Large medal haul for Australia in Asia's largest wine competition
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
Large medal haul for Australia in Asia’s largest wine competition Continuing their success in last year’s competition, Australia has been awarded a total of 528 medals in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) this year. The 2013 edition of the wine competition received more than 2,300 entries from around the world, with a total of 2,023 wines awarded a DAWA medal. The Decanter Asia Wine Awards aims to recognise quality wines and provide consumers across Asia with a trusted source of recommendations. Co-chaired by Jeannie Cho Lee MW, the first Asian Master of Wine and a Contributing Editor to Decanter, and Steven Spurrier, Chairman of the Decanter World Wine Awards and Decanter’s Consultant Editor, judging took place in Hong Kong on 16 -19 September. Over 40 top wine experts from across Asia made up the professional judging panel to rigorously blind taste wines organised in flights to ensure the very best tasting conditions. Winning 11 Regional Trophies in total, Australia has an impressive medal haul in this year’s DAWA. Regional Trophies are given to wines that have been awarded a Gold medal in the initial stage of judging and are recognised as being the best of their region in each style category. Australia was also awarded 18 gold, 100 silver, 270 bronze, and 129 commended medals. “We would like to congratulate all winners in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards,” says Sarah Kemp, Decanter Publishing Director. “All wines were tasted blind and judged by a panel of Asia’s finest palates, and only those which represent outstanding quality are endorsed with a Decanter Asia Wine Award medal.” A special digital edition of Decanter magazine featuring the full list of DAWA 2013 results will be released on 13 November for tablet download at the Apple Newsstand and all major digital platforms. The DAWA 2013 results can also be found on DecanterChina.com (www.decanterchina.com), Decanter’s bilingual Simplified Chinese and English website containing bespoke content for the growing audience of wine lovers in China. ENDS For further information and hi-res images and bottleshots: Beatrice Ng, Asia Marketing Executive: [email protected]
Notes to Editors About Decanter Asia Wine Awards • • • • •
Launched in 2012 by Decanter magazine, 2013 is the second edition of the competition All wines are judged blind in the best possible tasting environment and each wine is discussed on an individual basis by the panel There is no upper limit on the number of medals that can be awarded A full list of judges can be found here: https://www.decanterchina.com/en/dawa/meet-the-dawajudges.html Results, featuring the Commended, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Regional Trophy winning wines, will be published on DecanterChina.com from 23 October 2013
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
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International Trophies, the top awards in the competition, will be announced at 2pm on the Decanter stand (1DG06) at ProWine China, Shanghai, and on DecanterChina.com on 13 November 2013 A special digital edition of Decanter magazine, including the full list of results and International and Regional Trophy profiles, will be available for tablet download at the Apple Newsstand and all major digital platforms on 13 November 2013 Winning wines are promoted at a series of tastings and fairs across Asia in 2013/2014 The Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2013 is sponsored by Riedel glasses and San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna water
About Decanter The Decanter brand comprises of:
Decanter magazine, which is sold in 92 countries* Decanter Events, an annual programme of world-class events for consumers and trade Decanter.com (www.decanter.com), which is read by 400,000 unique users every month in 223 countries. Note: China accounts for 25% of total traffic on this site** DecanterChina.com (www.decanterchina.com), a bi-lingual English and Simplified Chinese website, created specifically for Chinese wine lovers and launched in September 2012. It has over 100,000 page views per month and over 63% of visitors read the website in Simplified Chinese** Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest and most prestigious wine competition Decanter Asia Wine Awards, launched in 2012, is now the largest wine competition in Asia. In 2013, there are: o 39 Regional Trophy winners o 45 Gold medal winners o 369 Silver medal winners o 985 Bronze medal winners o 585 Commended medal winners For full results of DAWA 2013, please visit www.decanterchina.com
Sources: *Decanter has subscribers in 92 countries, ** Google Analytics, August 2013
Regional Trophy winners from Australia:
Bay of Fires, Cuvée Brut, Tasmania 2009 (Australian Sparkling Regional Trophy) Brokenwood, ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2007 (Australian SingleVarietal White Regional Trophy) Brookland Valley, Reserve Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia 2012 (Australian Chardonnay Regional Trophy) De Bortoli, Black Noble NV (Australian Fortified Regional Trophy) Eden Springs, High Eden Riesling, Eden Valley, South Australia 2009 (Australian Riesling Regional Trophy) Hardys, Eileen Hardy Pinot Noir, Tasmania 2010 Australia (Australian Pinot Noir Regional Trophy) Hardys, Eileen Hardy Shiraz, McLaren Val, South Australia 2010 (Australian Red Rhone Varietal Regional Trophy) Penfolds, Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz, South Australia 2010 (Australian Red Blend Regional Trophy) Taylors, Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley, South Australia 2012 (Australian Red Bordeaux Varietal Regional Trophy) Tempus Two, Pewter Botrytis Semillon, Multi-region blend 2009 (Australian Sweet Regional Trophy) Zonte's Footstep, Z-Force, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2010 (Australian Single-Varietal Red Regional Trophy)
