australian Viognier Pinot Gris 2008
Category: Red Vinifera Bordeaux Style Blends
SILVER MEDAL: Calvin and Carole Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select RQ Chilean Cabernet Malbec Carmenere 2008
Category: Red or White Vinifera Late Harvest and Ice Wine
GOLD MEDAL: Pat and Terry Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select Orange Blossom Muscat 2007
Category: Red or White Vinifera Late Harvest and Ice Wine
GOLD MEDAL: Pat and Terry Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select Cabernet Franc Ice Wine 2007
Category: Port Style
SILVER MEDAL: Pat and Terry Quaite – Chilliwack, BC
100% RJ Spagnols Cru Select Orange Chocolate Port 2007