Top Rated: A chardonnay that confirms CheckMate’s winning streak

Awarded VineRoutes’ 2025 Most Outstanding White Wine of the Year, CheckMate’s 2022 ‘Fool’s Mate’ Chardonnay highlights the winery’s remarkable consistency—marking its second top honour in three years and reinforcing its place among Canada’s benchmark producers There’s something especially satisfying about a wine that lives up to every expectation you’ve built around it. The 2022 ‘Fool’s Mate’ Chardonnay from CheckMate Artisanal Winery (located within the Okanagan’s Golden Mile Bench sub-GI) does exactly that—having earned VineRoutes’ Most Outstanding White Wine of the Year in our 2025 editorial team blind tasting and impressing just as much on repeat visits. It’s the kind of chardonnay that doesn’t need to demand attention; it naturally commands it, with a sense of balance, clarity, and quiet confidence that stays with you long after the glass is empty. Read Also: Top Rated: A red blend from British Columbia’s most unconventional valley This is not unfamiliar territory for CheckMate. I

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