Monday, October 30, 2023

Legislature chooses wines

The Ontario legislature has chosen 2020 Cabernet by King and Victoria Winery and 2021 Chardonnay by Watchful Eye Winery as its official wines this year.

The winners were announced during the annual wine tasting hosted by Grape Growers of Ontario at the legislature.


“The wines showcased at this event reflect the connection between 100% Ontario grown grapes and the winemakers who craft them. We congratulate all of Ontario’s wineries on producing top-quality VQA wines and thank the six wineries who participated in this year’s tasting,” said chief esecutive officer Debbie Zimmerman.
 
“We are so excited to have had our Cabernet 2020 chosen as the red wine for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. We have been growing grapes for more than two decades to supply to premium winemakers throughout Ontario and in May of 2023 we were able to open the doors to our very own boutique winery on the Twenty Mile Bench in Vineland, Ontario,” said King an Victoria Winery.


 It is an honour to have our 2021 Chardonnay chosen as the white wine of the legislature and we appreciate the amazing feedback we received from all who tasted as we told our story and poured our wines,” said Watchful Eye Winery.