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Although there was a slight drop in entries in New Zealand's oldest wine competition, the 55th Royal Easter Show Wine Awards judged at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland recently there was a significant increase in total medals awarded, says the director, Terry Dunleavy.
Total entries were 1334, down slightly from last years record of 1375; but total medals 855 represented 64.1%, up from last years 754 (54.8%).Gold medals were 79 up slightly from last year's 76, for a tally of 5.9%. Silver medals rose to 200 (15.0%) up from 176 (12.8%) last year, and bronzes were 576 (43.2%) up from 502 (36.5%) last year.
Judging was under the guidance and supervision of long-serving chairman of judges, Bob Campbell MW, and as his deputy, the highly respected Australian judge, Mike DeGaris.
Gold and silver medals awarded in the various classes were:
Chardonnay
Gold: Kim Crawford SP Tietjen Gisborne 07, Auntsfield Cob Cottage 06, Church Road Reserve Hawkes Bay 06, Corbans Cottage Block Hawke's Bay 06, Delegat's Reserve 06, Nobilo Rose Tree Cottage 06, Sacred Hill Riflemans 06, Villa Maria Reserve Marlborough 06.
Silver: Haymaker Hawkes Bay 07, Karikari Estate 07, Kim Crawford Doc's Block Hawkes Bay 07, Mud House Marlborough 07, Penny Lane Unoaked 07, Seifried 07, Akarua 06, Askerne 06, Beach House 06, Distant Land Reserve 04, Foxes Island Marlborough 06, Goldridge Estate Premium Reserve Hawkes Bay 05, Huntaway Reserve Gisborne 06, Kim Crawford SP Dolly Gisborne 06, Montana Ormond O 05, Montana Terroir Series Waiherere 05, Mntana Terroir Series Waiherere 06, Palliser Estate Chardonnay 06, Saint Clair Omaka Reserve 06, Seifried Winemakers Collection Barrique Fermented 06, Sileni Estate Selection 'The Lodge' 06, Summerhouse 06, Tohu Gisborne 06, Vavasour Anna's 06, Villa Maria Reserve Barrique Gisborne 06, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao 06, Waimea 06, Wither Hills 06, Waipara Downs 06.
Bronze: Alpha Domus Barrique Fermented 07, Alpha Domus The Pilot 07, Black Barn Vineyards Unoaked 07, Brookfields Marshall Bank 07, Church Road Hawkes Bay 07, Clearview Beachhead 07, Coopers Creek Gisborne Unoaked 07, Delegat's Hawkes Bay 07, Freefall 07, Holford Lane Hawkes Bay 07, Hunter's 07, Kiwi White Nelson 07, Lawson's Dry Hills Unoaked 07, Matua Regional Eastern Bays 07, Matua Regional Reserve 07, Matua Valley Shingle Peak 07, Maven Marlborough 07, Mission 07, Mount Riley 07, Ngatarawa Saddlers Hawkes Bay 07, Ra Nui Marlborough Wairau Valley 07, Saint Clair Marlborough 07, Saints Gisborne 07, Salvare Unoaked 07, Secret Stone 07, Spy Valley Unoaked 07, Stoneleigh Marlborough 07, Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough 07, Three Ducks Marlborough 07, Ti Point 07, Tohu Gisborne Unoaked 07, Twin Islands 07, Vidal Hawkes Bay 07, West Brook Gumfields Marlborough 07, Wild South Marlborough 07, Alexandra Ferauds 06, Artisan Kauri Ridge 06, Bushmere Estate Classic 06, Charles Wiffen Marlborough 