Awards

  • 1993 First Meritage Red Produced in Canada
  • 1995 First Meritage White Produced in Canada
  • 1998 Winery of the Year – Anthony Gismondi – Wine Access magazine
  • 1999 Top Winery of the Year (for consistent high quality) – Globe & Mail
  • 2001 Wine of the Year – Sumac Ridge Chardonnay – All Canada Wine Competition
  • 2003 Winery of the Year for the Pacific Northwest
  • 2004 Sparkling Wine of the Year, 2001 Stellers Jay Brut – Canadian Wine Awards
  • 2004 BC Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence for the 2001 Stellers Jay Brut
  • 2005 BC Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Excellence for the 2004 Meritage White and the 2002 Pinnacle Red
  • 2005 First Sparkling Shiraz Produced in Canada
  • 2005 Rotary Vocational Award of Excellence
  • 2006 International Wine and Spirits Competition, Best in Class, 2002 Pinnacle Red
  • 2006 Annual Wine Press Northwest, Double Platinum, 2006 Gewurztraminer Icewine
  • 2007 Annual Effervescents du Monde , Silver for the 2000 Sparkling Pinnacle
  • 2007 Ottawa Gold Medal Plates, Gold for the 2004 Meritage White.
  • 2008 International Wine and Spirits Competition, Best in Class for the 2005 Cabernet Franc Black Sage Vineyards and the 2006 Gewurztraminer Icewine
  • 2008   BC Lieutenants Governor’s Award for the 2004 Stellers Jay Brut
  • 2009  Wine Press Northwest, Platinum Judging, Double Gold for 2006 Black Sage Meritage White and 2005 Black Sage Cabernet Franc
  • 2009 L.A. International Wine and Spirits , Gold Medal for the 2005 Stellers Jay Brut
  • 2009 International Wine and Spirits Competition, Best in Class for the 2007 Black Sage Vineyards Meritage White
  • 2010 Best of Varietal Judging, Winner for the 2008 Sparkling Gewurztraminer
  • 2010 Tribute Gold and Tribute Silver Sparkling wines presented to Gold Medalist Alexandre Bilodeau, 2010 Olympic Commemorative wines

Hundreds of Wine Awards, Locally and Internationally, including:

  • International Wine and Spirits Competition
  • Chardonnay du Monde
  • L.A. County Fair
  • Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Awards
  • San Francisco Wine Competition
  • Effervescents du Monde
  • Vinitaly
  • Decanter World Wine Awards
  • Intervin International Wine Awards

  • Annual Wine Press Northwest
  • Canadian Wine Awards
  • Wine Access Awards
  • Seattle Wine Society
  • Okanagan Wine Festival
  • Northwest Wine Summit
  • Okanagan Wine Festival Best of Varietal Competition
  • BC Wine and Oyster Festival
  • Okanagan Icewine Festival
  • BC Lieutenant Governor’s Awards of Excellence

  • All Canadian Wine Championships
  • Okanagan Wine Festival Fall judging
  • Montréal Gold Metal Plates
  • Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada
  • Ottawa Gold Metal Plates
  • Annual Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
  • Cornucopia Whistler
  • Vancouver Magazine International Wine Competition