Marlborough Winemakers Wine Options 2013 – Round Three

The MC for the third round of the Marlborough Winemakers Wine Options, Rex Ormandy of Vino Fino in Christchurch wasn’t interrupted by earthquakes this time and conducted another fun night at Drylands restaurant on Friday 4 October. Rex has the resources of the largest independent wine retail shop in Christchurch at hand, and he put up an excellent selection of wines that was reported to have gone down really well.

Following are the major results of Round Three of the Marlborough Winemakers Wine Options, with a list of the wines served. I list the scores and placings of the teams on the night, and their overall standings after three rounds, as provided by committee members Bec Wiffen and Helen Morrison:

Beth Forrest & Bec Wiffen – Winners Round 3 Marlborough Wine Options
Photo – Rex Ormandy

1^st, 48 points, Truckin Beers Hours Later (Bec Wiffin and Beth Forrest)

2^nd, 44 points, Chainsaws and Things (Scott, Nick and Moose)

3^rd, 38 points, Point Blanc (Wither Hills)

4^th=, 36 points, Bourbondy, She’ll Be Right and The Good Punts

The wines served were:

Ostler ‘Lakeside’ Waitaki Pinot Gris 2011

Joseph Drouhin Puligny-Montrachet 2009

Kerpen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2010

Terrace Edge Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2012 (Last Man Standing wine)

Felix Callejo Majuelos Ribera del Duero 2009

Antinori ‘Marchesi’ Chianti Classico Riserva 2008

Yalumba ‘Octavius’ Barossa Shiraz 2006

Team	Name	Round Two		Overall Place*
Team	Name	Score	Place	Overall Place*
1	Punk in Drublic	34	7^th=	6^th
2	Here for Beer	22	19^th=	12^th
3	Grog Stomp	30	11^th=	10^th
4	Nice Rack	16	23^rd=	8^th
5	Truckin’ Beers Hours Later	48	1^st	1^st
6	Spit Hoons	0	26^th=	26^th
7	Chainsaws and Things	44	2^nd	4^th
8	Bourbondy	36	4^th=	3^rd
9	Villa Maria V-necks	34	7^th=	13^th
10	Flying Banditos	24	15^th=	18^th
11	The Chardonnay Socialists	16	23^rd=	19^th
12	Mr Big’s Wine	0	26^th=	28^th
13	She’ll be Right	36	4^th=	5^th
14	The Grape Vatsby	26	14	21^st
15	Young, Talentless and Broke!	14	25	24^th
16	Red Rockets	24	15=	22^nd
17	NZW	20	21^st=	23^rd
18	The Musical Eggs	22	19^th=	15^th
19	Not So Arab Spring	28	13^th	9^th
20	The Mill Magnums	34	7^th=	17^th
21	The Good Punts	36	4^th=	2^nd
22	Cosy Sauvignon Blanket	30	11^th=	11^th
23	The Adjusters	24	15^th=	20^th
24	The Veltliner Underground	20	21^st=	14^th
25	Point Blanc	38	3^rd	7^th
26	So-Very-Non Plonk	32	10^th	16^th
27	Malolactika	0	26^th=	27^th
28	Undo-Ordinary	24	15^th=	25^th