06, Clearview Reserve 06, Coopers Creek Reserve Gisborne 06, Coopers Creek SV 'The Limeworks' 06, Corbans Private Bin Hawke's Bay 06, Crawford Farm Unoaked 06, Crossroads Destination Series Hawkes Bay 06, Dashwood Marlborough 06, Drylands 06, Fiddler's Green Waipara 06, Gravitas Reserve 06, Jarvis Sleeping Giant Local 06, Kaituna Valley Canterbury Kaituna Vineyard 06, Kim Crawford Barrique Fermented Marlborough 05, Lake Chalice Platinum Marlborough 06, Lawson's Dry Hills 06, Lonestone Hawkes Bay 06, Matariki Aspire 06, Mills Reef Reserve 06, Mission Jewelstone 06, Morton Estate Riverview 05, Morton Estate Three Vineyards 06, Mount Riley Seventeen Valley 05, Mud House Swan Marlborough 05, Mud House Swan Marlborough 06, Ngatarawa Silks 06, Okahu 06, Old Coach Road 06, Redwood Pass Marlborough 06, Sacred Hill Barrel Fermented 06, Sacred Hill Wine Thief Series 06, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 11 Cell Block 06, Saint Clair Vicar's Choice 06, Selaks Founders Reserve 06, Selaks The Favourite 06, Southbank Estate Hawkes Bay 06, Spencer Hill Latitude 41 05, Squawking Magpie Gimblett Gravels 06, Te Mania Reserve Nelson 06, Tohu Gisborne Reserve 06, Tohu Marlborough Unoaked 06, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay 06, TW Reserve (Black Label) 06, Vavasour Awatere Valley 06, Vidal AJ Hawkes Bay 06, Villa Maria Reserve Hawkes Bay 06, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass 06, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Waikahu 06, Waimea 05, West Brook Barrique Fermented Marlborough 05, West Brook Blue Ridge Marlborough 06, Whitehaven Marlborough 06.
Gewurztraminer
Dry
Gold: Villa Maria Cellar Selection (East Coast) 07, Villa Maria Reserve 07.
Silver: Lawson's Dry Hills 07, Corbans Private Bin Hawkes Bay 06.
Bronze: Coopers Creek Gisborne 07, Coopers Creek Limited Release
Gisborne 07, Forrest Estate 07, Morton Estate 07, Artisan Eight Rows 06, Askerne 06, Huntaway Reserve Gisborne 06, Kemblefield The Distinction 06.
Medium
Gold: Spy Valley 07.
Silver: Framingham 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 12 Lone Gum 07, Forrest Estate 06.
Bronze: Cape Campbell Limited Edition Reserve 07, Distant Land 07, Johanneshof Cellars 07, Montana Reserve Gisborne 07, Saint Clair
Godfrey's Creek Reserve 07, Seifried 07, Seifried Winemakers Collection
07, Turnstone Gisborne 07, Crossroads Destination Series Hawkes Bay 05,
Kim Crawford SP Park-Lands Vineyard Gisborne 05, Montana Patutahi P 05.
Sauvignon Blanc
Gold: Brightwater Lord Rutherford 07, Clifford Bay 07, Coopers Creek SV 'Dillons Point' 07, Framingham 07, Hay Maker Marlborough 07, Holford Lane Marlborough 07, Jules Taylor Marlborough 07, Lake Chalice The Raptor 07, Mud House Marlborough 07, O:TU 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 11 Cell Block 07, Saint Clair Vicar's Choice 07, Saint Clair Wairau Reserve 07, Summerhouse 07, Te Kairanga Martinborough 07, Vavasour Awatere 07, Whitehaven Whites Bay 07, Kim Crawford SP Spit Fire Marlborough 06.
