13 Golds at Sommelier Wine Awards 2018
We’re excited that 13 of our producers won gold medals at this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards, with another 34 silver, 21 bronze and 43 commended medals awarded.
The Sommelier Wine Awards may be focused on the On Trade rather than Indie retailers, but they are judged blind by some of the UK’s top wine experts and sommeliers – and any wine that they think is good enough for their wine lists is almost certainly just as deserving of a home in the country’s best wine shops.
Our sister company Bibendum did really well this year picking up the Merchant of the Year gong – well done to them – but we’re really interested in the wines that picked up the medals. The golden wines included Champagne Palmer’s superb Blanc de Blanc NV; Bertie Eden’s biodynamic Chateau Maris La Touge 2014 from Minervois La Liviniere; the Vinemind Riesling 2016, a side project from Some Young Punks’ Col McBryde; and the amazing value Spier Signature Chenin Blanc 2017.
If you are looking for some new wines to freshen up your summer range, have a look at the full list of gold medal winners below.
France
Palmer & Co Blanc de Blancs NV
Champagne
Clos de Nouys Vouvray Sec 2016
Loire
Chateau Maris Brama Grenache Gris 2015
Languedoc
Chateau Maris La Touge Syrah/Grenache Minervois La Liviniere 2014
Languedoc
Château d’Esclans Garrus Rosé Cotes de Provence 2015
Provence
Italy
Bisol Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Cartizze 2016
Veneto
Spain
La Guita Manzanilla En Rama Limited Batch NV
Sanlucar de Barrameda
Protos Reserva 2012
Ribera del Duero
USA
Walter Hansel South Slope Pinot Noir 2013
Russian River Valley, California
South Africa
Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2014
Stellenbosch
Spier Signature Chenin Blanc 2017
Western Cape
Australia
Fraser Gallop Parterre Chardonnay 2016
Margaret River
VineMind Riesling 2016
Clare Valley
To taste any of these wines, give us a call on 0207 449 1665 or contact your Account Manager.