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Lieutenant Governor to recognize top-tier

VQA Ontario wines during awards ceremony
Toronto, September 6, 2016. Her Honour the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of
Ontario, will recognize winners of the 2016 Lieutenant Governors Award for Excellence in Ontario
Wines during an awards presentation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 5 p.m.
The ceremony will take place in Committee Rooms 228 and 230 in the Legislative Building at Queens Park.
From among the 27 varietal winners of the Ontario Wine Awards, 12 wines have received the
Lieutenant Governors Award for their overall excellence. In all, 473 wines were considered during this
years contest.

Creekside Estate Winery

Broken Press Syrah Reserve, 2012

Exultet Estates

Chardonnay The Blessed, 2013

Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery

Cuve Catharine Brut Ros Sparkling Wine (NV)

Inniskillin

Vidal Sparkling Icewine, 2014

Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate

Grand Reserve Meritage, 2012

Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate

Reserve Gewrztraminer Icewine, 2014

Peller Estates
AP Signature Series Cabernet Franc, 2012
Southbrook Vineyards
Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Franc 201, 2013
Tawse Winery
Riesling Icewine, 2013
Tawse Winery
Tintern Road Pinot Noir, 2013
Thirty Bench Wine Makers
Small Lot Riesling Wood Post Vineyard, 2014
Trius Winery
Showcase Riesling Ghost Creek Vineyard, 2014

The ceremony will follow a tour of winning wineries conducted by the Lieutenant Governor,
accompanied by members of the Toronto-based Consular Corps. The tour will have made stops at
Southbrook Vineyards and Tawse Winery.
For more information about the Lieutenant Governors Award for Excellence in Ontario Wines, visit
http://www.lgontario.ca/en/honours/pages/lgwineawards.aspx.

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Media opportunity
The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Wine awards presentation ceremony
Committee Rooms 228 and 230, Queens Park, Toronto
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 5 p.m.

Media are asked to arrive at the west entrance of Queens Park by 4:45 p.m.
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John Gross
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
john.gross@ontario.ca, 416-325-7786

www.lgontario.ca