20 Sep 2010 -

Target Gully Riesling Wins Tri-Nations

New Zealand takes Four Seasons Hotel Wine of Show

Year eight of the highly regarded and eagerly awaited Tri Nations Wine Challenge yet again resulted in a win for New Zealand.

Huon Hooke announced the 13 Class Trophies to a capacity crowd of 200 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on Friday 17 September. Winemakers from across the Southern Hemisphere came to receive their trophies at this increasingly important wine event.

Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008 took off the Four Seasons Hotel Wine of Show and also Red Wine of Show. McWilliams Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon 2005 took off the White Wine of Show.

Mt Difficulty Target Gully Riesling 2009 was awarded the Trophy for Class 3 – Aromatics

The “By invitation only” Challenge judged a total of 360 wines across 13 classes from the three nations and 135 were awarded either trophies, Double Gold or Gold medals.

New Zealand took six trophies, Australia five and South Africa two. The aggregate scores were extremely close being 483, 481 and 479 respectively showing the highly competitive nature of the Challenge.

Chairman Bob Campbell MW commended "While it is pleasing to note that New Zealand was as victorious in the wine judging room as it was on the rugby field it's worth noting that the three countries were separated by a margin that mathematicians would describe as "statistically insignificant". In effect there were three winners, not one, each with different strengths. The trophy results highlight each country's strongest suits."

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