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Coal Valley Produces Stars of Tasmanian Wine Show
January 2009
Riesling joins Pinot Noir on the Premium Quality Stage
Pinot Noir and Riesling produced from grapes grown in the Coal Valley just outside Hobart were the star performers at the 19th Tasmanian Wine Show with clients of Winemaking Tasmania performing exceptionally well.
John Shepherd's Clemens Hill Vineyard won three trophies for its 2006 pinot noir - best pinot noir, best red wine of the show and best three year old pinot noir (2005 vintage), showing it is one of the most consistent producers in the State. (Shepherd won the prestigious Qantas trophy for best pinot noir in open competition at the 2007 Royal Hobart International Wine Show for his 2005 vintage).
Senior Counsel and barrister Greg Melick won two trophies, three gold medals, one silver and three bronze medals for Rieslings of various styles - dry to sweet, from his Coal Valley vineyard, under his label Pressing Matters.
In all, wines made by the team at Winemaking Tasmania won seven of the 14 trophies awarded and a tremendous medal count:
- 13 gold
- 14 silver
- 49 bronze
and a strike rate of 68% (wines awarded medals from total entries by clients of WMT).
Full results: www.taswineshow.org
Tassie Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc Trumps
November 2008
Best of the Best
A Tasmanian Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc made by the team at Winemaking Tasmania beat the best in Australia and New Zealand to win major trophies at the 2008 Royal Hobart International Wine Show. In all, wines made for clients of Winemaking Tasmania won a total of six trophies, 11 gold medals 9 silver and 27 bronze medals.
Full results: www.hobartshowground.com.au/wineshow/
More client succeses...
Congratulations to the following clients of Winemaking Tasmania - Fred Peacock, Barry and Cathy Edwards, the Brianese family and Peter Cameron and Jennifer Baird. Six wines made here at Winemaking Tasmania were selected in James Halliday’s Top 100 wines in Australia in his 2009 Wine Companion. This is a fantastic success rate and we are very proud to have assisted our clients to achieve this. Further details: www.winecompanion.com.au.
Bream Creek 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir and 2006 Pinot Noir
Craigow 2003 Riesling
‘ese Vineyards 2005 Pinot Noir
Waterton Vineyards 2006 Riesling
Tassie Riesling Trumps Again.....
A wine made for The Wine Society by Julian Alcorso and the crew at Winemaking Tasmania, won the trophy for Best White Wine of the Show trophy at the International Cool Climate Wine Show 2008 on March 9. The wine. The Wine Society Tasmanian Riesling 2007 is marketed as Tasmanian Riesling and made from parcels of Riesling sourced from three Tasmanian vineyards, Derwent Estate, Craigow and Laurel Bank – all clients of Winemaking Tasmania. All win gold medals and trophies in their own right regularly at wine shows for their Riesling.
This now makes 2 Trophies, 2 Gold, Silver and Bronze for the Wine Society Tassie Riesling. Impressive for a wine selling at $16.99!!!!! Three wines in a row....2005, 2006 and 2007! And continues the tradition of making first-class Rieslings in Tasmania.
It’s available to anyone by contacting The Wine Society - ph: 1300 723 723 or www.winesociety.com.au
2008 Tasmanian Wine Show
Wines made by Winemaking Tasmania for our clients earned great accolades at the 2008 Tasmanian Wine Show presentation dinner at Rosevears Estate Estelle Restaurant on Friday, January 18. In fact, there was a 50% strike rate for our clients. Click on the PDF to view a summary of the results:
View the full results on the Tasmanian Wine Show website >
Winemaking Tasmania clients’ success at Royal Hobart Wine Show
Click on the thumbnails to view photos of the winners from the Royal Hobart Wine Show.
View all the results from the Royal Hobart Wine Show here >
Examiner Article
The Examiner produced a special publication in September 2007 featuring Tasmanian companies that are using innovation and technology to develop their businesses with a particular focus on quality products. WinemakingTasmania’s investment in technology that reduces the alcohol in wine to find better balance and improve the overall quality was featured.
2006 Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year
Winemaking Tasmania Pty Ltd was recognised for its achievements winning the 2006 Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year in the 6-20 employee category, sponsored by MYOB.
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