Silver: Auntsfield Long Cow 07, Babich Black Label 07, Boreham Wood Single Vineyard 07, Brightwater Nelson 07, Crawford Farm Marlborough 07, Culley Marlborough 07, Daisy Rock Marlborough 07, Delta 07, Eradus 07, Esk Valley Black Label 07, Glazebrook Regional Reserve (Marlborough) 07, Goldwater Marlborough 07, Highfield Marlborough 07, Hunter's 07, Kaituna Valley Marlborough Awatere Vineyard 07, Kim Crawford SP Spit Fire Marlborough 07, Lawson Dry Hills Marlborough 07, Lonestone Marlborough 07, Matua Regional Reserve 07, Montana Brancott B 07, Montana Reserve Marlborough 07, Montana Terroir Series Festival Block 07, Morton Estate White Label Hawkes Bay 07, Mud House Swan Marlborough 07, Sacred Hill Marlborough Vineyards 07, Saint Clair Marlborough 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 1 Foundation Block 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 2 Swamp Block 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 3 43 Degrees 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 8 Friar's 07, Satellite Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay 07, Waipara Hills Marlborough 07, Wairau River 07, West Brook Marlborough 07, Whitehaven Whitecaps 07, Wild South Reserve 07, Wither Hills 07, Hunter's Kaho Roa 06, Kim Crawford SP State Highway 63 Marlborough 06, Nobilo Rose Tree Cottage 06.
Bronze: Anchorage Nelson 07, Artisan The Sands Block 07, Babich
Marlborough 07, Bishops Head Marlborough 07, Bladen Marlborough 07,
Boundary Vineyards Rapaura Road 07, Cable Bay Marlborough 07, Caroline
Bay 07, Church Road Hawkes Bay 07, CJ Pask Roy's Hill 07, Coopers Creek
Marlborough 07, Dashwood Marlborough 07, Distant Land Marlborough 07,
Esk Valley Limited Release Heretaunga Plains 07, Fiddler's Green Waipara 07, Fierté Marlborough 07, Forrest Estate 07, Foxes Island Marlborough 07, Freefall 07, Gravitas 07, Hudson 07, Julicher 07, Kahurangi Estate Heaphy Series Moutere 07, Kaimira Nelson 07, Kim Crawford SP Flowers Marlborough 07, Koura Bay 07, Lake Chalice Marlborough 07, Mansion House Bay Vineyard Selection 07, Marsden 07, Matahiwi Estate 07, Matua Estate Series Paratai 07, Matua Shingle Peak 07, Maven Marlborough 07, Montana Terroir Series Rail Bridge 07, Morton Estate Black Label 07, Morton Estate Stone Creek 07, Mount Riley Block 1 07, Mount Riley 07, , New Zealand Wine Society Marlborough 07, Nga Waka Three Paddles Martinborough 07, Ngatarawa Silks 07, Ngatarawa Stables 07, Nikau Point Hawkes Bay 07, Obsidian 07, Ponder Marlborough 07, Rapaura Springs Marlborough 07, Renato 07, Rock Ferry 07, Rossendale Marlborough 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 4 Sawcut 07, Saints Hawkes Bay 07, Sanctuary Limited Release Marlborough 07, Secret Stone 07, Seifried 07, Seven Terraces Marlborough 07, Shepherds Ridge 07, Spring Creek The Jumper 07, Spy Valley 07, Squawking Magpie Reserve Marlborough 07, Stonewall 07, Stopbanks 07, Stopbanks Tinpot Hut Marlborough 07, The Sounds Marlborough 07, Ti Point 07, Tindall Vineyard 07, Tohu Mugwi 07, Tohu 07, Tussock Nelson 07, Twin Islands Sauvignon Blanc 07, Vidal Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley 07, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Gateway 07, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Richmond Brook 07, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass 07, Waimarie Marlborough 07, Waimea Bolitho SV 07, Waimea Winemakers Selection 07, Walnut Block 07, West Brook Gumfields Marlborough 07, Whitehaven Mansion House Bay 07, Whitehaven 07, Wild Rock The Infamous Goose 07, Wild Rock Elevation 07, Woollaston Nelson 07, Zephyr 07, Corbans Private Bin Hawke's Bay 06, Matua Shingle Peak Reserve 06, Morton Estate Winemaker's Reserve 06, Capricorn One Tree 07, Delegat's Marlborough 07, Redwood Pass Marlborough 07, Selaks Founders Reserve 07, Selaks The Favourite Sauvignon Blanc 07, Centurion Marlborough 04, Mount Riley Seventeen Valley 06.
