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The Quinte Arts Council and the Prince Edward County Arts Council wish to thank those sponsors and supporters who helped make the event such a great success
Title sponsor - FDC (Family Dental Centre)
Scotiabank Wilkinson & Company The Inn at Huff Estates
Media Partners they integrated inc. Hayes Printing The Intelligencer County Weekly News Classical 103.1 County Grapevine Magazine CKWS The Ontario Arts Council
Also our heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers, the ARTEVĪNO Wine Award judges, and the ARTEVĪNO Committee all of whom gave of their time and talents.
David Lawrason Tony Aspler John Sczabo Konrad Eijbich Shari Darling Michael Pinkus Remy Charest Billy Munnelly Sadie Darby Andrew Laliberte Lynn Sullivan Kimberly Humbly Myrna Mather Anne Wardrop Roz Bound Carolyn Burn Vicki Waspe Greta Kristiansen-Jacobs Mary Tucker Pauline Jenkins Richard Birch Judy Kent Tracy Douglas Vanessa Humble Jack and Karen Garvin Stephen Feeney Grace Scutella Sharon Broadbent ARTEVĪNO Top Wine Award Winners June 19, 2010 - Picton, ON - Rosehall Run Winery has carried off two of the three top trophies at the 6th Annual ARTEVĪNO 2010 Awards including the Jonathan Welsh Memorial Award recognizing the Winery of the Year. It is based on the highest ratio of medals won against wines entered in the annual competition for wineries of Prince Edward County and Northumberland County. The award for the Top Scoring Red Wine also went to Rosehall Run for its 2008 Rosehall Vineyard Pinot Noir, while Huff Estate captured the trophy for top scoring white and The Top Scoring White Wine Award went to Huff Estates for its 2007 South Bay Chardonnay. The results were announced today by ARTEVĪNO chief judge David Lawrason at the ARTEVĪNO art, wine and food showcase at the Crystal Palace in Picton. ARTEVĪNO is a fundraiser for the Quinte Arts Council and Prince Edward County Arts Council, and this year’s event featured the work 15 wineries, 11 restaurants and over 40 local artists. Canadian actor and wine enthusiast Jonathan Welsh was a founder of ARTEVĪNO . On May 10a panel of eight expert judges led by Mr. Lawrason, founder of the Canadian Wine Awards and wine columnist for Toronto Life, gathered at the Inn at Huff Estate to blind taste more than 75 entries. Others on the panel included Michael Pinkus of the Ontario Wine Review, Billy Munnelly of Billy’s Best Bottles, wine book author and broadcaster Tony Aspler, Konrad Ejbich of CBC Radio, Master Sommelier John Szabo, Remy Charest a wine journalist in Quebec City, and Shari Darling of the Peterborough Examiner. There were five gold medalists in this year’s judging including the two wines names above. Golds also went to Rosehall Run 2008 County Cuvée Pinot Noir, 2008 County Cuvée Chardonnay and Hillier Creek Estate 2007 Vidal Icewine. Rosehall Run took another six silver and bronze medals as well, earning its place as Winery of the Year for the second year in a row.Winners of the ARTEVĪNO 2010 Wine Awards The medalists of the sixth annual 2010 ARTEVĪNO Wine Competition Awards were released, with five wines earning gold medals by rating 90 points or better in a blind tasting competition open to wines produced in Prince Edward and Northumberland counties. On May 10, 2010 a panel of eight judges led by David Lawrason, founder of the Canadian Wine Awards and wine columnist for Toronto Life, gathered at the Inn at Huff Estate to blind taste more than 75 entries. Others on the panel included Michael Pinkus, Ontario Wine Review, Billy Munnelly of Billy’s Best Bottles, wine book author, broadcaster and recipient of the Order Of Canada, Tony Aspler, Konrad Ejbich of CBC Radio, Master Sommelier, John Szabo, Remy Charest of Quebec City, and Shari Darling of the Peterborough Examiner. The gold, silver and bronze medalists plus other wines from the wineries involved in the competition will be