2019 Sauvignon Blanc. Their renowned wine first won accolades earlier this year when it was awarded the Champion Sauvignon Blanc trophy in the New Zealand Wine of the YearTM. The trophies were an n ou n c e d at t h e Ne w Zealand Wine Awards dinner, the biggest event in the New Z ealand wine industr y’s calendar. But it wasn’t only wine getting the accolades. The dinner was also the venue to recognise the past, the present and the future via the people who play such a large part in it. In terms of the past, New Zealand Winegrowers announced four new fellows who have played a major role in the development of New Zealand wine. (See next story). The present relates to the winners to this year’s Young Viticulturist, and also now the Young Horticulturist – Simon Gourley, and Young
The smiles say it all. The winning Villa Maria team with their cache of trophies.
Winemaker – Emily GaspardClark. The future was acknowledging the top student from the New Zealand Winegrowers School of Wine. That honour went to Kris Godsall.
The New Zealand Wine Awards is the new look event, taking over from what had been a dinner to celebrate winning wines. Part of the PwC Strategic Review suggestions was to amalgamate the Wine
of the YearTM with the annual dinner, to celebrate everything about the New Zealand Wine industry. More than 600 people attended the event, held for just the second time in Blenheim.
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