We celebrate our first year with the following awards and prizes. Congratulations to the winners!
Best Red Wine discovery: ‘Santa Ne’ (Palari), Etna, Sicily. Runner up, Pianetta di Cagnore, Vernaccia Nera 2003, Terreno Ottavi, San Severino, (Macerata), Marche.
Best White Wine discovery: Xerolithia (100% Vilana), Creta Olympias, Peza, Crete. Runner up Quintas de Melgaco QM Vinho Verde, (Alvarinho) Portugal.
Best Rose discovery: Vitkin ‘Israeli Journey’ dry Rose (Syrah, Carignan, Tempranillo and Cabernet Franc blend)
Best UK wine retailer: Joint 1st prize - Les Caves de Pyrene and Wine of Course (Zelas)
Best retailer (rest of world); Astor Wines of New York. Runner up Per Bacco, Milan
Best Consortium outlet Vini Portugal, Lisbon and Porto. Runner up Kiraly Borhaz, Budapest
Most encouraging wine trend; Vin Naturel
Most promising grape: Pugnitello. Runner up Nerello Capuccio
Best airport duty free: Schwechat, Vienna. Runner up: Marco Polo, Venice. (Most disappointing airport duty free: Tegel, Berlin)
Best restaurant wine list: Gramercy Tavern, New York.
Best Sommelier: The Waterside Inn, Bray.
Best wine writer: Carla Capalbo (‘Collio. Fine Wines and Foods from Italy’s North East’ – Pallas Athene).
Best wine newspaper column: Jancis Robinson and Andrew Jefford, Financial Times
Vigneron of the year: Francisco Figueiredo, Colares
Best supermarket: No prize awarded this year.
Best supermarket website: www.waitrosedirect.co.uk
Booby prize of the year: Pub wines
Most depressing marketing name: ‘Berrys’ Good Ordinary Claret’
Best kept wine secret: New York State Wines
Prediction for 2009/10: The tide will turn in favour of lower alcohol levels
Best English wines: White - Fawley Vineyard Bacchus. Red - Chapel Down Pinot Noir. Sparkling - Ridgeview Cuvee Merret,
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