poured on June 19 at the ARTEVĪNO Art and Wine Festival being held at Picton’s Crystal Palace from noon to 4 pm; then at participating restaurants in Prince Edward County and Belleville that same evening. Both these events are organized by the Quinte Arts Council and the Prince Edward County Arts Council. The competition was assisted by Sadie Darby of the Ontario Wine Society and the Wine Writers Circle of Canada. The top scoring white and red wines as well as the recipient of the Jonathan Welsh Memorial Award, named for the co-founder of ARTEVĪNO, will be announced at the June 19 event. Each winery that won a gold or silver award at the ARTEVĪNO wine Competition will be presented with a beautiful medallion produced by Marshman Jewelers and all medal winners receive a framed certificate designed by they integrated inc. This year there will be a record number of artists, wineries and restaurant/caterers involved to showcase the creative talents of the entire Quinte region represented at ARTEVĪNO. The artists and galleries participating are Gabi Von Gans, Tina Osborne, Marion Casson, The Belleville Art Association, Amanda Bing, Marc Bourdon, Sherry Martin, Sharon Lee Argyle, Robert Worling, Marta Smith, Terry Williams, Heather Inwood-Montrose, Marie Timbers, Stasha Novac, Jeanette Campbell, Kim Klaver, Linda Phipps-Nicoll, The Rossi Family, Paul Hill, Peter Paylor, Connie Yrjola of Glamour Junkie Jewellery, Funktional Art and Design (FAD), Oeno Gallery, Jesus Estevez, Michael Macleod, Tara Wilkinson, Jeff Keary of Activearts, Aiden Haley, Viola Michalska, LaLaLand Glass Studio, Donna Bonin, Amelie Koning, Gallery ArtPlus, Brigitte Rittinger, Doug Robinson, Tracy Douglas, Martina Escudero-Wolf, Carryl Postma, Milé Murtanovski and Steven Draper. There will also be displays from Taste the County’s Arts Trail, the Prince Edward County Arts Council and the Quinte Arts Council. There will be a fabulous selection of regional wines including Bergeron Estates Winery, Black Prince Winery, Casa Dea Estates, Closson Chase Vineyards, Del-Gatto Estates Winery, Fieldstone Estates Winery, The Grange of Prince Edward County & Estate Winery, Harwood Estate Vineyards, Hillier Creek Estates Winery, Karlo Estates Winery, Keint-he Winery & Vineyards, Norman Hardie Winery and Vineyard, Rosehall Run Vineyards, Sandbanks Estates Winery, Huff Estates Winery and Waupoos Estates Winery. To add to the enjoyment of the afternoon, there will be scrumptious offerings by restaurants and caterers, Currah’s Café and Catering, Urban Herb Catering, Capers Brasserie and Wine Bar, L’Auberge de France, Blumen Garden Bistro, The Waring House, Claramount Inn & Spa, Earl & Angelo’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant, East & Main Bistro, Dinkel’s Restaurant and Courtyard, Paulo’s Trattoria and Fifth Town Artisan Cheese. Look for special ARTEVĪNO Award-Winning Dinner menus, featuring the award-winning wines, paired with delicious three-course dinners, created by the chefs of many of these restaurants, which will be held on Saturday, June 19 after the event at the Crystal Palace. Check out www.artevino.ca after June 1, when the menus and more information regarding the dinners will be available on the website. Tickets are $35 for the afternoon at the Crystal Palace, including a souvenir wine glass and 10 taste tickets, and are available online. Tickets can also be purchased at the Quinte Arts Council, 36 Bridge Street East, Belleville (call 613-962-1232), at the Prince Edward County Arts Council, 280 Main Street, Suite 103, Picton, at participating wineries and at Books and Company, downtown Belleville. For $95 you can enjoy the ARTEVĪNO art, wine and food festival, plus a dinner at a restaurant of your choice, which must be booked in advance.
See
www.artevino.ca for details of this exciting celebration. Or
call 613-962-1232 for more details.
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