Bendigo Wine Region News

London Prizes For Bendigo Wines

12 October 2007

Three Bendigo Wine region wines were awarded prestigious Silver Medals (Best in Class) at The International Wine and Spirit Competition in London last week. These wines included Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Sheer Drop Wines Shiraz 2004 and Langanook Syrah 2005. Each of these Bendigo wineries will be on display at the Bendigo Heritage Uncorked event in the city this weekend.

The International Wine & Spirit Competition was founded in 1969 and is the premier competition of its kind on the international stage. Its aim is to promote the quality and excellence of the world's best wines, spirits and liqueurs.

All wines, spirits and liqueurs are blind tasted in groups divided by variety, region and vintage as necessary. Entries to the competition must be available in commercial quantities to eliminate the possibility of "show" products participating and must be from an identifiable batch or lot. The competition is unique in that all medal winners are subject to technical analysis before results are released.

For wine enthusiasts who are unable to attend Bendigo Heritage Uncorked over the weekend, there will be a “Bendigo Wine Shop” set up and open to the general public in BRIT’s MacGillvray Hall on McCrae Street from 11am – 6pm on both Saturday and Sunday. This is a rare and convenient way to purchase your wines from most Bendigo wineries at cellar door prices and in one handy location.

There will be many award-winning wines to choose from at the Bendigo Heritage Uncorked “Bendigo Wine Shop” and the winning wineries from the recent London competition will be there too.

ENDS………..

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