The results of the 4th Annual Melbourne International Wine Competition (MIWC) are in, with Aussie wines scooping 13 Double Gold medals.
MIWC is a trade-only blind wine competition that judges the wine by its category and price. The judging panel comprises retail store buyers, sommeliers, restaurant beverage directors, hoteliers, distributors and importers.
More than 1100 wines were submitted from more than 10 countries around the world.
A left-field surprise among the Double Gold Winners was a $6 Coles wine - St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 - which is sold exclusively by Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars.
Liquorland exclusive wines won a further eight medals at the show, including one Gold, two Silver and five Bronze medals.
Head of Coles wine sourcing Bob Paulinski (pictured above) told The Australian: “A win like this shows that our exclusive wine brands can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the best in the market, and is a testament to the incredible work our suppliers do in making these wines.”
The Double Gold winners were:
Sidewood Estate 2013 Isabella Rose
Idyll Wine Co St. Andrews 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Reillys Wines Dry Land 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
Trifon Estate 2013 Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Sum of the Few Wines 2016 Chardonnay
Sieber Road Wines 2015 Shiraz/Grenache
McGuigan 2014 Shortlist GSM
James Busby Fine Wines The Fabulist 2016 Pinot Noir
Soumah of Yarra Valley 2016 Soumah Pinot Noir Hexham
One Road 2015 Shiraz
Bird in Hand 2013 MAC Shiraz
Old Plains Wine Co. Longhop 2015 Shiraz
Norfolk Rise Vineyard 2016 Shiraz
Pondalowie Vineyards 2015 Shiraz
Harcourt Valley Vineyards 2016 Mt Camel Range Shiraz
The MWIW also handed out these individual awards to Aussie wineries:
Adelaide Hills Winery of the Year - Bird in Hand
Adelaide Hills Chardonnay Winery of the Year - Heirloom Vineyards
Adelaide Hills Sparking Wine Winery of the Year - Sidewood Estate
Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Sister’s Run Winery
Barossa Valley Chardonnay of the Year - Viking Wines 2014 Chardonnay
Barossa Valley Dry Red Rhone Style Blend of the Year - Shanahans The Barking Dog 2015
Barossa Valley Dry Red Wine Winery of the Year - Sieber Road Wines
Barossa Valley Grenache Winery of the Year - Hayes Family Wines
Barossa Valley Red Wine Winery of the Year - McGuigan
Barossa Valley Shiraz Winery of the Year - Schubert Estate
Bendigo Shiraz Winery of the Year - Pondalowie Vineyards
Best Value Shiraz of the Year - One Road Shiraz 2015
Dry Red Meritage Wine of the Year - One Road 2015 Cabernet Merlot
Clare Valley Winery of the Year - Kilikanoon Wines
Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Reillys Wine
Clare Valley Organic Riesling of the Year - EM’s Table 2015 Riesling
Clare Valley Shiraz Winery of the Year - Claymore Wines
Coonawarra Red Wine Winery of the Year - DiGiorgio Family Wines
Coonawarra Dry Red Blend Wine of the Year - Lightning Creek 2016
Coonawarra Pinot Gris Winery of the Year - Koonara Wines
Eden Valley Riesling Wine of the Year - Impressionist 2015 Riesling
Eden Valley Merlot of the Year - Artiste 2015 Merlot
Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Kings of Kangaroo
Heathcote Shiraz of the Year - Harcourt Valley Vineyards
Goulburn Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Lagoon View
Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon of the Year - Cape Jaffa 2015
Limestone Coast Pinot Noir Wine of the Year - Patrick of Coonawarra 2015 Estate Pinot Noir
Margaret River Winery of the Year - Cape Mentelle Vineyard
Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Alexandar Vineyards
Margaret River Dry Red Blend Wine of the Year - Cape
McLaren Vale Red Wine Winery of the Year - Mitolo Wines
McLaren Vale Merlot of the Year - Bell Tower 2015 Merlot
McLaren Vale White Wine Winery of the Year - Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards
McLaren Vale Winery of the Year - Shingleback
Montepulciano Wine of the Year - The Mob 2015
Mornington Peninsula Winery of the Year - Dromana Estate
Mount Benson Winery of the Year - Norfolk Rise Vineyard
Murray Darling Winery of the Year - Robinvale Wines
NSW Pinot Noir Wine of the Year - Cooks Lot Allotment 1111 Pinot Noir
NSW Shiraz Winery of the Year - Tempus Two
Padthaway Winery of the Year - Glendon Vineyards-Landaire Wines
Padthaway Cabernet Sauvignon Wine of the Year - Jip Jip Rocks 2015
Pyrenees Sparkling Wine Winery of the Year - Taltarni Vineyards
Pyrenees Sparkling Shiraz Winery of the Year - Byle Pyrenees Estate
Riverina Winery of the Year - Lillypilly
Riverland Winery of the Year - 919 Wines
Tasmania Winery of the Year - Nocton Vineyard
Tasmania Sparkling Winery of the Year - Clover Hill Winery
Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon Winery of the Year - Trifon Estate
Victoria Chardonnay Wine of the Year - Sum of the Few Wines 2016 Chardonnay
Yarra Valley Winery of the Year - Soomah of Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir Winery of the Year - Tarrahill
Yarra Valley Rose Winery of the Year - Debortoli Wines
To view the full list of winners, click here.
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