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Awards & Competitions
Wine is one of the pleasures of life; it should not be a competition amongst wine lovers. However, competitions are an indispensable way of validating vintners’ claims. With this in mind, Charles regularly enters and sponsors wine competitions.
2007 Greater Toronto Open Wine Competition
Amateur wines were pitted against commercial wines in eight categories at the 2007 GTA Open Wine Competition. The average value of the commercial wines was just under $20.00. The judging committee consisted of Courtney McMullen, Sommelier of the Royal York Hotel, Ron Speranzini of Willow Heights Winery, and Tom Ostler from the Wine Judges Of Canada.
Commercial wines won only one of the eight categories.
Wines entered by Charles Fajgenbaum received 3 silver and 2 bronze medals, with one wine winning its category. Medals are given out by point accumulation; it is not unusual for no gold medals to be awarded in a category, as it is extremely difficult to score enough points to achieve a gold medal under the Wine Judges Of Canada scoring system.
Charles’ medal winning wines were:
| Silver Medal | Riesling Ice Wine |
| Vidal Off Dry | |
| Old Vine Zinfandel | |
| Bronze Medal | Cab Sauvignon/Malbec |
| Pinot Noir |
In addition, wines entered by Grapemasters Wine School students took 3 bronze medals:
| Bronze Medal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Gewurztraminer | |
| Sangiovese |
In March 2008, at a Wine Judges of Canada judged event, Charles took the following awards:
| Silver Medal | Oganic Chardonnay |
Cab/Malbec/Merlot |
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| "Cast of 1000's" | |
| Old Vine Zinfandel | |
| Riesling/Traminer Ice Wine | |
| Bronze | Sauvignon Blanc |
Charles Fajgenbaum is a Certified Grand Master Winemaker by the Wine Judges of Canada. Under Charles' guidance, you too can fill your cellar with award winning wines that have been shown to be better than many commercial wines. With his wines winning medals at provincial and national competitions, Charles has demonstrated time and again that his passion for the winemaking process delivers commercial calibre wines at a fraction of the cost of their commercial counterparts.
