Results for the 2025 Cold Climate Wine Awards
The Judges
Marie-France Champagne
Wine educator and Coordinator of the Sommelier Program at Algonquin College and owner of “Champagne and Wines”, which specializes in consulting on wine and food
David Caird
Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommelier. Recently appointed as a Director for the National Capital Sommelier Guild.
Tim Ouelette
Wine educator with both Fine Vintage Ltd and the Vendange Institute, teaching WSET and Wine Scholar programming. Recently started his own wine consulting company called SommWise.
Best Cold Climate Wine 2025
Clos du Vully
Cuvée Élaine 2021
Best Sparkling
Hounds of Erie
Double Trouble –
Sparkling St. Cliche
2024
Best
White
Clos du Vully
Frontenac Blanc
2020
Best Red
Rolling Forks
Vineyard
Rolling Red 2022
Best Fortified
Clos du Vully
Cuvée Eliane
2021
2025- Results
| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Wine Maker's Select (no particular order) |
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| Sparkling | Hounds of Erie Winery Double Trouble 2024 Hounds of Erie Winery L'Acadie blanc 2024 Hounds of Erie Winery Sparkling Frontenac Blanc 2024 Hounds of Erie Winery Marquette Unleashed 2024 | Rolling Forks Vineyards Brianna NV Rolling Forks Vineyards Love Struck NV American Wine Project We are All Made of Dreams 2022 | Hounds of Erie Winery L'Acadie Blanc 2023 | Hounds of Erie L'Acadie Blanc 2024 |
| White | Clos du Vully Frontenac Blanc 2020 | Rolling Forks Vineyard Lady Slipper 2023 Rolling Forks Vineyards Brianna 2022 Hounds of Erie Winery Petite Louise 2024 Vignoble Les Collines Sait-Pépin 2024 Mac's Creek Winery Flatware White 2023 Three Oak Wines Two Dogs White NV | Rolling Forks Winery Frontenac Blanc Reserve 2022 Converse Wine Company Itasca 2024 Thousand Island Winery La Crescent 2023 Stonehouse Vineyard Highland White 2024 Rolling Forks Vineyards Waska White 2023 | Stonehouse Vineyard Highland White 2024 |
| Orange | Stonehouse Vineyard Frontenac Gris 2023 American Wine Project Song of Myself 2020 | Stonehouse Vineyard Frontenac Gris 2023 Domaine Perrault Orange Wine 2024 |
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| Rosé | Stonehouse Vineyard Marquette Rosé 2023 Fernwood Estates Frontenac Noir Rosé 2024 | Rolling Forks Vineyards Waska Rosé 2023 | Stonehouse Vineyard Marquette Rosé 2023 |
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| Red | Rolling Forks Vineyards Rolling Red 2022 Three Oak Wines Two Dogs Red 2019 Rolling Forks Vineyards Frontenac 2020 Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery Chloe's Petite Pearl Marquette Hawks Flight Reserve 2024 Domaine Perrault Winery Rosalie 2021 | Thousand Island Winery Frontenac 2024 Hounds of Erie Winery Marquette 2023 | Stonehouse Vineyard Frontenac Noir 2019 Vignoble Les Collines Les Urubus NV Thousand Island Winery Marquette 2022 Hounds of Erie Winery Petite Pearl Reserve 2021 Rolling Forks Vineyards Harmony 2021 | Carboy Winery Petite Pearl 2020 Stonehouse Vineyard Frontenac Noir 2019 Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery Chloe's Petite Pearl Marquette Hawks Flight Reserve 2024 |
| Fortified | Vignoble Clos du Vully Cuveé Éliane 2021 | Vignoble Clos du Vully Cuvée Éliane 2021 |
Cold Climate Wine Indication (CCWI) 2026
The following wines met the requirements for the CCWI 2026 including an evaluation by an independent panel of Judges. Each wine is approved to display the CCWI logo on the bottle.| Winery | Wine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchored Roots Vineyard & Winery | Itasca 2025 Petite Pearl 2024 The Trailhead 2025 Shifting Stone 2025 Frontenac Gris 2025 Ledge Blanc 2025 | |||
| Ball Vineyards | Rudy's Red 2024 | |||
| Bon Sang! Wines | Les Fleur du Tapis 2024 Intime 2024 | |||
| Converse Wine Company | St. Croix 2024 Brianna NV Petite Pearl 2024 Marquette 2024 | |||
| Crow River Winery | Sparkling Brianna 2025 Marquette 2023 Black Birch 2023 Red Coyote 2024 La Crescent 2025 | |||
| Domaine Darius Limited | Number 15 (2024) 1879 (2023) | |||
| Domaine Perrault | St. Pepin 2025 Orange Wine 2024 | |||
| Hounds of Erie | Fox & Hound Reserve 2022 Petite Pearl Reserve 2022 Frontenac Blanc 2025 Boneyard L'Acadie Blanc 2025 Petite Louise 2025 Marquette Rosé 2025 | |||
| Mixed Meadia | Ledge Blanc 2025 Cote de Mort Blan de Blanc 2023 Little Brut 2023 Cote de Mort Blanc de Gris Demi sec 2022 | |||
| Purple Sky Winery | Frontenac Gris 2025 Frontenac Blanc 2025 La Crescent 2025 Frontenac 2024 | |||
| Stonehouse Vineyard | Frontenac 2023 Stirling 2025 Barrel 33 Reserve 2021 1793 (2024) Frontenac Blanc 2022 Highland White 2024 Frontenac Gris 2024 Lochiel Rosé 2025 1745 (2025) Frontenac Noir 2020 Swenson White 2021 L'Acadie Blanc 2025 1837 (2023) | |||
| Thousand Island Winery | Bourbon Barrel Aged Marquette NV Marquette 2024 Frontenac Gris NV La Crescent Spritz NV | |||
| Vignoble Clos du Vully | Frontenac Gris 2021 Cuvée Marie-Louise 2023 | |||
| Vignoble Les Colline | Les Urubus 2024 Le Blanc-Bec 2024 |