The competition was organised by the Wessex Vineyards Association and took place in Shaftesbury on 22nd and 23rd June. The wines were judged by Patricia Stefanowicz MW (Chairman of Judges), David Bird MW, Maggie McNie MW, Anthony Foster MW, Stephen Skelton MW, Alastair Peebles MW, Susan McCraith and Julian Brind MW.
| TROPHIES |
| The Gore-Browne Trophy |
THE WINE OF THE YEAR
Ridgeview Knightsbridge (Blanc de Noir) 2006 |
| Jack Ward Memorial Salver |
BEST WINE OF THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE
Biddenden Ortega 2008 |
| Wine Guild Trophy |
THE BEST WINE OF ANY OTHER YEAR'S VINTAGE
Chapel Down Cinque Port 2006 |
| President's Trophy |
BEST WINE PRODUCED IN SMALLER QUANTITIES
Three Choirs Siegerrebe 2007
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| EWP Dudley Quirk Memorial Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION WINE (over 10,000l)
Camel Valley Bacchus 2007
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| Vintner's Trophy |
BEST SPARKLING WINE
Ridgeview Knightsbridge (Blanc de Noir) 2006 |
| Bernard Theobold Trophy |
BEST RED WINE
Mount Vineyard Recession Red NV
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| McNie Trophy |
BEST OAKED WINE
Sharpham Vineyard Barrel Fermented 2007
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| McAlpine Winemaker of the Year Trophy |
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Mike Roberts Ridgeview Wine Estate |
| Montagu Trophy |
BEST PRESENTED WINE
Astley Domain J2 Veritas 2007
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| Tom Day Trophy |
BEST SINGLE VARIETAL WINE
Three Choirs Siegerrebe 2007
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| Waitrose Rosé Trophy |
BEST STILL ROSÉ
Camel Valley
Rosé 2008
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| Berwick Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION UNCHAPTALISED STILL WINE
Biddenden Ortega 2008
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| GOLD MEDALS (Total: 11) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Ortega 2008 * |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Gribble Bridge Ortega Dry 2008 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" Pinot
Rosé 2006 |
Sparkling
Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" White Pinot 2007 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Davenport Vineyards |
Limney Estate Sparkling Wine 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Mount Vineyard |
Recession Red NV * |
Red |
| RidgeView Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Cavendish 2006 |
Sparkling |
| RidgeView Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Grosvenor (Blanc de Blanc) 2006 |
Sparkling |
| RidgeView Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Knightsbridge (Blanc de Noir) 2006 * |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Siegerrebe 2007 * |
White |
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| SILVER MEDALS (Total: 39) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/{Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Estate Reserve Red 2005 |
Red |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Pinot Noir Précoce 2006 |
Red |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Madeleine Angevine 2007 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Late Harvest 2007 |
Late Harvest |
| Barnsole Vineyard |
Canterbury Choice Red Reserve 2007 |
Red |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Blanc de Blanc 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Pinot Gris 2008 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" Brut Rosé 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" Brut Rosé 2007 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus 2007 * |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Rosé 2008 * |
Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Atlantic 2008 |
White |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2000 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Brut Rosé NV |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down English Rose Sparkling NV |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Lamberhurst Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Cinque Port 2006 * |
White |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Greenfields 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Juniper Hill 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Hillside Chardonnay 2006 |
White |
| Gusbourne Estate |
Gusbourne Estate Classic Blend 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Gusbourne Estate |
Gusbourne Estate Blanc de Blanc 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Meopham Valley Vineyard |
Meopham Valley Sparkling 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutty Brut 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Nyetimber Vineyard |
Nyetimber Classic Cuveé 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Plumpton College |
The Dean NV |
Sparkling |
| Plumpton College |
The Dean Blush NV |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Quoins Organic Vineyard |
Quoins Organic "Orion" 2007 |
White |
| RidgeView Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Bloomsbury 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Barrel Fermented 2007 * |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Sparchall Vineyard |
Sparchall Bacchus Reserve 2007 |
White |
| Sparchall Vineyard |
Sparchall Rondo Reserve 2007 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Wilowbrook 2008 |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Limited Release Medium 2008 |
White |
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| BRONZE MEDALS (Total: 69) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
Ancre Hill Estates
|
White Welsh Regional Wine 2008 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Domain J2 Veritas 2007 *
|
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Severn Vale 2008 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Late Harvest 2008 |
Late Harvest |
| Avonleigh Organic Vineyard |
Avonleigh Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Beeches Vineyard |
Beeches Dry White 2007 |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Gibble Bridge Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Sirius Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Breaky Bottom Vineyard |
