The fifth Canterbury Wine Awards were judged on 18 April in Christchurch with 84 entries yielding 9 (10.71%) gold medals, 18 (21.43% silver and 35 (41.67%) bronzes,, this giving 62 (73.8%) of the wines entered a medal award.
The awards are open to all wines grown in the Canterbury region, from the Waitaki River to the south up to the Conway River in the north. This year, 52% of the enties came from the Waipara Valley, 19% from Banks Peninsula, 13% from North Canterbury (excluding Waipara), 12% from the Canterbury Plains and 4% from South Canterbury. Aromatic wines โ Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer made up 45% of the entries, the largest and most successful class being Riesling.
The judging is conducted over two stages, firstly the wines judged on their own to determine their medal status, then secondly with reference to eight food classes, these being Vegetarian, Pork, Seafood, Cheese, Game, Lamb, Spicy Food and Chicken. The trophies are awarded to the most food-friendly match in each class. The Champion Wine of the Show will be chosen from one of these, and will be announced at the David Jackson Dinner on Wednesday 18 May. (I have added the Champion Wine of the Show to this article now.
The judges were Jo Burzynska, Jonny Schwass and Kirsten Creasy. I list the trophy winners and medal winners following. www.winesofcanterbury.co.nz
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Trophy Winners
FruitFed Seafood Trophy: Terrace Edge โLiquid Geographyโ Riesling 2014
FruitFed Chicken Trophy: The Winemakers Wife Pinot Gris 2015
FruitFed Lamb Trophy: Meniscus Pinot Noir 2014
Hill Laboratories Vegetarian Trophy: Waipara Hills โEquinoxโ Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Hill Laboratories Pork Trophy: Muddy Water Syrah 2013
Lane Neave Lawyers Cheese Trophy: Waipara River Estate Late Harvest Noble Riesling 2013
Spicy Food Trophy: Omihi Road Gewurztraminer 2014
Champion Wine of the Show: Waipara River Estate Late Harvest Noble Riesling 2013
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Medal Winners
Riesling โ Gold
Terrace Edge โLiquid Geographyโ 2014
Waipara Hills โEquinoxโ 2015
The Winemakers Wife 2015
Waipara River Estate Late Harvest Noble 2013
Riesling โ Silver
Meniscus 2014
Greystone โBrittle Starโ 2015
Waipara River Estate โSVRโ 2010
Greystone 2015
Meniscus 2015
Riesling โ Bronze
Terrace Edge โClassicโ 2013
Waipara Hills 2015
Waipara Springs 2015
House of Ball Dry 2009
Omihi Road 2013
Waipara River Estate โSVRโ 2012
Melton Estate โSummer Loveโ Sparkling 2015
Melton Estate 2015
Straight 8 Estate โGreen 8โ 2015
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Pinot Gris โ Gold
The Winemakers Wife 2015
Pinot Gris โ Silver
Greystone 2015
Waipara River Estate 2014
French Peak Pinot Grigio 2015
Mount Brown Estates 2015
Pinot Gris โ Bronze
Waipara Hills โEquinoxโ 2015
Georges Road 2015
Waipara Hills 2015
Mt Beautiful 2014
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Gewurztraminer โ Gold
Omihi Road 2014
Gewurztraminer โ Bronze
Waipara River Estate โSVRโ 2013
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Sauvignon Blanc โ Gold
Waipara Hills โEquinoxโ 2015
Torlesse 2015
Sauvignon Blanc โ Bronze
Point Bush Estate 2015
Mount Brown Estates 2015
Omihi Road 2012
Greystone 2015
Waipara Springs 2015
Mount Brown Estates โGrand Reserveโ 2015
Marble Point 2015
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Chardonnay โ Silver
Whistling Buoy โKokoloโ
Straight 8 Estate 2015
Waipara Springs โReserveโ 2014
Chardonnay โ Bronze
French Peak 2015
Mt Beautiful 2014
Thistle Ridge 2013
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Pinot Noir โ Silver
Meniscus 2014
Tussock Hill 2010
Whistling Buoy โKokoloโ 2015
Mt Beautiful 2014
Marble Point 2014
Pinot Noir โ Bronze
House of Ball 2014
Mount Brown Estates โGrand Reserveโ 2013
Whistling Buoy โยฝ Acreโ 2015
Waipara Hills โSoul Isolated Hillโ 2014
Stephenson Estate 2014
Waipara Hills โEquinoxโ 2014
Marble Point 2013
Terrace Edge 2014
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Other Reds โ Gold
Muddy Water Syrah 2013
Other Reds โ Silver
Georges Road Syrah 2015
Other Reds โ Bronze
Torlesse Cabernet/Merlot 2013
French Peak Rosรฉ 2015
Whistling Buoy โKokoloโ Rosรฉ 2015
