Wine Show of Western Australia – 2016 Results
Gosh WA we are so darn lucky to live in a state with so many awesome wines! The 2016 Wine Show of Western Australia has just come to a conclusion with the official awards dinner last Saturday night to celebrate the trophy winners. I was lucky enough to attend the event with Mr. Spittoon and today on the blog I wanted to share with you the trophy winners from the night.
During the week leading up to the awards dinner I attended the Top 50 Tasting at Print Hall. This was an opportunity for Perth wine-lovers to try all 50 wines which received gold medals at this years show. Check out my photos on Facebook from this tasting. It was from this pool of fabulous wines that the trophy winners were carefully chosen.
I was actually very excited to see many of my favourites from the tasting claim trophies at the awards night – which was a nice reassurance that my palate is in good working order! So enough blabbing, who were the talented WA wineries to claim trophies at this years show??
Best Wine of Show Classes
Houghton Wisdom Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Best Red Wine of Show
Houghton Wisdom Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Best White Wine of Show
Xanadu Chardonnay 2015
Most Successful Exhibitor Overall
Houghton Wine Company
Most Successful Exhibitor processing under 250 tonnes
Mandoon Estate
Winery with the Highest Aggregate for top 3 pointed wines
Xanadu Wines & Houghton Wine Company
Best and Most Distinctive Regional Character
Cellarmasters Cormack and Co Steadfast Sem Sauv Bl 2016
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Rosily Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Best 2016 Riesling
Larry Cherubino Wines – Ad Hoc Wallflower 2016
Best White Blend Classes
Cellarmasters Cormack & Co Steadfast Sem Sauv Blanc 2016
Best Rose of Show
Nocturne Rose 2016
Best Chardonnay
Xanadu Chardonnay 2015
Best Older Red Wine
Houghton Gladstones Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Best Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy
Houghton Wisdom Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Best Shiraz
Houghton The Bandit Shiraz 2014
Best Pinot Noir
Zarephath Wines Pinot Noir 2015
Best Red Blend
Sandalford Wines Margaret River Range Cabernet Merlot 2014
Best Single Vineyard Wine
Silverstream Wines Riesling 2012
Best Aged Riesling
Silverstream Wines Riesling 2012
Best Fortified or Sweet Wine Trophy
Faber Vineyard Swan Valley Liqueur Muscat NV
Best Small Batch Trophy
Houghton Wine Company Gladstones Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
If you haven’t tried the above vinos yet, then I suggest you hunt them out even just for a taste as they are terrific! To see a full list of the medal winners from this years show please view the 2016 Results PDF on the Wine Show of WA’s website.
I would definitely recommend marking in your dairies the Top 50 Tasting and Awards Dinner for 2017 – these are both fabulous wine events and if you love WA wine then you can’t get much better than this.
The organising committee and everyone involved did a fabulous job. The food put on by the Hyatt Regency Perth, was simply divine – I definitely over ate and going by how my head felt the next day, I enjoyed trying a fair few of those trophy winning wines too!
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