Golden haul for Sirromet Wines as it wins sixth gold medal in wine competition in Luxemburg

THE gold rush continued for Queensland's Sirromet Wines last night when it picked up its sixth gold medal in overseas competitions, this time in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Luxemburg.

Sirromet claimed gold for a 2008 Signature Collection shiraz viognier (rrp $35) from fruit from it's vineyards at Ballandean on the Granite Belt.

The competition attracted 7386 entries which were sampled by 260 wine tasters from 40 countries. Australian wineries won 21 gold medals in the competition.

Other Australians to win gold included Jacob's Creek, Wolf Blass, and Taylors.

Sirromet's result in Luxemburg comes hard on the heels of winning five other gold medals in competitions in France, Portugal, and China.

"This is the best run we've ever had with gold medals," said Sirromet chief winemaker Adam Chapman.

"Our results are great for Queensland because they show locally made wines are up to international standard. You don't get lucky six times with different judges in four countries!"

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Sirromet's 2008 Signature Collection shiraz viognier previously won a gold medal in this month's Wine China Exhibition Show in Beijing. The wine is a blend of 97 per cent shiraz and 3 per cent viognier and was produced and bottled at Sirromet's headquarters at Mount Cotton, near Brisbane.

Sirromet's six gold medals in overseas competitions in the past two months were:

Challenge International du Vin (France):
Gold - Sirromet 2007 Private Collection St Jude's cabernet sauvignon (RRP $300)

XIII Wine Masters Challenge (Portugal):
Gold - Sirromet 2009 Le Sauvage chardonnay ($55)

Wine China Exhibition Show (China):
Gold - Sirromet 2008 Signature Collection shiraz viognier ($35)
Gold - Sirromet 2009 Signature Collection chardonnay ($35)
Gold - Sirromet 2009 Le Sauvage cabernet shiraz ($55)