Vines Reviews since February 2001
lfw reviews key- 
Gold trophy (90% domestic) 
Gold (80%) 
Silver (70%)
Bronze (60%) 
Merit (50%)... just because everyone likes numbers with their wine...
Recently (March 2008) this is the only major publication that seems to have any serious level of support for the Canadian wine industry. I can't imagine why any Canadian Winery would advertise in the other majors at this point.
Vines recommendations 2008
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| September / October |
no |
62 |
108 |
36.5 |
40.5 ( 263 / 650) |
| Summer |
|
57 |
29 |
66.3 |
52.9 ( 201 / 380) |
| May / June |
no |
50 |
58 |
46.3 |
49.0 ( 144 / 294) |
| March / April |
no |
42 |
52 |
44.7 |
50.5 ( 94 / 186) |
| January / February |
|
52 |
40 |
56.5 |
56.5 ( 52 / 92) |
Vines recommendations 2007
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| November / December |
no |
52 |
92 |
36.1 |
38.8 ( 276 / 712) |
| September / October |
no |
46 |
112 |
29.1 |
39.4 ( 224 / 568) |
| Summer |
no |
32 |
34 |
48.5 |
43.4 ( 178 / 410) |
| May / June |
no |
62 |
80 |
43.7 |
42.3 ( 146 / 342) |
| March / April |
no |
42 |
74 |
36.2 |
42.0 ( 84 / 200) |
| January / February |
|
42 |
42 |
50.0 |
50.0 ( 42 / 84) |
Vines recommendations 2006
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| November / December |
|
41 |
40 |
50.6 |
45.2 ( 227 / 502) |
| September / October |
|
70 |
42 |
62.5 |
44.2 ( 186 / 421) |
| Summer |
no |
33 |
42 |
44.0 |
37.5 ( 116 / 309) |
| May/June |
no |
52 |
58 |
47.3 |
35.5 ( 83 / 234) |
| March/April |
no |
31 |
93 |
25.0 |
25.0 ( 31 / 124) |
Vines recommendations 2005
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| November |
no |
36 |
74 |
32.7 |
37.2( 297 / 799) |
| October |
no |
25 |
65 |
27.8 |
37.9 ( 261 / 689) |
| September |
no |
82 |
113 |
42.1 |
39.4 ( 236 / 599) |
| Summer |
no |
30 |
52 |
36.6 |
38.1 ( 154 / 404) |
| May - June |
no |
65 |
72 |
47.4 |
38.5 ( 124 / 322) |
| March - April |
no |
28 |
70 |
28.6 |
31.9 ( 59 / 185) |
| Winter |
no |
31 |
56 |
41.4 |
35.6 ( 31 / 87) |
Vines recommendations 2004
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| Sept / Oct |
no |
36 |
112 |
23.7 |
33.5 ( 230 / 687) |
| Summer |
|
76 |
69 |
52.4 |
36.3 ( 194 / 535) |
| May/June |
no |
45 |
64 |
41.3 |
30.3 ( 118 / 390) |
| March/April |
no |
35 |
113 |
23.6 |
26.0 ( 73 / 281) |
| Winter |
no |
38 |
95 |
28.6 |
28.6 ( 38 / 133) |
Vines recommendations 2003
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| September - October |
no |
45 |
96 |
31.9 |
28.2 (142 / 503) |
| July - August |
no |
34 |
70 |
32.7 |
26.8 ( 97 / 362) |
| June |
no |
30 |
90 |
25.0 |
24.4 ( 63 / 258) |
| March - April |
no |
33 |
105 |
23.9 |
23.9 ( 33 / 138) |
Vines recommendations 2002
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| November |
no |
28 |
102 |
21.5 |
40.3 (257 / 637) |
| September - October |
|
62 |
16 |
79.5 |
45.2 (229 / 507) |
| July - August |
no |
33 |
70 |
32.0 |
38.9 (167 / 429) |
| May - June |
no |
66 |
87 |
43.1 |
41.1 (134 / 326) |
| March - April |
no |
28 |
51 |
35.4 |
39.3 ( 68 / 173) |
| Winter |
no |
40 |
54 |
42.6 |
42.6 ( 40 / 94) |
Vines recommendations 2001
| Issue |
lfw award |
CDN |
IMPORT |
CDN (%) |
YTD CDN (%) |
| July - August |
|
94 |
33 |
74.0 |
57.8 (199 / 344) |
| June |
no |
25 |
48 |
34.2 |
48.4 (105 / 217) |
| April - May |
|
37 |
31 |
54.4 |
55.6 ( 80 / 144) |
| February - March |
|
43 |
33 |
56.5 |
56.5 ( 43 / 76) |
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