Riesling
Dry
Gold: Villa Maria Cellar Selection 07, West Brook Marlborough 07, Clifford Bay 06, West Brook Marlborough 06
Silver: Anchorage Nelson 07, Coopers Creek Riparian Marlborough 07, Mud House Waipara 07, Palliser Estate 07, Sileni Cellar Selection 07, Turnstone Waipara 07 Framingham 04, Holford Lane Waipara 06, Montana Reserve Waipara 06, Nga Waka Martinborough 0703, Peregrine 06, Waimea 04.
Bronze: Brightwater Lord Rutherford 07, Coopers Creek Marlborough 07, Drylands 07, Haymaker South Island 07, Hunter's Flax Mill Marlborough 07, Hunter's 07, Kahurangi 07, Kim Crawford Marlborough 07, Ponder Artist's Reserve Awatere 07, Sileni Estate Selection 'The Don' 07, St Lawrence Marlborough 07, Tohu 07, Two Rivers Marlborough 07, Vidal Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Private Bin 07, Waipara Hills Waipara 07, Anchorage Nelson 06, Camshorn 06, Forrest Estate 0701, Fossil Ridge Nelson 06, Julicher 06, Kim Crawford SP The Mistress Waipara 05, Kim Crawford Marlborough Dry 06, Kim Crawford SP Anderson Vineyard Bone Dry 04, Koura Bay Barney's Rock 06, Lamont 06, Morton Estate White Label Marlborough 06, Mount Riley Seventeen Valley 05, Sileni Cellar Selection 06, Waimea 05, Waipara Hills Waipara 06.
Medium
Gold: Fiddler's Green Waipara 07, Villa Maria Reserve 07, Waipara Downs Bascand 07, Peregrine Rastasburn 06.
Silver: Bishops Head 07 Waipara 07, Greystone Waipara 07, Grove Mill 07, Holford Lane Waipara 07, Melness Canterbury 07, Pond Paddock 07, Spinyback 07, Spy Valley 07, Awawhiti 06, Courtenay River 06, Framingham Classic 06, Glenmark 'Weka Plains' Black Label 04, Rossendale Nelson 06, Sanctuary Limited Release Marlborough 06, Triplebank Awatere Valley 06.
Bronze: Allan Scott Marlborough 07, Beach House 07, Camshorn Classic 07, Charles Wiffen Marlborough 07, De Vine Central Otago 07, Forrest Estate 07, Forrest Estate The Doctors 07, Fossil Ridge Nelson 07, Framingham Classic 07, Gibbston Valley 07, Grove Mill Estate Marlborough 07, Kahurangi Mt Arthur Reserve 07, Kahurangi Trout Valley 07, Lamont Classic 07 Mount Riley 07, Northburn Station 07, Old Coach Road 07, Orinoco Vineyards 07, Rockburn Parkburn 07, Sanctuary Limited Release Marlborough 07, Seifried 07, Stoneleigh Marlborough 07, Wild South Marlborough 07, Bishops Head Waipara 07.
Pinot Gris
Gold: Johanneshof Cellars Trocken/Dry 07, Two Rivers Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Private Bin 07, Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough 07.
Silver: Church Road Hawke's Bay 07, Glasscase Awatere River 07, Koura Bay Sharkstooth 07, Montana Reserve Hawke's Bay 07, Palliser Estate 07, Pohangina Valley 07, Saint Clair Marlborough 07, Vavasour 07, Vic Williams Selection Marlborough 07, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 07, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon 07, Waimea 07, Black Barn Vineyards 07, Johanneshof Cellars Medium 07, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block 07, Waimea Bolitho SV 07.
