Blues Brother wins award with icewine

Written by Harpers Editorial team
Friday, 02 May 2008
Dan Aykroyd, the Canadian former Saturday Night Live comedian and Blues Brothers star, has won an award for his icewine. His 2005 Signature Reserve Vidal Icewine took home the plaudits at the 2008 Ontario Wine Awards. The wine, which scored an average of 94.5 points from the competition's judges, also won the Vintage Hotels Vidal Icewine Award category. Aykroyd said: "We are making wines genuinely enjoyed by ourselves and it's just the beginning. These awards should make everyone proud in our Province that we are producing winning vintages which hopefully some day can be staples in our nation's export catalogue."? The Hollywood star is not the first celebrity to delve into the wine industry. Film director Francis Ford Coppola, former NFL coach Mike Ditka and pro golfer Greg Norman all have their own label wine products - Martha Stewart and Paul Newman have recently launched their own products also. Share This Email This Comments (0) Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters Similar news items: 29 Apr 2009 - Harpers Design Awards 16 Apr 2009 - Austria takes top design prize 17 Mar 2009 - Wines in the press, March 14-15 04 Mar 2009 - Argentina Wine Awards 2009 results 23 Jan 2009 - Cheers to drinking excellence 23 Jan 2009 - Chez Bruce comes out top in new Drinking Out … 25 Sep 2008 - Co-op awarded chance to give fair-trade range… 10 Sep 2008 - Louis Roederer announces winners of Internati… 14 Aug 2008 - Tesco extends Drinks Awards deadline 14 Aug 2008 - English wines triumph at Decanter awards