The annual Spirited Industry Professional Award is presented
to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the sales, service
or promotion of wine in British Columbia. The Festival solicits nominations
from across the province to recognize Spirited Industry Professionals who have
made a significant and indisputable impact upon British Columbian wine culture.
2011 Spirited Industry Professional Award Winner
JURGEN GOTHE
Jurgen Gothe has seen his columns run in over 100 publications over the past few decades, and is currently the weekly wine columnist for the Georgia Straight as well as weekly spots for CBC on everything oenophilic. Jurgen can also be heard on The Peak FM airwaves commenting on BC’s local flavours.
2010 SIP Award
Anthony Gismondi has been writing on wine since 1983 and has been the weekly
wine columnist for the Vancouver Sun since 1989. He is also editor-in-
chief at Wine Access, co-host of the weekly Best of Food & Wine
show on AM650 in Vancouver and the man behind www.gismondionwine.com.
2009 SIP Award
John Schreiner is Western Canada's most prolific wine writer and is the authority on BC wines. Not only does he write, taste and judge wines, he also makes wine.
2008 SIP Award
Christine Coletta of Coletta Consultants, providing marketing, strategic and special event services to the food and wine industries since 1986 and winner of the 2008 Spirited Individual Professional Award.
2007 SIP Award
David Scholefield, wine speaker, teacher and international wine competition judge, winner of the Second Annual 2007 Spirited Industry Professional Award.
2006 SIP Award
Darryl Weinbren, a partner at Authentic Wine & Spirits Merchants and a co-founder of the Playhouse Winefest, displays the inaugural Spirited Industry Professional Award presented to him at the 2006 Festival.
Taste responsibly!
Do not drink and drive. Visit the Get Home Safe booth for a free transit ticket. You must be 19 or older to attend.