Bronze: 3 Terraces Gladstone 07, Babich Marlborough 07, Bladen
Marlborough 07, Cape Campbell 07, Coopers Creek SV 'The Pointer 07,
Drylands 07, Esk Valley Black Label 07, Gibbston Valley 07, Huntaway
Reserve Gisborne 07, Junction 07, Kaimira Brightside 07,Kim Crawford SP
Boyszone Marlborough 07, Lake Chalice Eyrie Vineyard Marlborough 07,
Lamont 07, Lawson's Dry Hills 07, Locharburn 07, Matua Shingle Peak 07,
Monowai Crownthorpe 07, Mt Difficulty 07, Pisa Range Estate 07, Rock
Ferry 07, Rockburn 07, Seifried 07, Stoneleigh Marlborough 07, Te Whare
Ra 07, Terrace Heights Estate 07, Thornbury 07, Ti Point 07, Tohu 07,
Triplebank Awatere Valley 07, Tussock Nelson 07, Villa Maria Single
Vineyard Taylors Pass 07, Whitehaven 07, Wild South Marlborough 07, Wild South Reserve 07, Wither Hills 07, Gibbston Highgate Estate Dreamaker 06, Gibson Bridge Cellar Selection 06, Kim Crawford SP Boyszone Marlborough 06, Morton Estate Hawkes Bay 06, Camshorn 07, Framingham 07, Kahurangi 07, Spy Valley 07.
Viognier
Gold: Morton Estate Private Reserve 07, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 07.
Silver: Coopers Creek Gisborne 07, Glazebrook Regional Reserve (Hawke's Bay) 07, Morton Estate 07.
Bronze: Alpha Domus 07, Anchorage Hawkes Bay 07, Cooper's Creek Limited Release Gisborne 07, Goldenvines 07, Kim Crawford Te Awanga Vineyard Hawke's Bay 07, Mission Reserve 07, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay 07, Vidal Hawkes Bay 07.
Other specified white varieties
Silver: Esk Valley Black Label Verdelho 07, Alpha Domus Semillon 04, Seifried Wurzer 07.
Bronze: Esk Valley Black Label Chenin Blanc 07, Hunter's Breidecker 07, Kim Crawford SP Matt's Blend Riesling Gewurztraminer 05.
Unspecified or blended white
Bronze: Artisan Betty Davis 07.
Medium Sweet White
Bronze: Highfield Marlborough Riesling , Matua Valley Shingle Peak Late Harvest Riesling, Saint Clair Pioneer Block 9 Big John Riesling.
Sweet White
Gold: Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Noble Viognier , Johanneshof Cellars Noble Late Harvest Riesling 06.
Silver: Canterbury Botrytised Muller Thurgau , Charles Wiffen Marlborough Late Harvest Riesling , Matua Valley Shingle Peak Reserve
Botrytis Riesling
Bronze: Alpha Domus The Pilot Leonarda Late Harvest Semillon ,
Canterbury Reserve Riesling 07, Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling 07,
Gravitas Noble Riesling 07, Kim Crawford SP Noble Reka Riesling, 07,
Moana Park Vineyard Tribute Ice Wine 07, Selaks Premium Ice Wine 07, Spy Valley Noble Chardonnay 07, Canterbury Botrytised Muller Thurgau 07, Charles Wiffen Marlborough Late Harvest Riesling 07, Matua Valley
Shingle Peak Reserve Botrytis Riesling 07, Lawson's Dry Hills Late
Harvest Riesling 05, Saints Noble Semillon 04, Villa Maria Reserve Noble Riesling 05, Waimea Late Harvest Riesling 04, Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling 06, Kim Crawford SP Noble Reka Riesling 06, Matariki Late Harvest Riesling 06, Waimea Bolitho SV Noble Riesling 05, Waimea Bolitho SV Noble Chardonnay 06.
