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Vancouver Magazine Wine Awards 2010
published Jan 1, 2010
Our expert panel of 15 judges spent three days sipping, swirling, and heatedly debating the merits of over 800 entries, until they finally arrived at the top 100 best-value wines
The Process
Wines were tasted blind on a like-with-like basis. Our judges were divided into three mini-panels. Flights of wine were organized by style and price. Winners were chosen by consensus among the judges, who collectively decided which wines represented the best values. The mini-panels then united for the final playoff among all the category winners, at which the Beronia Rioja Reserva 2004 was voted Best in Show.
Many bottles are widely available from B.C. LDB stores. This symbol ★ indicates a restricted listing (bottles that are available only from private wine stores and winery shops). For a list of private wine stores carrying these wines, click here.
The Winners
The Judges
2010 Vancouver Magazine International Wine Competition Judges
Michelle Bouffard Co-owner, House Wine
Sid Cross Taster, educator, journalist
Mark Davidson Department Head, International Sommelier Guild Park Heffelfinger Co-owner, Memphis Blues BBQ House
DJ Kearney Sommelier, instructor, writer, consultant
Kurtis Kolt General manager/wine director, Salt Tasting Room
Judith Lane Food, wine, and travel writer
Sebastien le Goff General manager/sommelier, Uva Wine Bar and Cibo Trattoria
Tim Pawsey Food and wine journalist
Rhys Pender Owner, Wineplus
Barbara Philip MW, BCLDB and Barbariain Wine Consulting
David Scholefield Chief judge and wine consultant
Mark Shipway Wine instructor, Art Institute of Vancouver
Mark Taylor Owner/sommelier, Cru Restaurant
Andrea Vescovi Sommelier, Blue Water Cafe
George Piper Director of Wine Experience, Earls Restaurants
Back Room Staff
Melanie Aulin, Jenny Book, Chester Carey, Christine Coletta, Steve Dimond, Pat Hake, Kimberley Hall, Alex Kearney, Cyndy Pellegrin, Julian Scholefield, Tish Thibault
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Thank you for this selection, this year, I am going to allow some madnesses and to discover new wines.
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With Vancouver being such a diverse place, I am not surprised of the availability of such great wine.
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I am a Red Wine drinker but I have not tried many of the wines rated the highest here. Sounds like we need to work our way through the list. We were at a wine tasting last night in Columbus Georgia.
