▁gra pe ▁variety ▁or ▁style . ▁Results ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁the ▁IV WA ▁website ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁October / Nov ember ▁issue ▁of ▁W ine ▁Access ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁of ▁the ▁Awards ▁ ▁Jud ges ▁The ▁IV WA ▁carefully ▁selects ▁jud ges ▁from ▁across ▁Canada . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁established ▁writer - t aster s ▁who ▁report ▁regularly ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁the ▁media , ▁the ▁IV WA ▁also ▁see ks ▁out ▁new ▁and ▁emer ging ▁talent ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁industry . ▁This ▁bl end ▁of ▁experienced ▁and ▁emer ging ▁jud ges , ▁and ▁the ▁representation ▁of ▁different ▁regions ▁of ▁Canada , ▁attempts ▁to ▁ensure ▁results ▁are ▁bal anced ▁representations ▁of ▁Canadian ▁opinion . ▁ ▁The ▁T ast ing ▁Process ▁The ▁IV WA ▁dil ig ently ▁works ▁to ▁ensure ▁results ▁are ▁sound . ▁W ines ▁are ▁organized ▁into ▁fl ights , ▁then ▁t asted ▁blind ▁and ▁scored ▁independently ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges . ▁Ent ries ▁that ▁progress ▁to ▁later ▁r ounds ▁are ▁re - sc ored ▁by ▁two ▁additional ▁pan els ▁that ▁have ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁w ines ▁being ▁t asted . ▁ ▁C ategories ▁The ▁official ▁categories ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁IV WA ▁were : ▁ ▁After ▁D inner ▁Australia ▁Argentina ▁A rom atic ▁– ▁Bl ends ▁A rom atic ▁– ▁Single ▁Vari etal ▁Cab ern et ▁Sau v ignon ▁Canada ▁Car men ère ▁Ch ard onn ay