Sixteen medals for Thailand in Asia's largest wine competition
Please note: Results are under embargo until 23 October 2013
Sixteen medals for Thailand in Asia’s largest wine competition Thailand has received a total of 16 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 medal winners. 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. Thailand has secured 16 medals in total, including one Silver, five Bronze, and 10 Commended medals. The Silver medal has been awarded to a Syrah/Viognier blend from the region of Khao Yai (Granmonte, Heritage Syrah Viognier, Khao Yai 2012). Among the Bronze medal winners, another three awarded wines are from the region of Khao Yai, while the other two are from Chao Phraya Delta and Hua Hin respectively. Wines from the region of Hua Hin has also dominated the Commended medal 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 on 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
Silver medal winner from Thailand:
Granmonte, Heritage Syrah Viognier, Khao Yai 2012
Sixteen medals for Thailand in Asia’s largest wine competition Thailand has received a total of 16 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 medal winners. 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. Thailand has secured 16 medals in total, including one Silver, five Bronze, and 10 Commended medals. The Silver medal has been awarded to a Syrah/Viognier blend from the region of Khao Yai (Granmonte, Heritage Syrah Viognier, Khao Yai 2012). Among the Bronze medal winners, another three awarded wines are from the region of Khao Yai, while the other two are from Chao Phraya Delta and Hua Hin respectively. Wines from the region of Hua Hin has also dominated the Commended medal 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 on 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
Silver medal winner from Thailand:
Granmonte, Heritage Syrah Viognier, Khao Yai 2012
