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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Expert panel reveals Cornucopia’s Top 25 wines
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Whistler, B.C. – An expert panel of 10 esteemed industry leaders has announced the Top 25 Wines from Cornucopia 2015. The competition illustrates the enormous talent existing at Cornucopia, presented by BlueShore Financial, pitting a vast selection of exceptional wines against each other to reveal the festivals Top 25 wines.
Among the esteemed panel of judges is DJ Kearney, lead judge and presenter for Cornucopia. Kearney commends the high standard of admissions, stating that “the entries this year were of a high-calibre and the judges were delighted at the quality of the submissions. Every flight was meaningful and challenging and the judges worked diligently to separate the best of the best.”
Each winery participating in Cornucopia was given the opportunity to enter their choice of wines into the Top 25 competition. The panel of judges tasted all submissions in a closed, blind-tasting session before declaring their final selection.
The Top 25 wines are:
Top Bubble
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Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Gold Label Brut
Top White
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C.C. Jentsch Cellars Small Lots Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2014
Top Red
Best of the Rest, in alphabetical order
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C.C. Jentsch Cellars Syrah 2013
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Calliope Figure 8 Red 2013
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Calliope Viognier 2014
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Clos de Los Siete 2012
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Dominio Del Plata BenMarco Malbec 2013
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Fort Berens Pinot Noir 2013
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Harper's Trail Cabernet Franc 2013
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Harper's Trail Pioneer Block Dry Riesling 2013
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Indigenous World Winery Simo "See-Moo" Small Lot Red Blend 2012
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Liquidity Wines Chardonnay 2013
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Lopez De Haro Rioja Reserva 2005
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Mascota Vineyards La Mascota Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
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Michael David Winery Petite Petit 2013
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Monte Del Fra Ca del Magro 2012
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Quails' Gate Stewart Family Reserve Chardonnay 2013
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Quails' Gate Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir 2013
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Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico DOCG 2013
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Santa Ana Reserve Malbec-Shiraz 2013
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Stoneboat Vineyards Faux Pas Rose 2014
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Stoneboat Vineyards Piano Brut
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Vinosia Aglianico 2014
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Vistalba Corte C 2014
Wine lovers and aficionados alike are invited to explore these award-winning wines at various Cornucopia tasting events, including the flagship tasting event: CRUSH Grand Gala Tasting, November 7, the top-shelf wine tasting event: Cellar Door Grand Tasting, November 6, as well as Cornucopia’s awards celebration: Top 25 Celebratory Reception, November 7.
These events are just a small taste of the extensive calendar of events at Whistler’s Cornucopia, featuring 11 delicious days of food and drink.
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Cornucopia presented by BlueShore Financial
is Whistler’s food + drink celebration celebrating its 19thyear. The festival is newly expanded to eleven days of gourmet food, wines, spirits and craft beer complete with an exciting line up of talent, including mixologists, sommeliers, and renowned chefs in the food and drink industry. Attracting more than 10,000 people to the resort – and catering to everyone from amateur enthusiasts to aficionados - the diverse program offers educational seminars, wine tasting, elaborate dinners, late-night events and a new health and wellness series Nourish. Held on the cusp of the ski season opening in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia; Cornucopia was designed to showcase and support the local food and drink industry. Cornucopia has become recognized as a preeminent representation of the culinary tourism industry in Canada.
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