Pinot Noir
Gold: Jules Taylor Marlborough 07, Bannock Brae Goldfields 06, Coney Pizzicato 06, Gladstone Vineyard 06, McArthur Ridge 06, Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough 06, Tussock Nelson 06 Vidal Marlborough 06, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 06, Villa Maria Reserve 06
Silver: Saint Clair Marlborough 07, Shepherds Ridge 07, Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 07, Alexandra Alexgold 06, Alexandra Davishon 06, Auntsfield Hawk Hill 06, Bannock Brae Barrel Selection 06, Bishops Head 06, Cable Bay Marlborough 06, Delta Vineyard Hatters Hill 06, Dry Gully 06, Gravitas 06, Lamont 06, Lindis River 06, Montana Terraces T 06, Nautilus Marlborough 06, Nga Waka Martinborough 06, Palliser Estate 06, Peregrine 06, Roaring Meg 06, Rockburn 06, Spy Valley 06, Te Hera Estate 06, Thornbury 06, Waitiri Creek 06, Wither Hills 06.
Bronze: Allan Scott Marlborough 07, Boundary Vineyards Kings Road 07, Culley Marlborough 07, Gibbston Valley Gold River 07, Matariki Aspire 07, Matua Shingle Peak Reserve 07, Mount Riley 07, Mud House Marlborough 07, Peregrine Saddleback 07, Saint Clair Vicar's Choice 07, Seven Terraces Marlborough 07, Stoneleigh Marlborough 07, Triplebank Awatere Valley 07, Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough 07, Waipara Hills Marlborough 07, Wild Rock Central Otago 07, 3 Terraces Gladstone 06, Akarua Bannockburn Central Otago 'Cadence' 06, Akarua Bannockburn
Central Otago 'Gullies' 06, Alana Estate 06, Alexander 06, Amisfield
Lake Hayes 06, Aravin 06, Aurora 06 Bendigo 06, Awawhiti 06, Babich
Winemakers Reserve 06, Blind Trail 06, Camshorn 06, Cape Campbell 06,
Caroline Bay 06, Charles Wiffen Marlborough 06, Clearview Des Trois 06,
Clifford Bay 05, Coal Pit Tiwha 06, Coopers Creek SV 'Gibsons Run' 06,
De Vine Central Otago 06, Domain Road 06, Domaine Jaquiery 06, Fiddler's Green Waipara Virtuoso 05, Foxes Island Marlborough 05, Freefall 06, Grasshopper Rock Central Otago 06, Greystone Waipara 06, Grove Mill 06, Hawkdun Rise 06, Hawkshead 06, Hunter's 06, James Love 06, Judge Rock 06, Kaimira Vintner's Selection 06, Kaituna Valley Canterbury Bone Hill Vineyard 06, Kaituna Valley Canterbury Kaituna Vineyard 06, Kim Crawford SP Rise-and-Shine Creek Central Otago 06, Koura Bay Blue Duck 06, Lawson's Dry Hills Marlborough 06, Lawson's Dry Hills 05, Locharburn 06, Lowburn Ferry 06, Maori Point 06, Margrain Home Block 06, Martinus Estate 06, Matariki 06, Mission Reserve 06, Mitre Rocks Mount Dottrel 06, Montana Reserve Marlborough 06, Mount Michael Bessie's Block 06, Mount Riley Seventeen Valley 06, Nautilus Four Barriques 06, Northburn Station 06, Northfield Homecreek 06, Opihi 06, Orinoco Vineyards 06, Pisa Moorings 06, Pond Paddock 06, Ra Nui Marlborough Wairau 06, Summerhouse 06, Tarras Vineyards 06, Te Whare Ra 06, Three Miners 06, Tindall Vineyard 06, Tirohana Estate 06, Tohu Rore 06, Torlesse Waipara 06, Vavasour Awatere Valley 06, Vidal Reserve Stopbank 06, Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Noir (Waipara/Marlborough)06, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon 06, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass 06, Whitehaven 06, Wild Rock Strugglers Flat 06, William Hill Reserve 0703, William Hill Shaky Bridge 05, William Hill Shaky Bridge Pinot Noir 06, Winegrowers of Ara Resolute 05, Wooing Tree Beetle Juice Pinot Noir 06, Wooing Tree 06, Woollaston Nelson 05
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold: Canadoro 06.
