Celebrating Success on the International Stage

For the last few years our focus has been on expanding our selection of premium and distinctive small lot wines, adding Sparkler, Muscat and Pinot Grigio to our white lineup, and creating a special set of fraternal twins Cabernet Sauvignon Sandy Block and Clay Block. Mother Nature was on our side and the 2015 and 2016 vintages yielded concentrated red grapes with excellent flavour and tannins, just what we need to make our Terroir Strewn Three, Cabernet  Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

In 2018, we decided it was time to see how well our wines would be received on the international stage and selected five top international competitions to enter. The result was overwhelmingly positive: six silver medals, five bronze medals, six commendations. In addition, our 2015 Terroir Merlot was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Wines for the Six Nations Wine Challenge where it was a Judges Selection. Results Below.

Strewn makes three distinctively different Terroir Chardonnays, each fermented in a different type of barrel: French Oak, American Oak and Canadian Oak. Last year for the first time we participated in the Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration.  better know as i4C. It's not a competition but an amazing weekend of Chardonnay tasting activities. Our Terroir Chardonnay French Oak and Canadian Oak were tasted along side many excellent Canadian and international Chardonnays, and we partnered with Josef Chrony winery from Tasmania for a special side-by-side tasting. Look for us at the 2019 i4C weekend July 19 to 21. Check out the program at www.coolchardonnay.org. 

MEDAL WINNERS IN 2018

2016 Terroir Chardonnay French Oak
- Silver Chardonnay de Monde
- Bronze International Wine & Spirits Competition
- Commended International Wine Challenge

2016 Terroir Chardonnay American Oak
- Commended Decanter World Wine Awards

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Clay Block (Limited Supply)
- Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition
- Bronze International Wine Challenge
- Bronze Decanter World Wine Awards

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Sandy Block (Limited Supply)
- Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition
- Commended International Wine Challenge
- Commended Decanter World Wine Awards

2017 Gewurztraminer Totally Botrytis Affected (Limited Supply) 
- Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition

2016 Riesling Winemakers Art (Sold Out)
- Silver International Wine Challenge
- Commended Decanter World Wine Awards

2016 Riesling Terroir (Sold Out)
- Bronze International Wine & Spirits Competition

2014 Cabernet Franc Dry Late Harvest (Sold Out)
- Bronze International Wine & Spirits Competition

2015 Merlot Terroir (Library Wine)
- Commended International Wine Challenge
- Judges Award Six Nations Wine Challenge

2016 Chimo Vidal Icewine
- Silver International Wine & Spirits Competition

Inspired by our success, we have entered two additional international competitions in 2019. Fingers are crossed until we hear the results!