The Gisborne Regional Wine Show will be judged in Gisborne (of course!) on Thursday 26 May with the awards dinner held the next night. The Chair of Judges is Jane Skilton MW and the judging panel include Larry McKenna, Yvonne Lorkin, Simon Nunns, Simon Waghorn and Ant Mackenzie, as well as Australian judge Ralph Kyte-Powell, who is a regular panellist on Cuisine magazine tastings. The competition director is Prue Younger, who was instrumental in growing the International Chardonnay Challenge over much of its 10 year period.
For more information, contact Simon Gardiner, the Gisborne Wine Marketing Director on Tel: 027 778-9004, Email: [email protected] or go to www.gisbornewine.co.nz/regionalwineawards