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Jane Cooper, Kyle Thomson and Anne Scott.
A Marlborough Pinot Noir took top honours at the National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand, while a Martinborough wine seized the Sauvignon Blanc trophy.
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Pinot Noir 2021 won the Champion Wine of the Show as well as the Classic Oak Products Trophy for Champion Pinot Noir. Its winemaker, Kyle Thompson, also took home the Laffort Trophy for Champion Gewürztraminer.
Meanwhile, the Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Sauvignon Blanc 2023 won the Guala Closures New Zealand Trophy for Champion Sauvignon Blanc. Chair of Judges, Jane Cooper, commented on the incredible balance of the wine, noting the tension between acid and fruit, calling it "a beautifully crafted Sauvignon Blanc that balances all the components with absolute precision."
Wanaka's Sarah-Kate and Dan Dineen, from Maude, took home the Winemaker of the Year award. They also won the Auckland A&P Association Heritage Rosebowl for the second year running, with a trio of vintages of Mount Maude Reserve East Block Riesling taking that title, as well as the Antipodes Riesling Trophy.
A new Organic Trophy was won by Loop Road Pinot Noir 2022, a wine from Quartz Reef Winemaker and organic winegrowing advocate Rudi Bauer.
Ormond Nurseries founders Ben and Frances Wickham, climate scientist Rob Agnew, and New Zealand sparkling wine pioneers Daniel and Adele Le Brun were presented Wine Marlborough Lifetime Achievement Awards at The Marlborough Wine Show Celebration Lunch in October.
Organic Winegrowing New Zealand is partnering with the New Zealand Horticentre Charitable Trust to offer up to 10 scholarships for the Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference in Marlborough on 16-18 June.
Stanmore Farm featured on Hyundai Country Calendar in October, giving insights into the Kāpiti Coast family business supplying commercial vineyards with baby vines.
Queenstown has added a date to Pinot Noir lovers' calendars - The Central Otago Wine Auction Weekend.
The 2023 Balvonie Prosecco has been a three-year project for owners Ben and Helen McLauchlan, who have released Marlborough's first prosecco from Glera grapes, planted in the Rapaura sub-region.
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