International Recognition in 2019
From our start more than 23 years ago, Strewn has been committed to producing premium wines from grapes grown in the Niagara peninsula. Each year gives us the opportunity to craft the very best wine we possibly can. While we know from the comments you give us that Marc Bradshaw and Tyler Bartelds are doing a great job in the cellar, it’s always good to have external validation.
In 2019, we entered two international competitions that produced outstanding results - our 2016 Terroir Chardonnay Canadian Oak won a Silver in France and the 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc won Silver in Brussels. In both of these shows, these were the only medals awarded to Canadian wines.
Below is the complete list of competitions and awards won by Strewn this year.
VINOFED World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions run under the patronage of OIV (Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin). VINOFED assesses wine by competent international tasters according to well-defined guidelines. Citadelles du Vin and SMV Canada are both VINOFED Competitions.
Citadelles du Vin, Bourg (near Bordeaux), France:
Silver 2016 Terroir Chardonnay Canadian Oak (only Canadian wine to win a medal)
Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada, Montreal
Gold 2016 Terroir Chardonnay Canadian Oak
Silver 2016 Terroir Chardonnay American Oak
Silver 2015 Terroir Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver 2017 The LIM ITED Amalgam
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Belgium Established 25 years ago, this competition has become a benchmark amongst international wine contests, known and recognised by the wine industry and consumers worldwide.
Silver 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc (only Canadian wine to win a medal)
Then there are three prestigious competitions in the United Kingdom::
International Wine & Spirit Competition, for half a century the IWSC has been recognising and rewarding the very best wines and spirits in the world, judged by the premier experts in any given region and style.
Silver 2015 Terroir Cabernet Franc
Bronze 2017 Riesling Premium
Bronze 2017 Chimo Icewine
Decanter World Wine Awards, sponsored by Decanter magazine, is the world’s largest wine competition, held in London. In 2019 there were almost 17,000 entries and 280 judges from across the world.
Bronze 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc
Bronze 2017 Riesling Premium
Bronze 2017 Merlot Premium
Commended 2015 Terroir Cabernet Franc
International Wine Challenge, in its 36th year, the IWC is accepted as the world’s most rigorous, impartial and influential wine competition. The IWC assesses every wine ‘blind’ and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. Each medal-winning wine is tasted on at least three separate occasions by a minimum of 12 different judges including Masters of Wine.
Bronze 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc
Commended 2015 Terroir Cabernet Franc
Commended 2015 LIMITED Cabernets
Commended 2017 LIMITED Amalgam
Six Nations Wine Challenge, the most influential wine judge from each of the leading New World wine countries (Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa, USA) is invited to list the top 100 wines from their home country.
Judges Selection 2015 Terroir Cabernet Sauvignon
Judges Selections 2016 Terroir Merlot
National Wine Awards of Canada is a competition open tom wines grown and produced in Canada; in 2019 more than 1,815 wines from 259 wineries were entered.
Silver 2015 Terroir Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc
Bronze 2016 Terroir Chardonnay Canadian Oak
Ontario Wine Awards, founded by Tony Aspler, Order of Canada Recipient, 25 years ago as a means of recognizing Ontario VQA wines for their quality, distinction and brilliance.
Silver 2017 Terroir Pinot Blanc
Silver 2017 Chardonnay Barrel Aged
That’s more than two dozen awards for Strewn wines: 1 Gold, 10 Silver, 7 Bronze, 4 Commended and 2 Judges Selection!