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2006- INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
GOLD MEDAL-
Auntsfield Long Cow Sauvignon Blanc 2005- Marlborough
Babich Black Label Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Cape Campbell Limited Edition Reserve Chardonnay 2005
Grove Mill Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Marlborough
Mt. Difficulty Pinot Gris 2005 Central Otago
Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Marlborough
Southern Rivers Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Nobilo
The Ned Pinot Noir 2005 Brent Marris Marlborough
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Marlborough
Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2004 Marlborough
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Graham Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylor Pass Pinot Noir 2004 Marlborough
Woodthorpe Chardonnay 2004 Te MAta Estate Hawke's Bay
SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS: See results at www.wineint.com
2006 DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
REGIONAL TROPHY
(All regional trophy winners are gold medal winners as follows):
Bridge Pa Vineyard Louis Syrah 2004 Hawkes Bay
Cairnbrae Wild South, Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Marlborough
Sacred Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Marlborough
Grove Mill Riesling 2004 Marlborough
Morton Estate Coniglio 2002 Hawkes Bay
Wild Rock "Cupid's Arrow" Pinot Noir 2005 Martinborough
Check more results at <www.decanter.com
2005- INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRIT COMPETITION
GOLD MEDAL - BEST CLASS
Lindauer Rose NV- Sparkling Rose
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee- Sparkling Pinot Noir/ Chardonnay- Lindauer
No 1 Family Estate Cuvee No1 NV- Sparkling Chardonnay NV
Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2004- Marlborough
GOLD MEDAL
Villa Maria Estate Reserve Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2004
SILVER MEDAL - BEST CLASS
Morton Estate Blanc de Blanc Methode Tradicionelle 1999- Sparkling Chardonnay
Montana Unoaked Chardonnay 2004- East Cost
Tesco Finest Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2004
Delegat's Reserve Chardonnay 2004
Wither Hills Marlborough Chardonnay 2003
Seifried Estate Chardonnay 2004- Nelson
Vinoptima Ormand Gewurtraminer 2004
Founders Reserve Merlot 2003- Marlborough- Nobilo
Sanctuary Marlborough Pinot Gris 2004
Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir 2002- Central Otago
Olssens Jackson Barry Pinot Noir 2003- Central Otago
Hunter's Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003
Te Kairanga Wines Reserve Pinot Noir 2003- Martinborough
Matua Valley Wairarapa Pinot Noir 2003
Framingham Marlborough 2003 Dry Riesling
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2004- MArlborough
Drylands Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003- Nobilo
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc 2004- Nelson
OTHER SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS CHECK: www.iwsc.net

2007 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION, USA
Gold Medal – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Pinot Noir
2005 LA COUNTY WINE COMPETITION
BEST OF CLASS - GOLD
Brancott Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Dry Marlborough 2004
GOLD
T, Terraces Estate Marlborough Brancott Vineyards Pinot Noir 2002
Fernleaf Sauvignon Blanc Dry 2004
SILVER AND BRONZE see www.fairplex.com/wine2005/
2005 STAR WINE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
TOP OF CLASS – GOLD MEDAL
Craggy Range Te Muna Range Vineyard Martinborough 2003
GOLD MEDAL
Nevis Bluff Pinot Gris Central Otago 2002
Spy Valley Riesling Waihopai Valley Marlborough 2004
Selaks Premium Selection Marlborough 2004
Villa Maria Cellar selection Marlborough 2004
Crossroads Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2004
SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS SEE: www.starwine.net
2005 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION
BEST OF SHOW WHITE:
House of Nobilo 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Icon Marlborough
BEST RIESTLING:
Framingham Wine Company 2004- Classic Riestling Marlborough
DOUBLE GOLD:
Mazuran's Vineyards 1975 Director's Port One Vineyard
Mazuran's Vineyards 1970 Cream Sherry One Vineyard
House of Nobilo 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Regional Collection Marlborough
Stoneleigh 2004 Riestling Marlborough
GOLD MEDAL
Bladen Estate 2004 Pinot Gris Marlborough
Brancott Vineyards 2002 Pinot Noir Terraces Estate Marlborough
Drylands 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Sileni Estate 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Cellar Selection Marlborough
Spy Valley Wines 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Wither Hills Vineyards 2003 Chardonnay Marlborough
Wither Hills Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Marlborough
SILVER MEDAL
Babich Wines 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Winemakers Reserve Marlborough
Babich Wines 2004 Riestling Marlborough
Brancott Vineyards 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve Marlborough
Brancott Vineyards 2002 Pinot Noir Reserve Marlborough
Cloudy Bay Vineyard 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Cloudy Bay Vineyard 2003 Pinot Noir Marlborough
Compass 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
The Crossings 2004 Pinot Noir Awatere Valley Marlborough
Davis Family Vineyards 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Gusto Marlborough
Fernleaf 2004 Sauvignon Blanc
Forrest Estate Winery 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Forrest Estate Winery 2003 Pinot Noir Marlborough
Framingham Wine Company 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Framingham Wine Company 2004 Gewurztraminer Marlborough
Isabel Estate Vineyard 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Konrad & Co 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Lidauer NV Brut
Kathy Linskey Wines 2004 Pinot Gris Single Vineyard Marlborough
Matariki 2001 Quintology Hawkes Bay
Matua Valley Wines 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Mazuran's Vineyards 1980 Special Reserve Port One Vineyard
Monkey Bay 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Morton Estate 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough White Label
Mount Rilley 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Nautilus Estate 2004 Sauvignon Blanc
No 1 Family Estate NV Blanc de Blancs Cuvee No 1 Marlborough
Redcliffe 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Seifried 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Nelson
Seifried Estate 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Nelson
Seifried Estate 2005 Gewurztraminer Winemaker's Collection Nelson
Shepherds Ridge Wine Estate 2003 Pinot Noir Marlborough
Shepherds Ridge Wine Estate 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Sileni Estate 2004 Chardonnay Estate Selection Hawkes Bay
Spy Valley Wines 2004 Gewurztraminer Marlborough
Stoneleigh 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Three Miners 2003 Pinot Noir Earnscleugh Valley Central Otago
Waipara Hills Wine Estates 2003 Pinot Noir Simmond's Vineyard Marlborough
Whitehall Lane Winery 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Whitehaven 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
Wither Hills Vineyards 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough
BRONZE MEDALS: see www.sfwinecomp.com
2005 WINES FOR OYSTERS COMPETITION RESULTS
GRAND CHAMPION
Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2004,Marlborough
FIRST RUNNER-UP
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
GOLD MEDAL
Hunter’s Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Sacred Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Whitecliff
SILVER MEDAL
Giesen Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Nautilus Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Seven Terraces Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
BRONZE MEDAL
Coopers Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Martinborough
Crossroads Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
Francis Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Goldwater Estates "New Dog" Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Lake Chalice Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
Neudorf Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Nelson
Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Martinborough
Seifried Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Nelson
Sileni Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
Taittinger Brut La Francaise NV, Champagne, France
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Marlborough
Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Marlborough
More Details on: www.ebbitt.com

