Gold Bonanza at Queensland Wine Show
2010 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Media release
Ballandean Estate Wines, Growers Market, Granite Belt, Queensland [©Granite Belt Wine & Tourism Inc]
The 2010 Royal Queensland Wine and Food Show Awards Dinner held recently saw the Governor of Queensland present the Stodart Trophy for the best gold medal winning one year old dry red table wine to McWilliams Wines Barwang Top Tier 2009.
The Royal Queensland Wine Show is the first major national wine show held in capital cities each year and the only to maintain classes for one-year old wines still in the barrel. Together these factors offer the wine industry their first comprehensive look at new and upcoming releases each year, and an excellent opportunity for wine producers to benchmark overall wine quality before the new wines are released for sale.
After five days of judging, the esteemed Phillip John, Chairman of Judges for the Royal Queensland Wine Show for the last nine years, says that fantastic seasonal conditions of the '2009 and 2010 vintages – after a hot drought year in 2008 – is responsible for this year's wine show awarding 113 gold medals, nearly double the number of gold medals awarded last year.
Mr John commented “2009 premium Chardonnay and red favourites Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are excellent, and 2010 whites are looking extremely good, with gold medals awarded all the way through Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Pinot Gris. We are seeing a trend of table wines made from Tasmanian Chardonnay emerging; after eight years of continual drought around the country our cooler regions are getting warmer, leading to consistently better grapes.”
“This is an unbelievably well run show that has stuck to it's core values and objectives – we're here to get results, not to be fashionable. We recruit the best judges including professional wine makers, Masters of Wine who bring an international perspective and at least three judges each year who are based in Queensland.”
For the first time in the Show's 133 year history a trophy for the best gold medal winning Queensland wine made and produced in Queensland by a Queensland winery was awarded to Ballandean Estate Wines Gen 3 Shiraz 2007. Sponsored by Queensland’s own Masters of Wine Andrew Corrigan and Peter Scudamore-Smith, the Corrigan Scudamore-Smith Trophy represents a great incentive for local producers, and public recognition of the high quality of wine being produced in this state.
The Show's top award is the Courier Mail Trophy for the champion wine selected from all trophy winning wines, excluding current vintage whites, one year old reds and fortified wines, won by the Foster's Group Leo Buring Leonay Maturation Release Riesling 2005.
Trophy winners from the 2010 Royal Queensland Wine Show
THE ASPLEY HORNETS AFC TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning SPARKLING WHITE WINE fermented in the bottle in the traditional method.
Starvedog Lane - Starvedog Lane Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier 2005
THE BRIDGEMAN BEEFSTEAK AND BURGUNDY CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning DRY WHITE WINE in Current Vintage.
Dandelion Vineyards - Wonderland of the Eden Valley Riesling 2010
THE DINNER AT EIGHT CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning One Year Old DRY WHITE WINE.
Foster's Group Ltd - Wolf Blass White Label Chardonnay 2009
THE BILINDA PTY LTD TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Mature White Wine, Two Years and Older.
Foster's Group Ltd - Leo Buring Leonay Maturation Release Riesling 2005
THE GOLD COAST WINE PRESS CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Commercial DRY WHITE WINE.
Brookland Valley - Brookland Valley Verse 1 Chardonnay 2009
THE QUEENSLAND WINE PRESS CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Commercial Chardonnay.
Brookland Valley - Brookland Valley Verse 1 Chardonnay 2009
THE A O FLEMING TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Chardonnay of the Show.
Foster's Group Ltd - Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay 2007<
THE BRISBANE CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Aged Riesling 2 Years and Over.
Foster's Group Ltd - Leo Buring Leonay Maturation Release Riesling 2005
THE WINE GUILD OF AUSTRALIA INC TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Mature Sweet White Wine.
McWilliam's Wines - McWilliam's Morning Light 2008
THE IAN THORNQUEST TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal Winning Commercial Dry Red Wine.
Foster's Group Ltd - Pepperjack Shiraz Viognier 2008
THE WINE EMPORIUM TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Pinot Noir of the Show.
Foster's Group Ltd - Tollana Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2009
THE BRISBANE CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Mature Dry Red Shiraz Wine.
Foster's Group Ltd - Wolf Blass Platinum Shiraz 2008
THE TATTERSALL'S WINE CLUB TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Dry Red Merlot of the Show.
Thorn-Clarke Wines - Sandpiper Merlot 2009
THE ALAN COOK MBE TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Mature Red Table Wine.
Foster's Group Ltd - Lindemans Coonawarra Limestone Ridge 2008
THE JOHN CHANDLER MEMORIAL TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Alternative Red Variety.
The Yalumba Wine Company - Wrattonbully Vineyards Tempranillo 2009
THE LA CHAINE DES ROTISSEURS BAILLIAGE DE BRISBANE
For the Best Muscat of the Show.
Morris Wines - Morris Old Premium Liqueur Muscat NV
THE THOMAS TROPHY
For the Best Fortified Wine of Show.
Morris Wines - Morris Old Premium Liqueur Muscat NV
THE MALDWYN AND IAN DAVIES TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning Aged Brandy.
McWilliam's Wines - Show Reserve NV
THE DAN O'CONNOR TROPHY
Awarded to the Exhibitor securing the highest number of points in Wine and Brandy Classes.
Foster's Group Ltd - Wolf Blass Platinum
THE RNA MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR TROPHY
For the Most Successful Commercial Exhibitor.
Foster's Group Ltd - Leo Buring Leonay Maturation Release Riesling 2005
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and INNOVATION TROPHY
For the Queensland Exhibitor gaining the greatest number of points.
Symphony Hill Wines Pty Ltd - Symphony Hill Wines Bolivian Shiraz 2008
THE QUEENSLAND WINE PRESS CLUB TROPHY
For the most significant contribution by an individual to the Wine Industry in Queensland. (not necessarily an Exhibitor)
Dr Bill Ryan
THE CORRIGAN AND SCUDAMORE-SMITH TROPHY
For the best gold medal winning Queensland wine made and produced in Queensland by a Queensland winery to be judged by interstate judges only.
Ballandean Estate Wines - Shiraz 2007
THE STODART TROPHY
For the Best Gold Medal winning One Year Old Dry Red Table Wine.
Barwang - Barwang Top Tier 2009
THE COURIER-MAIL TROPHY
For the Champion Wine selected from all Trophy winning wines, excluding Current Vintage Whites, One Year Old Reds and Fortified Wines.
Foster's Group Ltd - Leo Buring Leonay Maturation Release Riesling 2005
Elaine Millar and Associates
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