Invivo X, Sarah Jessica Parker Sauvignon Blanc has scooped Blue Gold at the Sydney International Wine Competition.
The actress' collaboration with New Zealand’s Invivo Wines helped the Kiwis complete a clean sweep of trophies and medals in the competition’s Sauvignon Blanc category.
SJP – who has enjoyed considerable acclaim for her perfume range – put her olfactory skills to good effect with the blending of the Sauvignon Blanc from five parcels of 2019 Marlborough fruit to produce an easy-drinking, but distinctive wine described by SIWC judge Andrea Pritzker MW as having: “Lively aromas of passionfruit and fresh-cut grass. Crisp and fresh displaying passionfruit intensity and floral overtones.”
She also hand-painted the “X” design on the bottle’s original label.
“The whole marvellous experience was a great and unexpected opportunity and yes, at last we get to introduce the fruits of these last many months," SJP said of her first foray into wine production. "We are thrilled to pour our first glasses, delight in imagining others do so and hope very much that you love it as much as we do.”
The medal continues a run of success for Invivo’s celebrity backed wines in the Sydney International Wine Competition, with Graham Norton’s Sauvignon Blanc and Australian Shiraz blends tasting success in previous competitions.
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However, it wasn’t all one-way traffic for the Kiwis. Australian wineries won 166 trophies and medals compared to 77 for New Zealand’s wineries. Other trophy and medal winners came from Argentina, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
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