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)
The following wines met the requirements for the CCWI, including an evaluation by an independent panel of Judges. Each of this wines are approved to display the CCWI logo on the bottle.| Winery | Wine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Wine Project | Song of Myself 2020 We Are All Made of Dreams 2022 | |||
| Carboy Winery | Petite Pearl 2020 | |||
| Converse Wine Company | Itasca 2024 Marquette 2023 | |||
| Domaine Perrault Winery | Isabella 2022 Orange Wine 2024 Rosalie 2021 | |||
| Drinks Farm | Jarel 2023 | |||
| Fernwood Estates | Frontenac Noir Fortified 2024 Frontenac Noir Rosé 2024 | |||
| Hounds of Erie Winery Inc | Sparkling L'Acadie Blance 2023 Petite Pearl Reserve 2021 Frontenac Blanc 2022 Fox and the Hound Reserve 2020 Marquette Unleashed (Sparkling Marquette Rosé) 2024 Sparkling Frontenac Blanc 2024 Petitie Louise 2024 Double Trouble - Sparkling St. cliche 2024 Sparkling L'Acadie Blanc 2024 | |||
| Lone Oak WInery | Itasca Star 2023 | |||
| Mac's Creek Winery | Irish Jig 2023 River Valley Red 2023 Flatware White 2023 | |||
| Rolling Forks Vineyards | Frontenac Blanc Reserve 2022 Lady Slipper 2023 Rolling Red 2022 Waska White 2023 Waska Rosé 2023 Harmony 2021 Melodie 2021 Frontenac 2020 Brianna 2022 Levity NV Love Struck NV | |||
| Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery | Chloe's Petite Pearl Marquette Hawks Flight Reserve 2024 | |||
| Stonehouse Vineyard | Frontenac Noir 2019 Highland White 2024 Frontenac Noir Rosé 2022 Frontenac Gris 2023 Swenson White 2021 Marquette Rosé 2023 | |||
| Thousand Island Winery | Marquette 2022 La Crescent 2023 Frontenac 2024 La Crescent spritz NV | |||
| Three Oak Wines | Two Dogs Red 2019 Two Dogs White NV Petite Rosé NV Two Dogs Rosé NV | |||
| Vignoble Clos du Vully | Cuvée Éliane 2021 Cuvée Marie-Louise 2021 Frontenac Blance 2020 | |||
| Vignoble Les Collines | Saint-Pépin 2024 Les Urubus Nv Rosé 2024 | |||