2007 ROYAL PERTH INTERNATIONAL WINE SHOW, AUSTRALIA
Trophy – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Pinot Noir
Gold Medal – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Pinot Noir
THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2007 has announced its trophy winners.
Best Wine of Competition
Best Red Table Wine
Best Fuller-Bodied Dry Red Table Wine
Neagles Rock 'One Black Dog' Clare Valley Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 2004 (SA)
Best White Table Wine
Best Aromatic Wine
Best Value Dry White Table Wine (Highest-pointed dry white wine under A$20)
Best Non-Australian Wine (except Champion or Reserve Champion)
Spy Valley Marlborough Riesling 2006 (NZ)
Runner-up to Best Wine of Competition
Bremerton 'Old Adam' Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2004 (SA)
Chairman of Judges Personal Trophy
Evans & Tate Reserve Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (WA)
Joint winners, Best Wine Made from Lesser Recognised Grape Variety/ies
Freeman Hilltops Rondinella Corvina 2003 (NSW) and Heartland Langhorne Creek Dolcetto Lagrein 2005 (SA)
Best Value Dry Red Table Wine (Highest-pointed dry red wine under A$25)
Shingleback McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 (SA)
Best Sparkling Wine
Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV (France)
Best Australian Sparkling Wine and Australia Day Wine of the Year
Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvee 2002 (TAS)
Best Sauvignon Blanc Wine
Dancing Water Awatere Valley Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2006 (NZ)
Best Lighter-Bodied Dry White Table Wine
Clairault Margaret River Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc 2006 (WA)
Best Medium-Bodied Dry White Table Wine
Waipara Hills Waipara Pinot Gris 2006 (NZ)
Best Fuller-Bodied Dry White Wine
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2005 (SA)
Best Still Rosé Wine
Sileni Cellar Selection Hawkes Bay Cabernet Franc Rosé 2006 (NZ)
Best Pinot Noir Wine
Merricks Creek Mornington Peninsula Close Planted Pinot Noir 2004 (VIC)
Best Lighter-Bodied Dry Red Table Wine
Oakridge Yarra Valley Shiraz 2004 (VIC)
Best Medium-Bodied Dry Red Wine
Grant Burge 'Meshach' Barossa Valley Shiraz 2002 (SA)
Best Dessert Wine
Villa Maria Marlborough Noble Riesling Botrytis Selection 2005 (NZ)
Best Fortified Wine
Morris Rutherglen Old Premium Liqueur Muscat (VIC)
Most Successful Winery, 2007 Competition
Villa Maria Estate (NZ)
2006 TOP 100 WINES AWARDS
Sparkling wines
Daniel le Brun Brut NV- HIGHLY COMMENTED
Daniel le Brun Blanc de Blancs 1998 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Deutz Marlborough Cuvée Blanc de Blancs 2000 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Aromatic wines
Framingham Marlborough Dry Riesling 2003 BLUE GOLD
Spy Valley Riesling 2005 BLUE GOLD
Spy Valley Dry Riesling 2004 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Hunter’s Marlborough Gewürztraminer 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Villa Maria Estate Private Bin Gewürztraminer 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Spy Valley Gewürztraminer 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Lighter bodied dry white wines
Lake Chalice Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Jackson Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Coopers Creek Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Matua Valley Shingle Peak Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Villa Maria Estate Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Sauvignon Blanc 2004 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Hunter’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Wild Rock “The Infamous Goose” Sauvignon Blanc 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Te Whare Ra Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Medium Bodied Dry White Wines
Mt Difficulty Wines Pinot Gris 2005 BLUE GOLD
Montana Ormond Chardonnay 2004 BLUE GOLD
