Judging – May 5-7, 2025

The Cold Climate Wine Awards (CCWA) showcases and promotes wines made from 100% cold climate grapes grown, vinified, and bottled in Canada and the United States. It is the only wine awards that focuses solely on 100% cold climate wines! Wineries are also eligible to have a representative participate in a separate blind tasting with other representatives to identify wines they consider worthy of special recognition as Winemakers’ Select.

The purpose of the CCWI is to recognize and promote quality wines made form 100% cold climate grapes grown in areas with cold winters and to provide assurance that wine is of good quality. Judges undertake a sensory evaluation of each wine on its merit to if it is without unacceptable faults or defects. If the cold climate wine meets the criteria for the CCWI it will be certified to use the indication sticker and logo on the approved wine as part of developing the cold climate wine brand.

CATEGORIES
Fortified
Orange (White Skin Fermented)
Red
Rose
Sparkling
White