Silver: Mills Reef Elspeth 06, Newton Forrest 06.
Bronze: Mission 07, Chateau Waimarama 05, Hyperion "the Titan" 06, Squawking Magpie 03, Te Awa 'Zone 10' Gimblett Gravels 03, Trinity
Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay 02.
Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Predominant
Gold: Church Road Reserve Hawkes Bay 05, CJ Pask Declaration 04, Newton Forrest 06, Villa Maria Private Bin 06, Wild Rock Gravel Pit Red 06.
Silver: Delegat's Hawkes Bay 07, Askerne Reserve 05, Church Road Hawkes Bay 06, Clearview Old Olive Block 06, Corbans Private Bin Hawke's Bay 05, Mission Reserve 06, Newton Forrest Cornerstone 04, Sacred Hill Basket Press 06, Squawking Magpie Gimblett Gravels SQM 05, Squawking Magpie Gimblett Gravels The Nest 05, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay 04, Vidal Reserve 04, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 06, Villa Maria Reserve 06, Villa Maria Reserve 05.
Bronze: Matua Regional 07, Ngatarawa Stables 07, Artisan Kauri Ridge 06, Askerne 06, Beach House 06, Brookfields 06, Cable Bay Waiheke Island Five Hills 06, Cable Bay Waiheke Island Five Hills 05, Chateau Waimarama 05, Church Road Reserve Hawkes Bay 03, CJ Pask Gimblett Road 05, Coopers Creek Limited Release Gisborne 06, Coopers Creek SV Gimblett Gravels 05, Distant Land 06, Esk Valley Black Label 06, Esk Valley Reserve 05, Huntaway Reserve 06, Hyperion "Zeus" 06, Matariki Aspire 05, Matua Matheson 05, Moana Park Vineyard Selection 06, Mount Riley 06, Newton Forrest Cornerstone 05, Sacred Hill Helmsman 05, Selaks The Favorite 06, Te Awa Gimblett Gravels 04, Te Awa 'Windmill' Gimblett Gravels 06, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay The Gimblett 05, Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 06, Vidal Hawkes Bay 06, Weeping Sands 06, Zepelin 05
Merlot
Gold: Coopers Creek Hawkes Bay 06, Moana Park Tribute Merlot 06, Thornbury 05, Villa Maria Single Vineyard Omahu Gravels 06.
Silver: Matahiwi Estate 07,Capricorn One Tree 06, Matariki Reserve 05,
Okahu 05, Villa Maria Reserve 05.
Bronze: Brunton Road 07, Haymaker Hawkes Bay 07, Holford Lane Hawkes Bay 07, Lake Chalice Vineyard Selection 07, Mud House Hawkes Bay 07, Ngatarawa Stables 07, Sileni Cellar Selection 07, Babich Winemakers
Reserve 05, Brightwater Lord Rutherford 06, Brookfields Burnfoot 06,
Brookfields Highland 05, Bushmere Estate 06, CJ Pask Declaration 05, CJ
Pask Gimblett Road 05, Crawford Farm Merlot 06, Drylands 06, Esk Valley
Black Label 06, Glazebrook Regional Reserve 06, Jarvis Sleeping Giant
Grace 04, Mills Reef Elspeth 06, Monowai Crownthorpe Merlot 06, Montana
Reserve Marlborough 06, Mudbrick Shepherds Point Vineyard 06, Newton
Forrest 06, Nobilo Rose Tree Cottage 05, R.S.V.P. Twigg Vineyard Hawkes
Bay 06, Saint Clair Rapaura Reserve 06, Selaks Founders Reserve 06,
Sileni Estate Selection 'The Triangle' 05, Spy Valley 06, Thyme Hill
06, Villa Maria Private Bin 06.
Syrah
Gold: Babich Winemakers Reserve 06, Corbans Cottage Block Hawkes Bay 06, Esk Valley Reserve 06, Mudbrick Reserve 06, Vidal Hawkes Bay Syrah 06, Vidal Reserve Hawkes Bay 05, Vidal Reserve 06, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 06, Villa Maria Reserve 06.
