OUR EXPERTS FOR THE 2021 JUDGEMENT

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Ian Nicholls is a sommelier and proprietor of County Sips Wine Adventures. He has been a champion of Prince Edward County wines for the past 15 years, hosting wine tours and tastings, educating us about the ‘cool climate’ wines Ontario has to offer.

Renée Sferrazza is a Toronto-based Court of Master Sommeliers certified sommelier, wine educator, writer, contractor and consultant whose reviews appear in The Wine Effect and @wine.by.renee

Leah Spooner, a wine writer (e.g. Vineroutes) and consultant, is currently working toward a French Wine Scholar certificate, having already qualified in the Canadian, Portuguese and South African programs. Follow her on Instagram: @leahspooner_wine and on the Canadian wine critics page @the_winepress.