Magnotta has proudly won more awards for product excellence
than any other winery in Canada.

These awards are your assurance that you are buying some of
the finest quality wine available anywhere.

Some of our most recent and notable awards include:   

2008 Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
DOUBLE GOLD
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition
- 2005 Carmenère Gran Riserva
GOLD
- 2006 Shiraz Barrel Aged Special Reserve
- 2006 Toro Nero Limited Edition
- 2005 Cabernet Franc Icewine Limited Edition
- 2004 Il Cacciatore Gran Riserva

2008 Ontario Wine Awards
GOLD
- 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
SILVER
- 2004 Enotrium
BRONZE
- 2006 Pinot Gris Special Reserve

2008 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
GOLD
- 2005 Meritage Limited Edition
- 2004 Chardonnay - Lorna Jackson Tribute Special Reserve

2008 Vinitaly
GRAND GOLD
- 2004 Chardonnay - Lorna Jackson Tribute Special Reserve

2008 Wine Masters Challenge 2008
GOLD
- 2006 Pinot Noir Special Reserve
SILVER
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Lake Erie North Shore Limited Edition
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition
- 2006 Vidal Sparkling Ice Merritt Road Limited Edition
- 2005 Cabernet Franc Icewine Limited Edition
- 2005 Meritage Limited Edition
- 2004 Chardonnay - Lorna Jackson Tribute Special Reserve
- 2004 Merlot Limited Edition

2008 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
GOLD
- 2006 Toro Nero Limited Edition
- 2005 Carmenère Gran Riserva
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition

2008 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
BEST ICEWINE
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
GOLD
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition
SILVER
- 2006 Pinot Gris Special Reserve
- 2006 Riesling Medium Dry Ontario VQA
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Lake Erie North Shore Limited Edition
- 2006 Vidal Sparkling Ice Merritt Road Limited Edition
- 2005 Meritage Limited Edition
- 2004 Chardonnay - Lorna Jackson Tribute Special Reserve
- 2004 Il Cacciatore Gran Riserva

2008 New World International Wine Competition
GOLD
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
NEW WORLD GRAND CHAMPION
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
BEST NEW WORLD DESSERT WINE
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
BEST OF CLASS
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
SILVER
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition
- 2005 Cabernet Franc Icewine Limited Edition
- 2005 Meritage Limited Edition

2008 Grand Harvest Awards
GOLD
- 2006 Vidal Sparkling Ice Merritt Road Limited Edition
SILVER
- 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve
- 2006 Gewürztraminer Dry Special Reserve
- 2006 Riesling Medium Dry Ontario VQA
- 2006 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition
- 2004 Chardonnay - Lorna Jackson Tribute Special Reserve
- 2004 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition
- Iced Apple

2008 Florida State Fair International Competition
GOLD
- 2006 Gewürztraminer Dry Special Reserve
- 2005 Meritage Limited Edition

2007 Canadian Wine Awards
GOLD
- 2003 Enotrium Gran Riserva VQA
SILVER
- 2002 Blanc De Noirs VQA
- 2005 Cabernet Franc Special Reserve VQA

2007 France - Chardonnay du Monde
GOLD
- 2003 Chardonnay Merritt Road Limited Edition VQA
Only Canadian gold

2007 Chiantré (France) - Les Citadelles du Vin
Trophée Citadelles - GOLD - 2004 Riesling Icewine LE VQA
Special Award for top scorer for Canada

USA International Eastern Wine Competition
2006 Best Dessert Wine
- 2004 Vidal Icewine Lake Erie North Short LE VQA
2007 Best Dessert Wine, Best Sweet Riesling & Riesling Champion
- 2004 Riesling Icewine LE VQA

2004 Canada - Canadian Wine Awards
2003 Vidal Sparkling Ice LE VQA
- awarded "Dessert Wine of the Year" representing the first time a
sparkling icewine has won the prestigious dessert wine category.

2002 USA - Great Lakes
Double Gold
- 2000 Riesling Icewine Limited Edition VQA

2000 USA - American Wine Society
Double Gold
- Vidal Sparkling Ice

USA - Tasters Guild
1996 Double Gold Medal
- 1992 Chardonnay Barrel Fermented Limited Edition VQA
2003 Double Gold Medal
- 2001 Vidal Icewine Niagara Peninsula Limited Edition VQA
2004 Double Gold Medal
- 2002 Vidal Icewine Lake Erie North Shore LE VQA

1997 Verona (Italy) - Vinitaly
Gold Medal
- Vidal Sparkling Ice
First sparkling icewine to win a Gold at a major competition

Sparkling Vidal Icewine has earned over 50 medals including
Gold at the InterVin World Wine Competition (1998) and
Gold at the prestigious VinItaly World Wine Competition (1997).

San Francisco (USA) Wine Competition
Best of Nation - 1996 and 2000

Canada/USA Intervin International
Magnotta is the first and only Canadian Winery to have ever won
four Black Diamond Trophies for Winery Consistency and Quality.
This is awarded at the Intervin International competition to the winery with the most gold medals at the year's competition. 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

1993 Bordeaux (France) - Vinexpo
Gold Medal
- 1990 Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Edition
First Canadian red wine to win gold at Vinexpo. ______________________________________

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