{"id":23727,"date":"2019-06-16T12:20:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T12:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=23727"},"modified":"2019-06-16T12:20:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T12:20:21","slug":"judging-the-national-wine-awards-of-canada-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/canada\/judging-the-national-wine-awards-of-canada-2019","title":{"rendered":"Judging the National Wine Awards of Canada 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m just on my way home from a week spent judging the National Wine Awards of Canada<\/a>. This was my sixth year of judging this excellently organised competition. I started off in 2014 as an overseas judge, and it’s such a welcoming family that I’ve kept coming back. This year 260 wineries from across Canada entered over 1800 wines, making it a real snapshot of the fast-developing Canadian wine scene. I’m looking forward to seeing the results.<\/p>\n

The awards move around the country. They used to rotate between the two main regions: Niagara and the Okanagan Valley, but of late we’ve taken in Nova Scotia, and this year Prince Edward County (Ontario). Here are some pictures from the week.<\/p>\n

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Chef Jamie Kennedy who cooked for us in his home, chatting to DJ Kearney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The boss – Anthony Gismondi, co-founder of the awards – with Bill Zachirkiw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the Nova Scotia contingent: Heather Rankin of Obladee in Halifax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Magdalena Kaiser of Wines of Ontario<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Awards co-founder David Lawrason with Sarah Goddard of WineAlign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brad Royale about to deliver his annual ‘summing up’ poem – the master of comic verse, representing Calgary at the awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Geoff Heinricks, pioneer wine grower of Prince Edward County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chef Albert Ponzo who cooked for us at the Grange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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