Of the 11, 5 Stars awarded - Vintage picked up 3!

5 Stars and Top 5 - Over $100.00
Louis Roederer Cristal Vintage 2002

5 Stars and Top 5 - Best Buy and No1 Champagne under $100
H. Lanvin & Fils NV Brut

5 Stars and Top 5 - No 3 Champagne under $100
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV

Regional Finals in Auckland. Hamilton/Wellington/ Queenstown - National Final Cosh Bar Auckland 16th October.

The Winner was Tom Barbieri '21' Sky City Auckland

Amarula Cream & Grand Mariner were lead sponsors. Karai Wall, champion barman and organizer of the event commented "We are delighted to have these great brands involved with this event and will enjoy observing the extra degree of difficulty that their respective bottle shapes will add to the competition routines."

Vintage stole the show with a clutch of our New Zealand brands showing their wares to a receptive South audience of hospitality folk.

New World Top 20 - Gold Medals

Sauvignon Blanc
Clifford Bay Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Vavasour Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Merlot
Babich Winemakers' Reserve Merlot 2007

Shiraz / Syrah
Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz 2007

Other Red
Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Merlot Syrah Malbec 2007

Liquorland Top 100

Champion Champagne of the show

Lanvin Champagne Brut NV

Gold Medal Wines

Lanvin Champagne Brut NV

Hunter's Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2009

Hunter's Marlborough Pinot Gris 2009

Hunter's Marlborough Riesling 2008

Thorne Clarke Shotfire Shiraz 2008

New Zealand International Wine Show

Gold Medal Wines

Chardonnay
C J Pask Declaration Chardonnay 2007
Cypress Terraces Chardonnay 2008
Hunter's Marlborough Chardonnay 2008

Riesling
Angove Long Row Riesling 2008
Angove Vineyard Select Clare Valley Riesling 2008

Champagne & Sparkling Wines
H Lanvin & Fils Brut Champagne NV
Louis Roederer Brut PRemier Champagne NV
Louis Roederer Brut Vintage Champagne 2003

Rose
Angove Nine Vines Grenache shiraz Rose 2009

Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
Sandalford Prendiville Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Thorn-Clarke Shotfire Barossa Quartage 2006

Shiraz
C J PAsk Declaration Syrah 2007
Thorn-Clarke shotfire Shiraz 2008

Pinot Noir
Babich winemakers Reserve Pinot Noir 2008

Damien Motte, Export Manager visits New Zealand.

Over 3 hectic days, Damien hosted a number of trade, media and consumer functions in Auckland and Wellington.

Damien let it slip that in his time, he had only partaken of the rare Cristal Rose on four occasions but while in New Zealand, he managed to slip in another three.

September 1st to 3rd - Wellington / Auckland / Tauranga

Suppliers came from far & wide - Japan, Australia, Argentina and the South Island to inform and entertain record crowds of loyal customers.

Christchurch June 21st & 22nd

Vintage stole the show with a clutch of our New Zealand brands showing their wares to a receptive South audience of hospitality folk.

Gold Medal Winners

Chardonnay
Anna's Vineyard Chardonnay by Vavasour 2006
Vavasour Awatere Valley Chardonnay 2007

Riesling
Hunter's Riesling 2008
Vavasour Marlborough Riesling 2004

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Predominant
Squawking Magpie The Nest Merlot Cabernet Malbec 2007

Pinot Noir
Bannock Brae Barrel Selection Pinot Noir 2007

Silver Medal Winners


Chardonnay
Babich Irongate Chardonnay 2006

Sauvignon Blanc
Clifford Bay Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Hunter's Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Redwood Pass Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Syrah
Cypress Syrah 2007
Squawking Magpie The Stoned Crow Syrah 2006

Pinot Noir
Bannock Brae Goldfields Pinot Noir 2007

Over 1100 Scotch Whisky aficianados, anoraks and train spotters descended on the Chch Convention Centre for 3 days of intensive rumination on the merits of the malt.

The Vintage team was there representing all our brands.

Jane Hunter OBE has been bestowed the additional honour of The Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZOM) for her services to the viticulture industry in the New Year Honours 2009.

Oram's Marine Reception Lounge, overlooking the Auckland Harbour was the venue on November 5th for a Luncheon gathering to celebrate the launch of the Jane Hunter biography 'Jane Hunter- Growing a Legacy'.

Michael Cooper, accomplished winewriter and Philip Gregan, CEO of Winegrowers NZ paid tribute to Jane and her 25 years in the industry. Jane's gracious and sometimes humorous reply capped of a great lunch accompanied by a selection of fabulous Hunter's wines.