Gold medals for wines

Press, 16 November 1981, Page 12

Gold medals for wines

PA Auckland The first three gold medals of the 1981 national wine competi- . tion have been awarded on the second day of judging at the Showgrounds in Auckland. The golds went to Montana pale dry sherry, which has won many high awards in previous years, and to two vintage ports — Matua Valley ’Bl and Cooks '75. Ports made a comeback after several years in the doldrums. The sparkling classes were notable for the first entries for some years of wines made by the champagne process. No sparkling wines scored higher than silver. Table wines will be judged next week at the Chateau TongarirO. The following is the full list of awards in the fortified and sparkling classes. In the list, commercial category A wines, shown as (A), are in quantity production and should be widely available. Commercial category B wines (B) are likely to have limited availability, but could be in many outlets. Exhibition wines (E) are in small production and could be available only from the maker and a small range of other sales places. Fino dry sherry Gold, Montana pale dry (B); silver, Babich reserve (B), Penfolds flor fino (B), Selak fine (B), Penfolds exhibition flor fino (E); bronze, Balic palomino flor ’79 (B), Collard extra (B), Corbans

Palomino pale flor (B), Montana flor (B). Amontillado dry sherry Silver, Lincoln palomino (B), Montana extra (B), Lincoln reserve (E), Mazuran old mellow (E), Mazuran (E), Pacific (E), San Marino Palomino (E); bronze, Grandview palomino (B), Panorama palomino (B). Panorama palomino extra (E), San Marino (B), Totara extra (E). Medium dry sherry Silver, Montana exhibition (B), Mazuran palomino (E), Mazuran old mellow (E), Panorama (E); bronze, McWilliams Hawke’s Bay (A), Montana (A), Babich reserve (B), Pacific reserve olarosa (B), Soljan (B). Medium sweet sherry Silver, Soljan (B), Mazuran old mellow (E); bronze, Babich reserve golden (B), Collard special (B), Grandview - palomino (B), San Marino golden (B), Totara (E), Lombardi golden <B), Mazuran gold medal (E), Panorama (E), Penfolds exhibition cream (E). Sweet sherry Silver, Mazuran old mellow (E), Mazuran gold medal

(E), Soljan reserve (E), Soljan pergola (E), Totara cream (E); bronze, Corbans extra special (B), McWilliams ambrosia <B), Montana exhibition (B), Panorama royal reserve (E), Panorama special reserve (E), Totara golden (E). Ruby port Silver, Delegat’s cabernet ’BO (E), Pacific reserve (E), Nova special reserve (E); bronze, Collard estate (B), Lombardi ’79 (B), Soljan (B), Brookfields (E), Misson '79 (E), Vidals (E). Tawny port Silver, Babich reserve (B), Collard (B), Pacific reserve (E), Totara Porto Thames (EX bronze, Balic ’72 (B), McWilliams (B), Montana (B), Penfolds’ directors (B), San Marino special old (B), Selak Admirals (B), Mazuran special (E), Mazuran rich (E), Matua Valley Hunting Lodge (E). Vintage port Gold, Matua Valley ’Bl (B), Cooks ’75 (E); silver, Penfolds ’BO (B), Glenvale (E), Matua Valley ’BO (E), Totara rich (E); bronze, McWilliams grenache ’7B (B), McWilliams grenache ’77 (E).

Other fortified Silver, Montana muscatel (E), Panorama royal reserve port (E), Totara mediera (E); bronze, Corbans muscat 'BO (B), Corbans muscat ’Bl (B), Glenvale muscat (E). White sparkling dry Silver, Montano Lindauer brut (B); bronze, Corbans premiere cuvee brut ’BO (A), Lotbardi scintilla bianco ’Bl (B), McWilliams marque vue brut (B), Montana mont royal brut (B), Penfolds verdernay ’BO (B). White sparkling, medium and sweet Silver, McWilliams marque vue (A), Montana bemadino spumante (A), Penfolds chardon (A), Montana Lindauer sec (B), San Marino cuvee ’Bl (B), Villa Maria black label ’Bl (B), Totara gold ’Bl (E); bronze, Corbans premiere cuvee ’Bl (A), Corbans liebestraum ’Bl (A), McWilliams chateau gay (A), Soljans Henderson spumante (B), Villa Maria gold label ’Bl (B), Weingut Seifried sekt ’Bl (B), Totara gold medium ’Bl (Ek Sparkling, red and rose Bronze, Montana cold duck (A), McWilliams rose (B), Te Mata pink muscat ’Bl (E).