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Salt Spring Island Vineyard
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Elaine Kozak, Garry Oaks Winery
Tel: (250) 653-4687
info@garryoakswinery.com
www.GarryOaksWinery.com
GARRY OAKS WINS MAJOR AWARD
Salt Spring Island, B.C., December 4, 2015
In a recent international competition conducted by Vancouver Magazine, and involving
approximately 1000 wines from around the world, Garry Oaks Winery's 2013 Pinot Noir +
Zweigelt was judged to be one of the top 10 wines, winning the "Best in Category" for
Light Red Wines. It was the only wine from British Columbia to place as a Category winner.
The wines were tasted blind by a panel of 17 expert judges. In announcing the award, the
judges remarked:
"How fitting that a wine from Salt Spring Island should trump this popular category. Wine
from the fringe has never been hipper, and this frisky, gutsy wine defines marginal. From
a century farm overlooking the (ironic but fitting) Burgoyne Valley on Mt. Maxwell, the
vines were planted 15 years ago on slopes so steep that some are terraced. Pinot noir and
Zweigelt sizzle in this edgy, juicy, peppery, red-berried wine."
Marcel Mercier, Garry Oaks owner and grape-grower said, "We usually make our Pinot Noir
and Zweigelt into single varietal wines. In 2013 we thought we'd see how they worked
together as a blend. As soon as we tried it, we knew we had something special."
Elaine Kozak, Garry Oaks owner and winemaker said, "We are known for our white wines but this
award shows that serious red wines can be grown in this region. The lighter, more elegant
style of wine we produce here can have as much character and complexity as heavy,
high-alcohol reds, but are a lot more food-friendly, and, arguably, easier on your head."
The Garry Oaks 2013 Pinot Noir + Zweigelt will be featured, along with the other top 10
Category winners, at an exclusive wine and culinary event for 500 people to be held in
Vancouver next February.
Garry Oaks Winery was established on Lee's Hill in 1999 and has
since won numerous awards for its wines, and served as a popular destination for wine
lovers from around the world. Garry Oaks' wines are all 100% sustainably grown and made on
the estate.