Large medal haul for Australia in Asia’s largest wine competition Continuing their success in last year’s competition, Australia has been awarded a total of 528 medals in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) this year. The 2013 edition of the wine competition received more than 2,300 entries from around the world, with a total of 2,023 wines awarded a DAWA medal. The Decanter Asia Wine Awards aims to recognise quality wines and provide consumers across Asia with a trusted source of recommendations. Co-chaired by Jeannie Cho Lee MW, the first Asian Master of Wine and a Contributing Editor to Decanter, and Steven Spurrier, Chairman of the Decanter World Wine Awards and Decanter’s Consultant Editor, judging took place in Hong Kong on 16 -19 September. Over 40 top wine experts from across Asia made up the professional judging panel to rigorously blind taste wines organised in flights to ensure the very best tasting conditions. Winning 11 Regional Trophies in total, Australia has an impressive medal haul in this year’s DAWA. Regional Trophies are given to wines that have been awarded a Gold medal in the initial stage of judging and are recognised as being the best of their region in each style category. Australia was also awarded 18 gold, 100 silver, 270 bronze, and 129 commended medals. “We would like to congratulate all winners in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards,” says Sarah Kemp, Decanter Publishing Director. “All wines were tasted blind and judged by a panel of Asia’s finest palates, and only those which represent outstanding quality are endorsed with a Decanter Asia Wine Award medal.” A special digital edition of Decanter magazine featuring the full list of DAWA 2013 results will be released on 13 November for tablet download at the Apple Newsstand and all major digital platforms. The DAWA 2013 results can also be found on DecanterChina.com (www.decanterchina.com), Decanter’s bilingual Simplified Chinese and English website containing bespoke content for the growing audience of wine lovers in China. ENDS For further information and hi-res images and bottleshots: Beatrice Ng, Asia Marketing Executive: [email protected]
Notes to Editors About Decanter Asia Wine Awards • • • • •
Launched in 2012 by Decanter magazine, 2013 is the second edition of the competition All wines are judged blind in the best possible tasting environment and each wine is discussed on an individual basis by the panel There is no upper limit on the number of medals that can be awarded A full list of judges can be found here: https://www.decanterchina.com/en/dawa/meet-the-dawajudges.html Results, featuring the Commended, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Regional Trophy winning wines, will be published on DecanterChina.com from 23 October 2013
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
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• •
International Trophies, the top awards in the competition, will be announced at 2pm on the Decanter stand (1DG06) at ProWine China, Shanghai, and on DecanterChina.com on 13 November 2013 A special digital edition of Decanter magazine, including the full list of results and International and Regional Trophy profiles, will be available for tablet download at the Apple Newsstand and all major digital platforms on 13 November 2013 Winning wines are promoted at a series of tastings and fairs across Asia in 2013/2014 The Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2013 is sponsored by Riedel glasses and San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna water
About Decanter The Decanter brand comprises of:
Decanter magazine, which is sold in 92 countries* Decanter Events, an annual programme of world-class events for consumers and trade Decanter.com (www.decanter.com), which is read by 400,000 unique users every month in 223 countries. Note: China accounts for 25% of total traffic on this site** DecanterChina.com (www.decanterchina.com), a bi-lingual English and Simplified Chinese website, created specifically for Chinese wine lovers and launched in September 2012. It has over 100,000 page views per month and over 63% of visitors read the website in Simplified Chinese** Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest and most prestigious wine competition Decanter Asia Wine Awards, launched in 2012, is now the largest wine competition in Asia. In 2013, there are: o 39 Regional Trophy winners o 45 Gold medal winners o 369 Silver medal winners o 985 Bronze medal winners o 585 Commended medal winners For full results of DAWA 2013, please visit www.decanterchina.com
Sources: *Decanter has subscribers in 92 countries, ** Google Analytics, August 2013
Regional Trophy winners from Australia:
Bay of Fires, Cuvée Brut, Tasmania 2009 (Australian Sparkling Regional Trophy) Brokenwood, ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales 2007 (Australian SingleVarietal White Regional Trophy) Brookland Valley, Reserve Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia 2012 (Australian Chardonnay Regional Trophy) De Bortoli, Black Noble NV (Australian Fortified Regional Trophy) Eden Springs, High Eden Riesling, Eden Valley, South Australia 2009 (Australian Riesling Regional Trophy) Hardys, Eileen Hardy Pinot Noir, Tasmania 2010 Australia (Australian Pinot Noir Regional Trophy) Hardys, Eileen Hardy Shiraz, McLaren Val, South Australia 2010 (Australian Red Rhone Varietal Regional Trophy) Penfolds, Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz, South Australia 2010 (Australian Red Blend Regional Trophy) Taylors, Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley, South Australia 2012 (Australian Red Bordeaux Varietal Regional Trophy) Tempus Two, Pewter Botrytis Semillon, Multi-region blend 2009 (Australian Sweet Regional Trophy) Zonte's Footstep, Z-Force, McLaren Vale, South Australia 2010 (Australian Single-Varietal Red Regional Trophy)
