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2010 Judging of the Wines

Each entry is assessed blind by panels of accredited wine judges from the wine writing and teaching community. The criteria for judging the entries not only involve having an appreciation for wine, but also include a knowledge and expertise of wines from the Ontario region. Included amongst the winning categories; Ontario Wine of the Year, Ontario Winemaker of the Year, and the Ontario Journalism Award, which recognizes the best article published in 2009 on the Ontario wine industry.

How does the judging occur?

The Ontario Wine Awards wine judging, with the exception of Icewines, was held over two consecutive Saturdays – April 3rd and April 10th, 2010 and was not open to the public.

Icewine Judging will take place on Sunday, April 4th at the Fine Wine Reserve Wine Storage and was not open to the public.

Participating Judges

Konrad Ejbich Dean Tudor Michael Pinkus Anne Martin Gordon Stimmell Malcolm Jolley Frank Baldock

Edward Finstein Chris Waters Zoltan Szabo David Lawrason Dick Snyder Mike Mandel

Evan Saviolidis David Churchill Sheila Swerling-Puritt Margaret Swaine Lindsay Groves Larry Paterson

Click here to download this year’s entry forms. (PDF Download 212 KB)