Konzelmann Estate Winery

Winemaster Herbert Konzelmann was awarded ?Winemaker of the Year? in 1996 at the Air Ontario Competition, Toronto, Canada.

Select Award List to view our accomplishments, or Wine List and view tasting notes, pairing suggestions and awards related to each variety of wine.

MOST RECENT AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Konzelmann Estate Winery continues to win National and International Awards, Medals and Trophies for both Wines and Icewines, since 1996. The list below highlights just a few of the most recent awards.

TEN MEDALS AT 2011 OTTAWA WINE CHALLENGE
Konzelmann Estate Winery received one Gold, three Silver and six Bronze medals at the most recent Ottawa Wine Challenge Competition. Over 400 wines were entered and the Judging panel was made up of some of the most talented people working in wine in Canada.

2011 CANADIAN WINE AWARDS - FIVE MEDALS
1,117 wines were entered in this year's competition that was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Konzelmann received five medals at this International competition, Silver for 2008 Vidal Icewine and four Bronze medals for the following wines: 2008 Special Select Late Harvest Vidal, 2009 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, 2009 Pinot Blanc and 2009 Pinot Grigio.

INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION
Our 2008 Vidal Icewine received the Gold Best in Class Award at the 2011 IWSC held in the UK. Click here for competition results.

FINGER LAKES WINE COMPETITION
Finger Lakes International Wine Competition is the largest charitable wine competition in North America. Konzelmann received a Gold Award for their 2008 Vidal Icewine, a Silver Award for their 2009 Pinot Blanc and a Bronze for their 2007 Merlot at the two-day competition that was held on March 26-27, 2011 in Rochester, N.Y. Click here for competition results.

VINITALY and INT'L WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION
Konzelmann Estate Winery was awarded the most prestigious award - the Grand Gold medal for the 2007 Vidal Icewine where more than 3,500 wines from 34 countries took part in the 43rd VinItaly International Wine Competition in April, 2009. The same wine was awarded the Grand Gold at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in the UK, in May. More than 7,000 wines were entered.

IWSC 2010 - GOLD
Konzelmann Estate Winery was the recipient of the Gold Award this year for their 2008 Vidal Icewine at the International Wine and Sprit Competition.

WINE SPECTATOR'S TOP 100 LIST - A CANADIAN FIRST
Konzelmann Winery is proud to be the first Canadian winery to be included in the Wine Spectator Magazine's Top 100 List in 2008.

Each year, Wine Spectator editors survey the wines they have reviewed over the past 12 months and select the most exciting for their Top 100.

In 2008, the Wine Spectator editors reviewed more than 19,500 wines from around the world in blind tastings. Konzelmann Vidal icewine was included in the Top 100, earning the honour of being the first Canadian winery to be included in their Top 100 List. The selection of wines is based on four criteria: quality; value; availability; and an X-factor they call excitement. December 2008.