New Zealand Aromatic Wine Competition 2018 Results

The results of the 2018 New Zealand Aromatic Wine Competition and the Canterbury Wine Competition 2018 have been released. Associated with is the award for New Zealand Winemaker of the Year. The competitions are held under the auspices of the Canterbury A&P Show, and this sees its 16^th year, and is open to any aromatic wine from any country with the purpose of highlighting the best aromatic wines available to the consumer. The Canterbury Wine Competition results are drawn from the Aromatics judging, and apply to wines entered that conform to a minimum 85% make-up of Canterbury grown fruit. The results are designed to showcase Canterbury wines. www.theshow.co.nz

This year, the wines were judged in Christchurch over 13-14 October by a panel chaired by Jim Harre, with Jane Boyle, Rebecca Deed, Petter Evans, Paul Harre, Kate Radburnd and James Rowan. For the Aromatic Competition, there were 31 gold (9.45%) medals, 52 (15.85%) silvers and 154 (46.95%) bronzes awarded, with a total medal count of 237 (72.26%) from 328 wines judged. The Supreme Champion Wine in Show was the Spy Valley ‘Envoy’ Johnson Vineyard Riesling 2012. The Winemaker of the Year was awarded to Jen Parr of Valli Vineyard who submitted the Valli Gibbston Pinot Noir 2016, the Valli ‘The Real McCoy’ Orange Wine Pinot Gris 2017 and Valli Waitaki Riesling 2018.

I list the trophy winners and gold medal winners from the Aromatic Wine Competition here. For a full list of all the medal winners, go to www.theshow.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/New-Zealand-Wine-Results_2018-FA.pdf

BECK & CAUL SUPREME CHAMPION WINE IN SHOW
Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Vineyard Riesling 2012

WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Jen Parr, Valli Vineyard

CHAMPION RIESLING
Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Vineyard Riesling 2012

CHAMPION SAUVIGNON BLANC
Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2018

CHAMPION GEWÜRZTRAMINER
Omihi Road Gewurztraminer 2014

CHAMPION OTHER AROMATIC
Craft Series “Exemplar” Viognier 2013

CHAMPION PINOT GRIS
Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2018

CHAMPION ROSÉ
Left Field Hawkes Bay Rosé 2018

CHAMPION SWEET
Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Vineyard Gewurztraminer 2018

CHAMPION MUSEUM
Spy Valley Envoy Johnson Vineyard Riesling 2012

RIESLING
• Esk Valley Marlborough Riesling 2018
• Caythorpe Family Estate Marlborough Riesling 2017
• Waitaki Riesling 2018
• Two Rivers Juliet Riesling 2018
• Villa Maria Private Bin Marlborough Riesling 2018

SAUVIGNON BLANC
• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 3 43Degrees Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Esk Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Peter Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Yealands Estate Land Made Sauvingon Blanc 2018
• Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2018
• Hunter’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017
• MH Sub Region Series Rapaura Sauvignon Blanc 2017

PINOT GRIS
• Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2017
• Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2018
• Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Gris 2018
• Waimea Nelson Pinot Gris 2017
• MH Sub Region Series Graviton Pinot Gris 2018

GEWÜRZTRAMINER
• Omihi Road Gewürztraminer 2014
• Kahurangi Estate Gewürztraminer 2014
• Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Gewürztraminer 2017
• Lake Chalice The Falcon Gewürztraminer 2015
• 2016 Zephyr Gewürztraminer 2016

OTHER AROMATIC VARIETIES
• Craft Series “Exemplar” Viognier 2013
• Esk Valley Hawkes Bay Verdelho 2018

SWEET AROMATIC VARIETIES
• Spy Valley ENVOY Johnson Vineyard Gewürztraminer 2018

ROSÉ
• Weaver Estate Summer Rose Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
• Gibbston Highgate Estate Lovemaker Central Otago Rosé 2018
• Left Field Hawkes Bay Rosé 2018
• Madam Sass Pinot Noir Rosé 2018

Here I list the Champion Wines, these being gold medal winners. The full medal results can be seen at www.theshow.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Canterbury-Wine-Results_2018-FA.pdf

MACVINE CHAMPION WINE IN SHOW
Torlesse Wines Omihi Road Gewurztraminer 2014

CANTERBURY CHAMPION GEWÜRZTRAMINER
Torlesse Wines Omihi Road Gewürztraminer 2014

CANTERBURY CHAMPION
Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2018

Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2017