The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Wine Competition

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Wine Competition

John Szabo, MS, Head Judge of the Wine Competition, Sadie Darby, Coordinator of the Wine Competition, and The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair are pleased to present the award winning wines and thank our esteemed panel of judges of the 2012 Royal Wine Competition.

Tony Aspler, Post City Magazines, 680 News, Tidings, On The Go magazine and www.tonyaspler.com

Linda Bramble, wine writer, broadcaster and educator – Brock Faculty of Business and CCOVI

Astrid Brummer, Ontario wine buyer for LCBO and Vintages

Sara d’Amato, Vines Magazine, Wine Writer’s Circle of Canada, Winner of North American Blind Tasting Challenge and Principal Critic with WineAlign.com

Konrad Ejbich, Host, CBC Radio Wine Phone-In; Columnist – Toronto Star StarWeek magazine and CityBites magazine

Steve Gunning, Chair, Wine Judges of Canada

Carolyn Evans Hammond, Site Editor, Winefox, wine critic and sommelier, www.wine-tribune.com

David Lawrason, VP of Wine – WineAlign.com, wine columnist – Toronto Life and Ottawa Magazine, National Wine Advisor – Gold Medal Plates and Principal Critic with WineAlign.com

Gordon Stimmell, wine writer at the Toronto Star and Starweek editor

Margaret Swaine, wine columnist – The National Post Newspaper, spirit columnist and Principal critic – WineAlign.com

Jim Warren, President – Ontario Viniculture Association, Executive Director – Fruit Wines of Ontario

$2000 Winemakers’ Award for Best in Show: