Summerhill Pyramid Organic Winery, Kelowna, BC, Wins the Number One Place at the 24th Annual Chardonnay Du Monde Wine Competition, Burgundy, France with 706 Entrees from 38 Countries!

Summerhill Icewine Awarded Best Chardonnay Wine In The World

KELOWNA, BC, April 6, 2017 /CNW/ - The Summerhill Chardonnay Icewine is the only Canadian winery to be in the Top 10.

Stephen Cipes, Founder/Proprietor of the Kelowna, BC winery, notes, "Winning the number one Chardonnay wine in the world is a triumph for organic growing and winemaking. It recognizes being in harmony with nature, and the Okanagan Valley's truly ideal pristine growing conditions, which have been bringing pride to all Canadians for the last 25 years."

Learn more and buy this wine: summerhill.bc.ca

The Chardonnay du Monde® international competition recognizes the world's best Chardonnay wines and is recognized as the most significant and legitimate qualitative competition for the distinction of best Chardonnay of the World.

Chardonnay du Monde® has progressively distinguished itself from other international competitions thanks to much stricter quality standards and faithfulness to its founding principles, which have driven its success over the years: diversity, quality and high standards.

	Best Chardonnay of the World 2017 Top 10*
Country	Wine	Winery
Canada	Summerhill Chardonnay Icewine - VQA Okanagan Valley BC 2014	Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Spain	Conca de Barbera Do – Sons de Prades 2015	Miguel Torres SA
South Africa	Bon Courage Estate Chardonnay Unwooded 2016	Bon Courage Wine Estate
Austria	Eiswein Burgenland 2012	Hammer Wein Rust
France	Vin du Bugey – Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay 2015	Le Caveau Bugiste
France	Mâcon-Igé Domaine Fichet « La Cra » 2015	Domaine Fichet
France	Champagne Gruet Chardonnay Brut 2013	SARL Champagne Gruet
France	Pays d'Oc IGP Villa Blanche Chardonnay 2016	Calmel & Joseph
France	Chablis Premier Cru Montmain 2015	Domaine Pinson
South Africa	Douglas Green Chardonnay 2016	DGB LTD
Germany	Burkheimer Schlossgarten Chardonnay Trocken Baden 2015	Burkheimer Winzer Am Kaiserstuhl EG
Australia	Avon Brae High Eden & Flaxman Valley Eden Valley Chardonnay 2015	Cellarmasters
Chile	Origen Chardonnay Gran Reserva 2016	Vina Chocalan SPA
France	Pouilly-Fuissé « Ronchevat » 2015	Domaine Carrette
France	Champagne Albert Beerens Blanc de Blancs Brut	Champagne Albert Beerens

* Some wines are rigorously equal thus TOP 10 includes 15 wines.

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