Awards & Accolades
2018
WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada
Gold - 2016 Triomphe Riesling
Silver - 2017 Wild Ferment Cider
Silver - 2016 Orange Wine
Silver - 2015 Poetica Red
Bronze - 2016 Wild Ferment Chardonnay
2016
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Best in Show - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Franc '101'
- Best Red Wine - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Franc '101'
- Gold - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Franc '101'
- Gold - 2012 Estate Grown Small Lot 'Wild Ferment' Chardonnay
- Silver - 2013 Poetica Chardonnay
- Bronze - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Petit Verdot
Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Ontario Wine 2016
- 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Franc '201'
Ontario Wine Awards
- Gold - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2013 Estate Grown Small Lot Wild Ferment Chardonnay
Bronze (ASL Print FX Best Label Design Award) - 2013 Seriously Cool Red
2014
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Gold - 2012 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Silver - 2009 Whimsy! Married Young
- Silver - 2012 Triomphe Cabernet Franc
- Silver - Framboise
- Bronze - 2013 Connect Red
Ottawa Wine Challenge
- Best in Show - 2010 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Gold - 2010 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2012 Triomphe Cabernet Franc
- Bronze - 2012 Connect Red
2013
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Gold - 2011 Whimsy! Sirugue Chardonnay
- Gold - 2010 Whimsy! '201' Cabernet Franc
- Gold - 2010 Poetica Red
- Silver - 2011 Triomphe Cabernet Franc
- Bronze - 2012 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Rose
- Bronze - 2012 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2012 Connect Red
- Bronze - 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2009 Whimsy! 'Renewed Vows' Cabernet Franc
InterVin International Wine Awards
- Silver - 2010 Poetica Red
- Silver - 2010 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Honours - 2011 Whimsy! Damy Chardonnay
- Honours - 2011 Whimsy! Winemakers' White
- Honours - 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon
- Honours - 2010 Whimsy! '101' Cabernet Franc
- Honours - Framboise
- Honours - Whimsy! The Anniversary
- Honours - 2011 Connect Red
Lieutenant Governor's Award
Excellence in Ontario Wines 2013
- 2010 Whimsy! '201' Cabernet Franc
Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards - 2012
- Environmental Enterprise Award
2012
InterVin International Wine Awards - 2012 Winery of the Year!
- Gold - Framboise - Highest score in the entire competition!
- Gold - 2010 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon 'Lot A'
- Gold - 2010 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon 'Lot I'
- Gold - 2009 Whimsy! 'Renewed Vows' Cabernet Franc
- Silver - 2010 Whimsy! '101' Cabernet Franc
- Silver - 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2008 Whimsy! Cabernet Franc
- Bronze - 2010 Poetica Chardonnay
- Bronze - 2010 Poetica Red
- Bronze - 2011 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Rosé
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! 'Uncloaked' Merlot
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! 'Tall, Dark & Spicy' Syrah
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! Chardonnay 'Lot 20'
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Gold - 2010 Poetica Chardonnay (Oaked Chardonnay Over $20 Category)
- Gold - 2010 Whimsy! 'Lot I' Cabernet Sauvignon (Cabernet Sauvignon Over $20 Category)
- Gold - 2010 Whimsy! 'Lot A' Cabernet Sauvignon (Cabernet Sauvignon Over $20 Category)
- Silver - 2011 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Rosé (Rosé Category)
- Silver - 2010 Poetica Red (Red Blends Category)
- Silver - 2010 Whimsy! 'Tall, Dark & Spicy' Syrah (Syrah/Shiraz Category)
- Silver - 2010 Whimsy! '201' Cabernet Franc (Cabernet Franc Category)
- Silver - 2010 Vidal Icewine (Icewine Category)
- Silver - 2009 Whimsy! 'Renewed Vows' Cabernet Franc (Cabernet Franc Category)
- Silver - 2008 Whimsy! Cabernet Franc (Cabernet Franc Category)
- Silver - 2007 Cabernet Merlot Shiraz (Red Blends Category)
- Silver - Framboise (Other Wines Category)
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! Chardonnay Lot 20 (Oaked Chardonnay Over $20 Category)
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! 'Uncloaked' Merlot (Merlot Over $20 Category)
Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards
Listed as one of the "25 Best Wineries in Canada"
- Gold - 2010 Poetica Red
- Bronze - 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2009 Whimsy! 'Renewed Vows' Cabernet Franc
- Bronze - 2010 Poetica Chardonnay
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! '201' Cabernet Franc
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! Chardonnay
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! 'Lot A' Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze - 2010 Whimsy! 'Tall, Dark & Spicy' Syrah
- Bronze - 2011 Connect White
- Bronze - 2011 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Rosé
- Bronze - Framboise
Ontario Wine Awards
- Bronze - 2011 Triomphe Cabernet Franc Rosé
- Bronze - 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon
Organic Council of Ontario
- Innovation Award
2011
Lieutenant Governor's Awards
Excellence in Ontario Wines
- 2009 Triomphe Chardonnay
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Best in Show — Cassis
- Gold — Cassis
- Bronze (Red Blends) — 2009 Connect Red
- Bronze (Other Red Varietal $20+) — 2008 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze (Red Blends $20+) — 2008 Whimsy! Winemakers' Red
InterVin International Wine Awards
- Gold — 2008 Connect Red
- Gold — Framboise
- Silver — 2010 Connect White
- Bronze — 2008 Whimsy! Winemakers' Red
Canadian Wine Awards
- Silver — 2008 Whimsy! Cabernet Franc
- Silver — Cassis
- Bronze — 2007 Triomphe Cabernet Merlot
- Bronze — 2008 Triomphe Cabernet Franc
- Bronze — 2008 Triomphe Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bronze — 2009 Poetica Chardonnay
- Bronze — 2009 Triomphe Syrah
- Bronze — 2009 Vidal Icewine
- Bronze — 2010 Connect Rose
- Bronze — 2010 Connect White
- Bronze — Framboise
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit
- Bronze — 2005 Vidal Icewine