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JEFF O'NEILL WINS 'PERSON OF THE YEAR' 2022 WINE STAR AWARD FROM WINE ENTHUSIAST

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

LARKSPUR, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeff O'Neill , Founder & CEO, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Person of the Year Wine Star Award by Wine Enthusiast magazine.

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  • LARKSPUR, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeff O'Neill , Founder & CEO, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Person of the Year Wine Star Award by Wine Enthusiast magazine.
  • Jeff O'Neill, a forward-thinking leader with 40 years in the wine and spirits business, wins prestigious industry honor.
  • It's for this achievement, and many more, that Wine Enthusiast is honored to name Jeff O'Neill as the 2022 Wine Star Award winner Person of the Year."
  • O'Neill received the Green Medal Leader Award in 2021 by the Wine Institute and achieved B Corp Certification in 2022.

WINE INDUSTRY LEADERS HONOURED AT THE 2022 CANADIAN WINE GROWERS SYMPOSIUM

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Monday, July 11, 2022

Ottawa, ON., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Growers Canada (WGC), Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC), Wine Growers Ontario (WGO) and Ontario Craft Wineries (OCW) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 Canadian Wine Industry Awards, the 2022 Wine Growers British Columbia Industry Recognition Awards, and the Ontario Wine Industry Champion Award which were all presented during a virtual ceremony today.

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  • Ottawa, ON., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Growers Canada (WGC), Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC), Wine Growers Ontario (WGO) and Ontario Craft Wineries (OCW) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 Canadian Wine Industry Awards, the 2022 Wine Growers British Columbia Industry Recognition Awards, and the Ontario Wine Industry Champion Award which were all presented during a virtual ceremony today.
  • "Todays Canadian Wine Industry Awards have showcased our diverse industry, and everyone at Wine Growers Canada is honoured to recognize the outstanding contribution, dedication and expertise that all of our nominees and winners have provided.
  • The winner of the Canadian Wine Industry Award of Distinction - regarded as the highest form of peer recognition in the Canadian wine industry is Gary Pillitteri, Owner/Founder, Pillitteri Estates Winery.
  • To learn more about the Canadian Wine Industry Awards, visit WineGrowersCanada.ca , for more details about the Wine Growers British Columbia Industry Recognition Awards, visit WineBC.com and for information on the Ontario Wine Industry Champion Award visit WineGrowersOntario.ca .

Innovation, Philanthropy and Giving Back Earn Glenn Fawcett the Award of Distinction from Wine Growers British Columbia

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

KELOWNA, BC, July 21, 2021 /CNW/ -Philanthropist, innovator, community leader, and wine ambassador Glenn Fawcett is recognized for his considerable contributions to the wine industry by the Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) with its highest honour the WGBC Award of Distinction.

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  • KELOWNA, BC, July 21, 2021 /CNW/ -Philanthropist, innovator, community leader, and wine ambassador Glenn Fawcett is recognized for his considerable contributions to the wine industry by the Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) with its highest honour the WGBC Award of Distinction.
  • The Award of Distinction recognizes a winery representative for their outstanding leadership, commitment and passion for the advancement of the British Columbia wine industry.
  • Previous winners of this prestigious award include wine industry luminaries such as Howard Soon, Sandhill (Andrew Peller); Harry McWatters, Time Winery; Tony Stewart, Quails' Gate Winery.
  • Fawcett is also a sought-after industry consultant under his company Vinequest Ltd.
    "Thank you to Miles Prodan and the team at Wine Growers BC for this," remarks Fawcett.