We would like to congratulate all the Trophy Winners on their success at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards Dinner on Saturday night, especially to Tony Southgate and the team at Brightwater Vineyards for Champion Chardonnay and Champion wine of the Show – excellent result.
Special congratulations also to Sir George Fistonich of Villa Maria who was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for services to the New Zealand Wine Industry and to John Buck of Te Mata Estate on his induction into the New Zealand Wine Hall of Fame.
2012 Medal numbers and percentages: GOLD Medals : 111, 8.8% SILVER Medals : 198, 15.7% and BRONZE Medals : 497, 39.4%
2012 TROPHIES
Champion Wine of the Show – O-I New Zealand Trophy:
Brightwater Vineyards Lord Rutherford Barrique Chardonnay 2009
Champion Chardonnay – New World Trophy:
Brightwater Vineyards Lord Rutherford Barrique Chardonnay 2009
Champion Gewürztraminer – The Village Press Trophy:
Distant Land Gewurztraminer 2011
Champion Sauvignon Blanc – Guala Closures Trophy:
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Champion Riesling – Red Badge Security Trophy:
Clark Estate Single Vineyard Riesling 2011
Champion Pinot Gris – Datacom Trophy:
Sileni Estate Selection ”The Priestess” Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2010
Champion Viognier – DrinksBiz Trophy:
Coopers Creek Gisborne Viognier 2010
Champion Wine of Other Varieties – United Cleaning Services Trophy:
Coopers Creek SV Hawkes Bay Malbec ”Saint John” 2010
Champion Sweet Wine – Riedel Trophy:
Brancott Estate Brancott “B” Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Champion Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot – Auckland A & P Association Trophy:
Church Road Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009
Champion Merlot – Show Light & Power Ltd Trophy:
Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay Merlot 2010
Champion Syrah – Sky City Trophy:
Matua Valley Reserve Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2010
Champion Pinot Noir – New Zealand WineGrower Magazine Trophy:
Two Degrees Pinot Noir 2009
Champion Rosé – Novotel Auckland Ellerslie Trophy:
Stoneleigh Pinot Noir Rosé 2011
Champion Sparkling – Rapid Labels Trophy:
Lindauer Classic Brut NV
Champion Export Wine – Champion Riesling – Auckland A. P. & I. Shows Board Trophy:
Waimea Gewurztraminer 2011
Wine Makers of the Year – Royal Agricultural Society Gold Medal:
Tony Southgate, Brightwater Vineyards, Nelson