Media & Awards
Media
2026
- Naramata Bench wineries hosting special tasting events on Valentines Day
- Wood fired pizza – article by Steve MacNaull KelownaNow
2025
- Saturday fun for Winterfest- PentictonNow article
- Winterfest returns to even more venues – Castanet article
- Good Wine Gal: Life Changing Wine and Pizza
- Naramata Bench wineries bring back special event on Valentines Day weekend
- More wineries, more guests for second annual Big Hearts, Small Bites
2024
- Good wine, good conversation at Naramata Bench Winterfest 2.0
- Pinot’s Progress – Chain Reaction 2020 Pinot Noir – article by Brent Gushowaty
- Naramata Bench Top 12 ‘Best of the Bench’ wines – Chain Reaction Blanc de Noir
- Party on the Bench
- Impressive turnout for first-ever ‘Big Hearts, Small Bites’ on Naramata Bench
- Naramata Bench wineries hosting special event ahead of Valentines Day
- Naramata Bench multi-winery event holds more meaning in face of adversity
- Chain Reaction featured in Robert Bell’s Wines of Canada
2023
- New kids on the block spearhead first-ever Naramata Bench Winterfest
- Chain Reaction creates First Annual Naramata Bench Winterfest
- Chain Reaction 2020 Pinot Noir impresses – Brent Gushowaty for Gismondi
- Chain Reaction is Not Just for Cyclists – article by Sam Hauck in MyVanCity
- Chain Reaction: Small but good – John Schreiner blog
- Chain Reaction wine labels featured in Wines of British Columbia’s Behind the Label – John Schreiner
- Chain Reaction 2022 Rose mentioned in Rose all day – article by Steve MacNaull – Penticton Now
2022
- Chain Reaction 2019 Pinot Gris is 5 Crisp Whites in BC Wine 101: Fall edition – article by Nikki Bayley in BC Living magazine
- Chain Reaction 2020 Pinot Noir paired with Salmon Wellington recipe – Vancouver Sun article by Anthony Gismondi
- Chain Reaction 2020 Tailwind Pinot Gris featured in 5 BC Wines under $25 that will win your next BBQ – article by Neal McLennan
- Chain Reaction is a “triple whammy” – article by Steve MacNaull – Kelowna Daily Courier
- “New Winery has a Spin to it” – Castanet article
- Chain Reaction 2020 Pinot Gris is Gismondi’s Wine of the Week
- John Schreiner writes “Chain Reaction: Naramata Rd newcomer impresses“
- Chain Reaction Winery is one of “The most promising new wineries in Canada“
- Chain Reaction 2020 Pinot Noir “4th best Pinot Noir in Canada“
Awards
| Competition | Award | Wine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada | Silver | 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir |
| Bronze | 2022 Pendulum Pinot Noir | |
| 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards | Silver | 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir |
| 2025 International Wine Challenge | Silver | 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir |
| 2024 National Wine Awards of Canada | Silver Silver Bronze | 2022 Reserve Pinot Noir 2022 Reserve Chardonnay 2022 Pendulum Pinot Noir |
| 2024 Naramata Bench “Best of the Bench” | Top 12 | 2022 Reserve Blanc de Noir |
| 2024 Cascadia International Wine Competition | Silver | 2022 Tailwind Pinot Gris 2022 Carpe Diem Gewurztraminer 2022 Pendulum Pinot Noir |
| Bronze | 2022 Reserve Blanc de Noir | |
| 2023 National Wine Awards of Canada | Bronze | 2022 True Colours Rose 2022 Carpe Diem Gewurztraminer 2022 Tandem 2022 Reserve Blanc de Noir |
| 2023 BC Lieutenant Governor’s awards | Silver | 2022 True Colours Rose 2022 Tailwind Pinot Gris – Silver |
| 2022 International Wine Challenge | Silver | 2020 Pendulum Pinot Noir (91 points) |
| 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada | Bronze | 2021 Tailwind Pinot Gris 2020 Tailwind Pinot Gris 2021 True Colours Rose 2021 Reserve Blanc de Noir |
| 2021 BC Lieutenant Governor’s awards | Platinum | 2019 Tailwind Pinot Gris |
| Silver | 2020 True Colours Rose 2019 Midnight Sparkling wine | |
| 2021 National Wine Awards of Canada | Gold | 2020 Pendulum Pinot Noir |
| Bronze | 2019 Tailwind Pinot gris, 2020 True Colours Rose, 2019 Midnight Sparkling wine |