Villa Maria beats its own record with an outstanding 17 Golds

Villa Maria Estate has beaten its own record having been awarded 17 Golds at the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2011.

The awards are across their entire range of wines including Private Bin, Cellar Selection, Reserve and Single Vineyard and for majority of the wine varietals the winery makes.

Villa Maria Estate Group Winemaker Alastair Maling MW was ecstatic with the medal wins: “This is the most incredible result that we’ve had in a wine competition in the nine years I’ve been at Villa Maria. Not only is the result great for our brand, it’s also extremely satisfying to win awards across the full spectrum of wines produced by Villa Maria”.

The Royal Easter Show Wine Awards is New Zealand’s oldest wine competition and this year had a record 1500 wines entered from 276 wineries around the country.

Trophy winners will be announced at an awards dinner on 19 March 2011.

Villa Maria’s Gold medal results:
-Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2009
-Villa Maria Reserve Merlot 2008
-Villa Maria Private Bin Gewurztraminer (East Coast) 2010
-Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2010
-Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2010
-Villa Maria Cellar Selection Riesling 2010
-Villa Maria Cellar Selection Viognier 2010
-Villa Maria Cellar Selection Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
-Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2009
-Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2008
-Villa Maria Cellar Selection Syrah 2009
-Villa Maria Reserve Syrah 2007
-Villa Maria Re serve Syrah 2009
-Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Noir 2009
-Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Pinot Noir 2009
-Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Pinot Noir 2008
-Villa Maria Reserve Malbec 2009

Chantelle Harper
Communications & PR Manager
VILLA MARIA ESTATE LTD
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