Fort Berens Estate Winery Best of BC Wine Country Awards

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September 21, 2018

LILLOOET, BC – The results are in and Lillooet’s Fort Berens Estate Winery has some new awards to add to their growing list. Fort Berens won four awards in the second annual Best of BC Wine Country 2018 awards.

The Best of BC Wine Country is a crowdsourced online survey curated by the BC Wine Institute, inviting the public to vote on their favourite BC wine experiences from a variety of "Best of" categories: Best of BC Wine; Best of BC Place; Best of BC Experience. Wine lovers voted for their favourites in each of the various BC wine regions, including the Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley, Vancouver Island, Gulf Island, Fraser Valley, and the new appellations (Thompson Valley, Lillooet, Shuswap and Kootenays).

As voted on by the public, the Best of BC Wine Country 2018 included the following regional awards for Fort Berens:
Fort Berens Estate Winery Riesling – Best BC White Wine
Fort Berens Estate Winery Rosé – Best BC Rosé Wine
Fort Berens Estate Winery – Best BC Winery Tasting Room
The Kitchen at Fort Berens – Best BC Winery Restaurant Showcasing Local Food

Rolf de Bruin, co-founder and co-owner of Fort Berens explained, "We were absolutely delighted to find out that we won these four Best of BC Wine Country awards. To have the support of our community in Lillooet and beyond vote for us means so much to our entire team. These awards show that we are meeting our goals of producing outstanding quality wine from Lillooet, providing an outstanding experience to our guests in the tasting room, and showcasing the incredible local food in our restaurant, The Kitchen at Fort Berens. As the first winery in Lillooet, we are so honoured to be able to showcase our emerging and growing wine region.”

Travel expert and best-selling author of Travel Best Bets, Claire Newell supported the awards on social media blogging, “Here in BC they are essentially the people’s choice awards of wine. Winners are voted on by tourists and locals – not wine experts making this a truly consumer-based award.” 

"The results show authentic recommendations from the public on what to do and where to go for the best wine touring experiences throughout BC's diverse wine regions, and we are thrilled to share their choices!" notes Maggie Anderson Director of Communications and Content of the BC Wine Institute.

Click here for the full list of regional winners.