WineAlign - Awards - 2021 NWAC Gold Medals

Results of the 2021 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada (The Nationals)

Gold Medal Reds
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13th Street 2020 Cabernet Franc June’s Vineyard, Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
16 Mile Cellar 2018 Rebel Pinot Noir Gamay, Niagara Escarpment, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
50th Parallel 2019 Profile Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Adamo 2016 Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Lenko Vineyard, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Alvento 2019 Austero Merlot, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Bartier Bros. 2019 Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Bench 1775 2017 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Black Hills 2018 Ipso Facto, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Black Hills 2019 Carmenere, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Black Hills 2019 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blasted Church 2017 Holy Moly Petit Verdot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blasted Church 2017 Nectar of the Gods, British Columbia
Blasted Church 2018 Cabernet Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blasted Church 2018 Small Blessings Cabernet Sauvignon, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blasted Church 2018 Small Blessings Malbec, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl 2017 Meritage, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl 2018 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
CedarCreek 2018 Platinum Pinot Noir Clone 777, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Chain Reaction 2020 Pendulum Pinot Noir, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Corcelettes 2018 Micro Lot Series Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Corcelettes 2019 Talus, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Creekside 2017 Iconoclast Syrah, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Crowsnest 2015 Merlot Family Reserve, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Deep Roots 2020 Reserve Gamay Noir, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Dirty Laundry 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
EauVivre 2019 Pinot Noir, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Fielding 2018 Estate Bottled Cabernet Franc, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Fielding 2019 Cabernet-Syrah, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Fort Berens 2018 Cabernet Franc, British Columbia
Four Shadows 2019 Merlot, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Giant Head 2017 Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Good Natured 2020 Petit Verdot Merlot, British Columbia
Haywire 2019 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Hillside 2019 Merlot Malbec, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Inniskillin Niagara 2018 Reserve Cabernet Franc, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Kitsch 2019 5 Barrel Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Konzelmann 2020 Merlot Reserve, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
La Frenz 2018 Cabernets Rockyfeller Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Lake Breeze 2018 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Laughing Stock 2018 Portfolio, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Maverick 2019 Rubeus, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2017 Legacy Collection Compendium, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2017 Legacy Collection Quatrain, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2019 Terroir Collection Vista’s Edge Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Moon Curser 2019 Touriga Nacional, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mt. Boucherie 2019 Modest Wines By Jove Sangiovese, British Columbia
Mt. Boucherie 2020 Blaufrankish, British Columbia
Nk’Mip Cellars 2018 Qwam Qwmt Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Nk’Mip Cellars 2018 Qwam Qwmt Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Nk’Mip Cellars 2019 Mer’r’iym Red Meritage, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Organized Crime 2017 The Download, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars 2020 Goldie Red, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Painted Rock 2018 Merlot, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Painted Rock 2019 Cabernet Franc, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Painted Rock 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Phantom Creek 2017 Phantom Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Phantom Creek 2018 Phantom Creek Vineyard Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2018 The Boswell Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2019 Richard’s Block Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Rainmaker Wines 2018 The Architect Malbec Syrah, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Ravine Vineyard 2018 Reserve Red, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Ravine Vineyard 2019 Lonna’s Block Cabernet Franc, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Red Rooster 2018 Golden Egg, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Redstone 2017 Meritage Redstone Vineyard, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
River Stone 2019 Cabernet Franc, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Road 13 2019 Jackpot Malbec, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Road 13 2019 Syrah Malbec, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Road 13 2020 Cabernet Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
SpearHead 2018 Coyote Vineyard Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
SpearHead 2019 Coyote Vineyard Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
SpearHead 2019 Saddle Block Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stag’s Hollow 2018 Renaissance Syrah Amalia Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stag’s Hollow 2018 Syrah, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Stanners 2019 Pinot Noir The Narrow Rows, Prince Edward County, Ontario
Summerhill 2017 Organic Spadefoot Toad Sangiovese, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tawse 2018 Meritage, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Therapy 2020 Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Thirty Bench 2017 Small Lot Cabernet Franc, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Tightrope 2018 Syrah, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
TIME 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tinhorn Creek 2018 Oldfield Reserve Merlot, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Upper Bench 2017 Upper Bench Estate Grown Merlot, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Gold Medal Whites
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50th Parallel 2019 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
