Castellina Supertuscan di Siena

Gold Award*

Montagnac Syrah/Mourvedre

South Australian Single Vineyard Shiraz

A medium-full bodied wine combines the fruit flavours of plum and currants with the silky-smooth taste of chocolate and firm tannins.
Goes well with meat stews and beef roasts.

Gold Award*

Valpolicella Classico di Veneto (Corvina)

Corvina Classico has lush, intriguing aromas of ripe red cherries and raspberries, delicate hints of almond, toast and spice and a richly tannic finish that has the fruit lingering on your palate for many minutes.

In the historic footsteps of Amarone—a wine fermented with a reserve of crushed grapeskins—the Crushendo™ grape pack brings immense grape tannin and character to the wine. Right out of the carboy this wine will have intense, gripping tannins, and although drinkable immediately, it will open up and blossom into a wine of unique power and elegance over two to four years.

Silver Award*

Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Most people are unaware that Sonoma red wines win more awards than Napa. Winexpert Crushendo Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon's elegant and powerful nose showcases big black cherry character with nuances of mocha cedar and cigar box. It is bold and chewy on the palate with concentrated cassis, blackberry and cedar flavours along with firm structure and smooth (but powerful) tannins showing elegance on the long finish.

Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel

Gold Award*

Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley Stag's Leap District Merlot

Gold Award*

Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir

Winexpert's Estate Series Sonoma Valley Pinot Noir has silky tannins carrying notes of truffle, toast, herbs, gorgeous cassis, black cherry and raspberry flavours and black spice. Food-friendly, it shows restrained toasty oak and well-balanced acidity.

Washington Columbia Valley Cabernet Franc/Merlot

Bronze Award*

Italian Barolo

Medium-heavy in body with a luminous dark cherry colour, tannin dominates the flavours initially, with intense grip and robust dryness in the finish. High acid, tannin and alcohol levels challenge the palate when the wine is young, but with age come rewards: wild ripe strawberries hot from the sun, a whiff of dark tar, the scent of roses and violets, and earthy, rich
truffles. Burly, assertive ‘chewy’ wine, it is not for the faint of heart, but for those seeking intensity and
complexity, there is nothing else like Barolo.

New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Sonoma Dry Creek Valley Chardonnay (Unwooded)

Silver Award*

Washington Columbia Valley Riesling

Gold Award*

Washington Yakima Valley Pinot Gris

Winexpert's Estate Series Washington Pinot Gris offers fresh aromas and flavours of ripe honeydew melon and crisp green apple and an attractive floral note. The wine has an elegant, creamy finish restrained by a refreshing crispness that makes it very food-friendly.

German Mosel Valley Gewurztraminer

The Mosel valley is famous for its beautiful scenery and excellent wines. Gewürztraminer grapes from this region tend to be a dusky pink colour, and result in wines from light to a dark golden yellow with subtle copper tones. Gewürztraminer is quite full-bodied, more so than most any other white wine type and the combination of its strong and heady perfume, exotic lychee flavour and rich texture make it a powerful wine with an intense and memorable finish.

Okanagan Pinot Blanc

Light golden in colour, this wine is crisp and lively, with citrus and pineapple, delicate mineral notes and a finish hinting at honey and apricots.