Waimea Estates Sauvignon Blanc 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Saint Clair Godfrey’s Creek Pinot Gris 2004 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Giesen Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Wither Hills Vineyards Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Fuller bodied dry white wines
Stoneleigh Marlborough Chardonnay 2004 BLUE GOLD
Astrolabe Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005 BLUE GOLD
Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2003 BLUE GOLD
Spy Valley Chardonnay 2004 BLUE GOLD
Lawson’s Dry Hills Chardonnay 2002 BLUE GOLD
Corbans Private Bin Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2002 BLUE GOLD
Clifford Bay Estate Chardonnay 2004 HIGHLY COMMENDED
One Tree Hill Nikau Point Reserve Chardonnay 2001 HIGHLY COMMENDED
Pinot Noir Wines
Villa Maria Estate Single Vineyard Rutherford BLUE GOLD
Gladstone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004 BLUE GOLD
Saint Clair Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 BLUE GOLD
Fairhall Downs Pinot Noir 2004 BLUE GOLD
Villa Maria Estate Single Vineyard Taylors Pass BLUE GOLD
Kaituna Valley Canterbury Pinot Noir The Kaituna Vineyard 2004 BLUE GOLD
Nautilus Estate Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003 BLUE GOLD
Gibbston Valley Central Otago Pinot Noir 2004 BLUE GOLD
Grove Mill Marlborough Wairau Valley Reserve HIGHLY COMMENTED
Rose Tree Cottage Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
The Ned Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Grove Mill Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Framingham Marlborough Pinot Noir 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Whitehaven Pinot Noir 2003
Lighter bodied dry red wines
Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay Shiraz 2004 BLUE GOLD
Esk Valley Black Label Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Ti Point Two Merlot Cabernet 2004 HIGHLY COMMENTED
Dessert (unfortified) wines
Matariki Late Harvest Riesling 2004 BLUE GOLD
More top 100 wines see: www.top100wines.com
2005 WINE ESTATE AWARDS OF THE YEAR
GREGOIRE TROPHY FOR SAUVIGNON BLANC
Vavasour Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2005
VASLIN BUCHER TROPHY FOR CHARDONNAY
Gunn Estate Skeetfield Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2004
SMORGON STEEL TROPHY FOR PINOT NOIR
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Pinot Noir 2003
HYATT TROPHY FOR SWEET WHITE
Waimea Estate Bolitho Reserve Noble Chardonnay (375ml) 2003
More results see: www.winestate.com.au
2005 HYATT NATIONAL RIESLING CHALLENGE
CLASS AWARDS
Linnaeus Award for Best Riesling from New Zealand
Villa Maria Estate Reserve Noble Riesling 2003
More results see: www.rieslingchallenge.com


2007 INTERNATIONAL VALUE WINE AWARDS, CANADA
Trophy (Champion Unoaked Chardonnay) – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Unoaked Chardonnay
Gold Medal – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Unoaked Chardonnay

2005 JAPAN WINE CHALLENGE
TROPHY
Best New Zealand Wine, Wither Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003
Best New World Red Wine, Wither Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003
GOLD MEDAL
Sileni Cellar Selection Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Babich The Patriarch Cabernet Sauvignon /Merlot 2002
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet/Merlot 2002
Wither Hills Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003
Wither Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004
Waipara Downs Chardonnay 2004
Thornbury Marlborough Pinot Noir 2003
Clos Henri Sauvignon 2004
More results see: www.japanwinechallenge.com



FRANCE
2008 CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DU VIN, FRANCE
Gold Medal – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
2008 VINALIES INTERNATIONALES, FRANCE
Gold Medal – Gravitas 06 Marlborough Pinot Noir
2007 CITADELLES DU VIN, FRANCE
Tropheé Prestige – Gravitas 05 Marlborough Reserve Chardonnay
2007 CITADELLES DU VIN, FRANCE
Tropheé Prestige – Gravitas 05 Marlborough Late Harvest Riesling


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