Seven Regional Trophies for Italy in Asia's largest wine competition
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
Seven Regional Trophies for Italy in Asia’s largest wine competition Italy has been awarded a total of 248 medals in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) this year, with seven wines awarded the prestigious Regional Trophy prize. The DAWA 2013 received more than 2,300 entries from around the world, with a total of 2,023 wines awarded a 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. Among the 248 DAWA medals awarded to Italy, Piedmont has secured 36 medals, including the Red Piedmont Regional Trophy for Marchesi Alfieri’s Alfiera, Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2010; Southern Italy was awarded 26 medals, including 3 Silvers and 18 Bronze medals; Regional Italy achieved 34 medals, including the Sparkling Regional Italy Regional Trophy for Ca' del Bosco’s Prestige Brut NV from Franciacorta. The two largest Italian categories, Tuscany and Veneto, each received 76 medals. Tuscany won one Regional Trophy for Villa Poggio A Varna’s Chianti Riserva 2010 and Veneto won an impressive four Regional Trophies: Bisol, Cartizze Dry, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze 2012 (Sparkling Veneto Regional Trophy), Bottega, Il Vino Dell' Amore Petalo Moscato Pink NV (Sweet Veneto Regional Trophy), Tenuta Valleselle, Aurum, Amarone della Valpolicella 2010 (Amarone Regional Trophy), and Tinazzi, Ca' de' Rocchi, Monterè, Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2010 (Red Veneto Regional Trophy). Regional Trophies are only 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. “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]
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
Notes to Editors About Decanter Asia Wine Awards • • • • • • •
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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 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 Trophies from Italy:
Bisol, Cartizze Dry, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, Veneto 2012 (Sparkling Veneto Regional Trophy) Bottega, Il Vino Dell' Amore Petalo Moscato Pink, Veneto NV (Sweet Veneto Regional Trophy) Ca' del Bosco, Prestige Brut, Franciacorta, Rest of Italy NV (Sparkling Regional Italy Regional Trophy) Marchesi Alfieri, Alfiera, Barbera d'Asti Superiore, Piedmont 2010 (Red Piedmont Regional Trophy) Tenuta Valleselle, Aurum, Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto 2010 (Amarone Regional Trophy) Tinazzi, Ca' de' Rocchi, Monterè, Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso, Veneto 2010 (Red Veneto Regional Trophy) Villa Poggio A Varna, Chianti Riserva, Tuscany 2010 (Red Tuscany Regional Trophy)
Seven Regional Trophies for Italy in Asia’s largest wine competition Italy has been awarded a total of 248 medals in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA) this year, with seven wines awarded the prestigious Regional Trophy prize. The DAWA 2013 received more than 2,300 entries from around the world, with a total of 2,023 wines awarded a 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. Among the 248 DAWA medals awarded to Italy, Piedmont has secured 36 medals, including the Red Piedmont Regional Trophy for Marchesi Alfieri’s Alfiera, Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2010; Southern Italy was awarded 26 medals, including 3 Silvers and 18 Bronze medals; Regional Italy achieved 34 medals, including the Sparkling Regional Italy Regional Trophy for Ca' del Bosco’s Prestige Brut NV from Franciacorta. The two largest Italian categories, Tuscany and Veneto, each received 76 medals. Tuscany won one Regional Trophy for Villa Poggio A Varna’s Chianti Riserva 2010 and Veneto won an impressive four Regional Trophies: Bisol, Cartizze Dry, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze 2012 (Sparkling Veneto Regional Trophy), Bottega, Il Vino Dell' Amore Petalo Moscato Pink NV (Sweet Veneto Regional Trophy), Tenuta Valleselle, Aurum, Amarone della Valpolicella 2010 (Amarone Regional Trophy), and Tinazzi, Ca' de' Rocchi, Monterè, Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2010 (Red Veneto Regional Trophy). Regional Trophies are only 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. “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]
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
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 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 Trophies from Italy:
Bisol, Cartizze Dry, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, Veneto 2012 (Sparkling Veneto Regional Trophy) Bottega, Il Vino Dell' Amore Petalo Moscato Pink, Veneto NV (Sweet Veneto Regional Trophy) Ca' del Bosco, Prestige Brut, Franciacorta, Rest of Italy NV (Sparkling Regional Italy Regional Trophy) Marchesi Alfieri, Alfiera, Barbera d'Asti Superiore, Piedmont 2010 (Red Piedmont Regional Trophy) Tenuta Valleselle, Aurum, Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto 2010 (Amarone Regional Trophy) Tinazzi, Ca' de' Rocchi, Monterè, Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso, Veneto 2010 (Red Veneto Regional Trophy) Villa Poggio A Varna, Chianti Riserva, Tuscany 2010 (Red Tuscany Regional Trophy)
