2016 Quill Pinot Noir - 91 Points
2017 Quill Rose - 91 points
List of Stores and Restaurants that Feature Blue Grouse Award Winning Wines
Blue Grouse Estate Winery Shines in Largest WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC)
Vancouver Island winery takes home gold, silver and bronze medals
We are very proud of our winemaking team for earning us three outstanding wine awards from the 2018 WineAlign National Awards of Canada (NWAC) competition that took place in Penticton from June 20 to 24. All entries were judged and tasted by leading wine writers, trade buyers, and sommeliers.
Gold Medal- 2016 Quill Pinot Noir ($25.00)
Silver Medal- 2017 Quill Rose ($21.00)
Bronze Medal- 2016 Quill Red ($23.00)
Co-founded by Anthony Gismondi and David Lawrason, this annual wine competition is the largest competition of Canadian wines in Canada. This year’s competition also marked the largest entries received in history with 1,850 Canadian grown and made wines entered from 257 Canadian wineries.
See below for a list of liquor stores and restaurants that carry these award-winning wines. Or order via our online shop. Shop now
Cadboro Bay
- Smuggler's Cove Liquor Store
Campbell River
- Big Rock Liquor Store
- Jak's - Willow Point
- Jak's Discovery Harbour Liquor Store
- Merecroft Village Liquor Store
- Ocean Grove Liquor Store
- Strathcona Park Lodge
Chemainus
- Chemainus Theatre
- Chemainus Village Liquor Store
- Dayliner Club Car Cafe
- Horseshoe Bay Inn Liquor Store
Colwood
- Cascadia Liquor - Colwood
Comox
- Black Fin Pub
- Leeward Liquor Store
- Outdoor Elements - Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Courtenay
- Atlas Cafe
- Cascadia Liquor - Crown Isle
- Liquor Plus - Courtenay
- Thrifty Foods Liquor - Courtenay
Cowichan Bay
- Masthead Restaurant
Crofton
- Crofton Foods
Duncan
- Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn
- Genoa Bay Cafe
- Just Jake's Restaurant
- Pioneer House
- The Farm Table
- The Royal Dar
Gabriola Island
- Village Liquor Store Gabriola
- Woodfire Pizza & Grill
Galiano Island
- Solomon Rose Cafe
Heriot Bay
- Heriot Bay Inn
Ladysmith
- Ladysmith Liquor Depot
- Yellow Point Lodge
- Saltair Neighbourhood Pub
Lake Cowichan
- Best Buy Liquor Store (Riverside Inn)
- Farm Table Inn
- Jake's on the Lake
Langford
- Everything Wine
Malahat
- Villa Eyrie Resort
Mill Bay
- Bridgeman's Bistro
Nanaimo
- Discovery Room (VIU)
- Liquor Depot - Crossroads
- Lucky's Liquor Store
- Mahle House
- Modern Cafe
- Nest Bistro
- North Town Liquor Store
- Northgate Liquor Store
- The Landing Liquor Store - Nanaimo
- Vancouver Island Liquor - Nanaimo
- Wheatsheaf Liquor Store
- Windward Pub
Parksville
- Mid Island Liquor
Pender Island
- Medicine Beach Liquor Store
Port Alberni
- Alberni Liquor Store
- Char's Landing
- Drinkwaters Social House
- Sproat Lake Landing Liquor Store
Port Renfrew
- The Renfrew Pub
Saanich
- Liquor Plus - Mattick's Farm
- Liquor Plus - Saanich Center
Salt Spring Island
- Rock Salt Restaurant & Cafe
- Upper Ganges Liquor Store
Shawnigan Lake
- Black Swan Liquor Store
Sidney
- Beacon Landing Liquor Store
Sooke
- Sooke Harbour House
Tofino
- Feast Tofino
- Ice House Oyster Bar
- Maquinna Liquor Store
- SoBo
- Tough City Sushi
- Wickaninnish Inn - Pointe Restaurant
- Wolf In The Fog
Ucluelet
- Hanks BBQ
- Norwood's
Victoria
- 10 Acres Bistro
- 17 Mile House Liquor Shoppe
- 4 Mile Liquor Colwood
- Aura Restaurant at Laurel Point Inn
- Cafe Brio
- Caffe Fantastico - Quadra Village
- Caffee Fantastico Bar-Deli
- Cascadia Liquor - Eagle Creek
- Cascadia Liquor - Quadra Village
- Cascadia Liquor Langford
- Cascadia Liquor Uptown
- Cask & Keg - Esquimalt
- CFB Esquimalt - Naden Wardroom
- Cook Street Village Liquor
- Cork & Barrel Spirit Merchants
- Crooked Goose Bistro
- Ferris' Oyster Bar & Grill
- Fin & Pearl - Whole Foods Market Victoria
- Glo Restaurant + Lounge
- Heron Rock Bistro
- Il Terrazzo Ristorante
- Jack's Liquor Store
- Liquor Planet
- Liquor Plus - Estevan
- Liquor Plus - Hillside
- Liquor Plus Royal Oak Centre
- London Chef
- Malahat Chalet
- Maude Hunter Liquor Store
- Northern Quarter
- Oak Bay Marina
- Royal Victoria Yacht Club
- Sen Zushi
- Spinnakers James Bay Liquor Store
- Spinnakers Pub
- Strath Ale, Wine & Spirit Merchants
- Strathcona Hotel
- Swan's Liquor Store
- Tapa Bar
- The Keg - Saanich
- The Village - Royal Oak
- Thrifty Foods Liquor - Tuscany Village
- Thrifty's Liquor - University Heights
- Tudor House Liquor Store
- Vessel Liquor Store
- Vintage Spirits (Hotel Rialto)
- Vista 18 - Chateau Victoria
- Zambri's Restaurant