50th Parallel 2020 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Arrowleaf 2020 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Blomidon 2018 Chardonnay, Nova Scotia
Bordertown 2019 Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Burrowing Owl 2018 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Cave Spring 2019 Riesling Estate, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
CedarCreek 2019 Estate Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Clos du Soleil 2019 Capella, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
Creekside 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Da Silva 2020 Chenin Blanc Hidden Hollow Vineyard, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia G. Marquis 2019 The Silver Line Niagara Stone Road Chardonnay, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Hester Creek 2020 Chardonnay, Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Hillside 2020 Un-oaked Pinot Gris, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Icellars 2019 Chardonnay Icel Vineyard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Inniskillin Niagara 2019 Montague Vineyard Chardonnay, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Kismet 2020 Reserve Viognier Roussane Marsanne, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Kitsch 2018 11 Barrel Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Konzelmann 2019 Gewürztraminer Late Harvest Reserve Series, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
La Frenz 2019 Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
La Frenz 2020 Riesling Cl. 21B Freedom 75 Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
La Frenz 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Wits End Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
La Frenz 2020 Semillon Knorr Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Malivoire 2020 Small Lot Chardonnay, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Maverick 2020 Amber Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Meyer 2019 Chardonnay McLean Creek Road Vineyard, Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Meyer 2019 Micro Cuvée Chardonnay McLean Creek Vineyard, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2019 Perpetua, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2019 Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Mission Hill 2020 Reserve Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Nk’Mip Cellars 2019 Qwam Qwmt Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Nk’Mip Cellars 2020 Mer’r’iym White Meritage, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Organized Crime 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars 2019 Gruner Veltliner, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars 2020 Skin Kissed Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Painted Rock 2019 Chardonnay, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Peller Estates Niagara 2019 Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Plot 2020 Orange No.2, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Quails’ Gate 2019 Stewart Family Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Rathjen Cellars 2019 Pinot Gris Saison Vineyard, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Redstone 2019 Brickyard Riesling, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
S’milka Vista Vineyards 2017 Viognier, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
SpearHead 2019 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Synchromesh 2020 Riesling Thorny Vines Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tawse 2019 Riesling Limestone Ridge-North, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Thirty Bench 2018 Small Lot Riesling Wild Cask, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Thirty Bench 2018 Small Lot Riesling Wood Post Vineyard, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Thirty Bench 2019 Small Lot Gewürztraminer, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Thirty Bench 2019 Small Lot Riesling Steel Post Vineyard, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Three Sisters 2019 Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Tinhorn Creek 2019 Oldfield Reserve Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Trius 2019 Showcase Riesling Ghost Creek, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Union Libre 2020 Gewürztraminer, Quebec
Upper Bench 2020 Riesling, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Van Westen 2019 Vivacious, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Van Westen 2020 Viscous, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Gold Medal Sparkling
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Cave Spring N/V Blanc de Blancs, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Fielding N/V Sparkling Brut, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Huff Estates 2018 Cuvée Janine, Prince Edward County, Ontario
L’Acadie 2018 Vintage Cuvée Traditional Method Organic, Nova Scotia
Noble Ridge 2017 The Pink One, Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Rockway Vineyards N/V Brut Cuvée, Ontario
Silhouette 2018 Boyd Blanc De Blanc, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Two Sisters 2018 Blanc de Franc, Niagara River, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Gold Medal Rosé
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Blasted Church 2020 Blaufrankisch Rosé, Skaha Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
CedarCreek 2020 Platinum Home Block Rosé, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Liquidity 2020 Rosé, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Gold Medal Icewine, Late Harvest and Fortified
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Byland 2019 Riesling Icewine, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Inniskillin Niagara 2018 Vidal Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Jackson-Triggs Estate Winery 2019 Reserve Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
La Frenz N/V Tawny Port, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Magnotta 2018 Limited Edition Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Magnotta 2019 Limited Edition Vidal Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Peller Estates Niagara 2018 Andrew Peller Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Ravine Vineyard 2020 Botrytis Affected Riesling, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Wayne Gretzky 2019 No. 99 Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Gold Medal Cider
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Annapolis Cider Crisp & Dry, Nova Scotia
Clafeld Cider Single Varietal Spy Cider, Ontario
Friga 2019 Cidre de Glace / Ice Cider, Quebec
Loch Mor Cider Untamed, Prince Edward County, Ontario

Gold Medal Other Categories
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Domaine Acer N/V Charles-Aimé Robert, Quebec
Domaine Acer Prémices d’Avril, Quebec

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Each medal winning wine is linked to its individual page on WineAlign. Platinum, Gold and Silver wines will also have reviews from individual judges.

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