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Wine Competition Results - Celebration or Skepticism?

  Last week, Prospect Winery was awarded Gold at the Dallas Morning News Wine Competition for The Lost Bars Vidal Icewine 2007. Over the course of the year, Prospect wines are entered into many prestigious wine competitions like International Wine and Spirit Competition and Decanter Wine Awards. We celebrate each result and anxiously look to the mail (or email) for the results of these competitions!

In the past few weeks, in international wine news, there has been much controversy over the reliability of wine judges and the value of medals awarded. The results of a study by Dr. Robert Hodgson published about were released and his conclusions created quite the buzz. He charted lots of results, but failed to draw any firm conclusions - only that results don't necessarily reflect the skills of the judges. However, he definitely created quite the stir in the community.

There are hundreds of responses to his study from around the world - it's interesting to read some web discussions, and definitely makes one question competition results. Prospect will continue to enter several of the wine competitions held across the globe and despite any controversy, it will loudly celebrate its wins and taking pride in the many awards we will hopefully receive over the coming year!

A Historical Day in the Okanagan

After months of much debate and discussion, the BC Provincial Cabinet has approved the name change of the beautiful Okanagan town of Westbank to the District of West Kelowna. Before being approved by the BC governenment, residents spent many months debating the pros and cons of the name change, with a narrow vote won in favour of the new name. Residents are hopeful the close association with the internationally recognized Kelowna, will contribute to the growth of the business community additional tourists and marketing

Whatever the name, West Kelowna is a beautiful gem in the Okanagan, with rich soil that produces juicy fruits including the grapes harvested into making Prospect wines. Residents are being encouraged by City Council to be "masters of their own destiny" and create a new history for residents and tourists alike to explore. My hope is that residents will come together, perhaps over a bottle of Prospect wine, remembering the past town stories and history and dream about what the future will be in West Kelowna. Perhaps in years to come, there will be a new story to go on a label of Prospect wines!