INDUSTRY RECOGNITION AWARDS 2025
Join us to recognize outstanding individuals from the BC wine industry at this year’s ceremony luncheon at the annual BC Wine Industry Insight Conference on March 12, 2025 in Penticton, BC.
The Wines of British Columbia represent the welcoming and diverse people of our wine industry in British Columbia. Below are the categories available for recognition at the upcoming awards ceremony.
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
Deadline: January 10, 2025
Leadership Excellence Award
This award recognizes a winery or non-winery (media, government, tourism etc.) individual who has gone above and beyond to take a leadership role and build great relationships with the industry. This person positively contributes to the greater wine community in British Columbia, making it a better place to work and live.
Ultimate BC Wine Ambassador Award
This award recognizes a frontline winery individual who is passionate about sharing their love of the BC wine industry with their guests. This person is a BC wine superstar coming to work every day with a smile on their face, taking pride in what they do and working hard to positively impact not only their guests, but their team as well.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR
ContainerWorld Group of Companies has generously sponsored the 2025 BC Wine Industry Recognition Awards in honour of the hardworking and passionate people building a world-class brand for the Wines of British Columbia and making BC wine country a benchmark for wine tourism.
AWARDS SELECTION PROCESS
The Awards are open to all organizations, businesses, and individuals in the BC grape wine industry. Individual self-nomination is not accepted; however, organizations or businesses may apply directly. Individual Board members and employees of the WGBC are not eligible. The committee (including WGBC marketing & communications committee, regional association representatives, WGBC Ambassador Facilitators) will review each nominee against a set criteria for the new awards and narrow down to 2 choices for each category. The committee will then meet to discuss and align on the winners – coming down to a vote if necessary.
Awards Selection Committee:
Chris Turyk, Unsworth Vineyards
Kim Lawton, Fort Berens Estate Winery
Laurie Barnes, Poplar Grove Winery
Kathryn Newhouse, Volcanic Hills Estate Winery
Kim Pasquali, Mission Hill Family Estate
Serena Schlueter, Arterra Wines Canada
Karen Homes, Destination British Columbia
Tim Pawsey, Past Recipient Representative, Hired Belly
Jennifer Busman, Wine Association Representative, Oliver Osoyoos Wineries Association
Kate Durisek, BC Wine Grape Council
Previous Winners
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