Breaky Bottom Brut Cuveé Brian Jordan 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Oxford Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" Brut 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley "Cornwall" Brut 2007 |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus 2008 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Red 2007 |
Red |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down M&S Sparkling White NV |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down English Rose 2008 |
Rosé |
| Chapel Down |
Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2006 |
White |
| Davenport Vineyards |
Limney "Horsmonden" Dry White 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Whitedowns 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Rosé Cuveé 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Ortega 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Schonburger 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Rose Hill 2008 |
Rosé |
| Gusbourne Estate Vineyard |
Pond Field Pinot Noir 2007 |
Red |
| Hush Heath Vineyard |
Balfour Brut Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Jenkyn Place Vineyard |
Jenkyn Place 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Mists 2008 |
White |
| Manstree Vineyard |
Manstree Seyval 2008 |
White |
Marlings Vineyard
|
Three Cows White 2008 |
White |
| Meopham Valley Vineyard |
Meopham Valley Sparkling Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutbourne Sussex Reserve 2008 |
White |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Bwthyn Rhosyn 2007 |
Rosé |
| Portesham Vineyard |
Portesham White 2008 |
White |
| RidgeView Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Fitzrovia 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
Rose Bank Vineyard
|
Fern Hill 2008 |
White |
| Rose Bank Vineyard |
Phoenix 2008 |
White |
| Ryedale Vineyards |
Yorkshire Sunset 2008 |
Rosé |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Dart Valley Reserve 2007 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Estate Selection 2007 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Sparkling 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Somborne Valley Vineyards |
Sombourne Valley 2008 |
Red |
| Sparchall Vineyard |
Sparchall Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Fumé 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Fumé 2007 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Hinton Grove 2007 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Pinot Blush 2008 |
Rosé |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Coleridge Hill 2008 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Willowbrook 2007 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Noble Rot 2007 |
Late Harvest |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Classic Cuveé NV |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs English House Medium Dry 2008 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Thee Choirs May Hill 2007 |
White |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge "Elgar Dry 2008" |
White |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge "Elgar Medium Dry 2008" |
White |
| Welland Valley Vineyard |
Welland Valley "Tickled Pink" 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Special Reserve Fumé 2008 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Special Reserve Red 2006 |
Red |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Vintage Selection Dry 2008 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Celebration Rosé NV |
Rosé |
| Wraxall Vineyard |
Madeleine Angevine 2008 |
White |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Shropshire Sparkling 2006 |
Sparkling |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Phoenix 2007 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 1 2008 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 1 2007 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Vintage Brut Pink 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
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| HIGHLY COMMENDED (Total: 33) |
| Vineyard |
Wine |
Style |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Rosé 2008
|
Rosé |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Dark Harvest/Foxhole Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Autumn Spice 2008 |
White |
| Breaky Bottom Vineyard |
Breaky Bottom Brut Cuveé John Inglis Hall 2006 |
Sparkling |
Chapel Down
|
Chapel Down Nectar 2007 |
Late Harvest |
| Coddington Vineyard |
Bacchus 2008 |
White |
| Davenport Vineyards |
Limney "Diamond Fields" Pinot Noir NV |
Red |
| Eastcott Vineyard |
Eastcott Winery Two Moors Rosé 2006 |
Rosé |
| Furleigh Estate |
Bacchus 2008 |
White |
| Marlings Vineyard |
Three Cows Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| New Hall Vineyards |
New Hall Bacchus 2008 |
White |
| New Hall Vineyards |
New Hall Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Old Walls Vineyard |
Palace 2006 |
Red |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Bwthyn Rhosyn 2008 |
Rosé |
| Pebblebed Vineyards |
Pebblebed White 2008 |
White |
| Priors Dean Vineyard |
Priors Dean Dry 2007 |
White |
| Rose Bank Vineyard |
Fern Hill 2007 |
White |
| Ryedale Vineyards |
Wolds View 2008 |
White |
| Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard |
Regent 2008 |
Red |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Red 2007 |
Red |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Beenleigh 2006
|
Red |
| Shawsgate Vineyard |
Shawsgate Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Somborne Valley Vineyards |
Sombourne Valley 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
The Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Pinot Blanc de Noir 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Four Oaks 2007 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Three Choirs Fumé 2006 |
White |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Welcombe Hills Rosé 2008 |
Rosé |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Welcombe Hills Pinot Noir Précoce 2007 |
Red |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Rosé Demi-sec 2006 |
Rosé |
| Worthenbury Wines |
Chardonnay 2008 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 4 2008 |
Red |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Sparkling Brut 2006 |
Sparkling |
The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2009