Articles for ' award winning wine'

Ridgeview’s Grosvenor has been named the best sparkling wine in the world by the leading wine publication Decanter magazine. The international award winning fizz beat the very best from the champagne competition from France.  The fizz was described by one of the judges as “Very refined and refreshing palate… vivacious acidity, minerality, precision of flavour. Stunning.”

When you think of the greatest wine producing countries in the world, what springs to mind? France? Italy perhaps? While these European giants of the wine industry are renowned for their vast experience and depth of grape varieties, they are currently watching their backs as a young pretender to the thrown makes great strides in the world of vino. Australia is gradually gathering momentum as one of the worlds most… read the rest of “Henschke – The Connoisseurs Choice ”

Alcohol, more often than not, gets a (some say deservedly) bad press. It seems our passion, our hobby, our beloved lifeblood that is wine cannot go more than a week without bearing the brunt of a negative story about how excessive alcohol consumption is contributing to downfall of society. The truth is wine is very seldom drunk by youths causing a raucous disturbance on the street.   Wine is… read the rest of “Wine on a Budget”

When thinking about purchasing a nice bottle of wine for a romantic evening in with your partner it has to be said that many people do not even think about getting a bottle of English wine. Why is this?

It would seem that one… read the rest of “English Wine- A Lost Cause?”

Sales at Classic Wine Direct increased significantly over the few weeks running up to Christmas and although there was no bench mark to compare against for last year, the volume of visits and the number of people buying was extremely pleasing.People seem to be shopping more online for their wine for a number of reasons.  The extremely cold weather and the treacherous conditions underfoot over Christmas may have persuaded many… read the rest of “Classic Wine Direct Sales Bubble At Christmas!!”

Rockburn was the hobby of Richard Bunton which started in 1991. He planted a few hectares of vineyard in the the pretty rugged area of Central Otago. He first released his wines under the Hay’s Lake label in 1999 and Rockburn didn’t come into into existence until 2002. In 2005, through the guidance of Malcolm Francis the winemaker arrived from Felton Road, where he spent 4 years as assistant… read the rest of “Rockburn, Otago, New Zealand”

Perez Cruz made their first wines in 2002 and have amassed an impressive array of awards and gold medals. Their beautiful estate is Situated in the Alto-Maipo region with only the most suitable grape varieties chosen to produce outstanding quality.

Awards and associated wines include:

International Wine Challenge 2006-Gold Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

International Wine Challenge 2008-Silver Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

Decanter Awards… read the rest of “Perez Cruz Wines, Maipo Valley, Chile”