Silver: Passage Rock Reserve 07, Esk Valley Black Label 06, Matua Matheson Syrah 06, Newton Forrest 06, Passage Rock Reserve Syrah 06, Salvare Syrah 06, Selaks Founders Reserve 06, Te Awa Gimblett Gravels 06, Villa Maria Cellar Selection 06, Villa Maria Private Bin 06, Villa Maria Reserve 05, Weeping Sands Syrah 06.
Bronze: Alpha Domus Syrah 07, Moana Park Vineyard Selection 07, Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 07, Aurora 2006 Bendigo 06, Balthazar Estate 06, Bridge Pa Vineyard Louis 05, Brookfields Hillside 06, CJ Pask Gimblett Road 06, Crossroads Destination Series Hawkes Bay 05, Esk Valley Black Label 05, Glazebrook Regional Reserve 06, Gunn Estate Silistria 06, Hatton Estate The Doctor 06, Matariki Aspire Syrah 05, Matariki Reserve 05, Mills Reef Elspeth 06, Ngatarawa Silks 06, Selaks The Favorite 06, Squawking Magpie The Chatterer 06, Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Hawkes Bay 06, Vidal Hawkes Bay Soler 05, Villa Maria Private Bin 05, Waimea Syrah 06, Wild Rock The Underarm 06.
Other red varietals
Gold: Mills Reef Elspeth Malbec 06.
Silver: Beach House Montepulciano 06, Newton Forrest Malbec 06.
Bronze: Soljans Estate Gisborne Pinotage 07, CJ Pask Declaration Malbec 05, Clearview Two Pinnacles Malbec 06, Coopers Creek SV Malbec 'The Clays' 06, Marsden Estate Chambourcin 06, Matariki Sangiovese 05, Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Franc 05, Mills Reef Elspeth Malbec 05, Morton Estate Private Reserve Montepulciano 05, Okahu Chambourcin 06, Okahu Chambourcin 05, Okahu Chambourcin 04, Okahu Pinotage 06, Te Awa Gimblett Gravels Pinotage 05.
Unspecified or Blended Reds
Gold: Newton Forrest Cornerstone 06.
Silver: Bladen Marlborough Merlot/ Malbec 06, Mills Reef Elspeth One 05.
Bronze: Coopers Creek Hawkes Bay 4 Daughters Red 05, Crossroads Winery
Talisman 05, Gladstone Vineyard Auld Alliance 06, Hunter's The Chase 05, Pukeora San Hill The Benches Red 06, Vilagrad Vintage Port 04, Wishart Legend 05.
Rose or blush
Gold: Bannock Brae Goldfields Cathy's Rose 07.
Silver: Clearview Black Reef Blush 07.
Bronze: Forrest Estate 07, Matua Regional 07, Ra Nui Sexy Rexy
Marlborough 07, Salvare 07, Selaks Premium Selection 07, Sileni Cellar
Selection 07, Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 07, Vavasour 07, Villa Maria
Private Bin 07.
Sparling and methode champenoise
Gold: Daniel Le Brun nv, Spy Valley Echelon 05.
Silver: Daniel Le Brun 01, Petros 03.
Bronze: Daisy Rock Marlborough Chardonnay 07, Distant Land Chardonnay 07, Daniel Le Brun Blanc de Blancs 07, Fierté Cuvée Number 7 nv, Morton Estate Brut nv, Nautilus Cuvee Marlborough nv, Paradox Marlborough nv, Vic Williams Selection Marlborough Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier 04, Deutz Marlborough Cuvee nv, Deutz Marlborough Cuvee Blanc de Blancs 05, Lindauer Special Reserve Blanc de Blancs nv, Montana Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut Cuvee nv, Morton Estate Reserve Sec nv, Soljans Fusion Sparkling Muscat nv.
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