11 Nov 2004 -

Trophy for Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2003

In total, Pinot Noirs accounted for three of the trophies, with the third being awarded to Mt Difficulty Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2003 from Central Otago for the Herald On Sunday Champion Open Red Wine Trophy, for wines with 1000 case availability.

In congratulating all trophy winners on their success, Air New Zealand’s Managing Director and CEO Ralph Norris commented on the exceptional quality of the winning wines.

“Pinot Noir is really going from strength to strength and it is also exciting to see the quality coming through in some new varieties.
“The record 1400 entries for consideration in this year’s Awards reflect a very strong wine industry which has come a long way since the Air New Zealand Wine Awards were introduced 18 years ago Chairman of Judges Brent Marris is excited to see Pinot Noir and our other red wines, Cabernet and Merlot blends and Syrah in the limelight.

“New Zealand has been historically known as a white wine producer and it is pleasing to see that the 2004 vintage has been awarded seven trophies for our vibrant white wines.
“International markets are only just waking up to our abilities with red wine. The selection of Pinot Noir as the competition’s leading wine will certainly help drive further awareness of our red wine capabilities.

Trophies are awarded from top gold medal winning wines. This year saw the number of gold medals awarded increase to 78. The wines were judged from 1-3 November by 21 experienced judges including two leading international wine experts – Matthew Jukes, UK wine correspondent for the Daily Mail Weekend magazine and BBC Radio, and Nick Stock a wine sommelier, consultant and writer from Australia. The Air New Zealand Wine Awards are organized by New Zealand Winegrowers in conjunction with Air New Zealand.

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