Winestate Magazine

Launched in 1978, Winestate is one of the world’s longest running wine magazines, featuring over 140 pages on all things vinous from around the globe. Winestate tastes and rates over 10,000 wines a year, making Winestate the leading authority on Australian and New Zealand wines.

Winestate Magazine

editorial

briefs

nz briefs • what’s happening in the NZ wine scene

RESTORING A REPUTATION

MORE CHOICE AS SPARKLERS LIGHT UP THE MARKET

GRAND TORINO DRIVES THE TOURISM EXPERIENCE FURTHER

PEAK PERFORMER

THE WRITE STUFF • BLOGGERS ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING ROLE IN GROWING THE WINE INDUSTRY.

A YEAR OF PAIN AND PLEASURE

adelaide grapevine

melbourne grapevine

brisbane grapevine

sydney grapevine

hong kong grapevine

WINE OF THE YEAR Special Awards feature 2019 • Featuring the winners and placegetters for each varietal category tasted throughout the year. Plus profiles of the Australian and New Zealand winemaker and wine company of the year.

JUDGES

VILLA MARIA • “A shortage of land suitable for planting vineyards is looming in Marlborough, so that will encourage a greater focus on quality, rather than quantity, production.”

NICK PICONE, VILLA MARIA • “When I’m judging, I really focus on the bouquet. I’m looking for freshness, concentration and push back anything that is out of balance. I look for the wine’s overall interest level, its finer qualities, its texture.”

AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE • “I attribute the strides we have made to making terrific wines which stand-out on the global stage and therefore attract international acclaim, but you also have to engage the consumer.”

PETER HALL, McGUIGAN WINES • “When I consider how some of our wines would stand up against the top French producers now, I think they would be nervous in blind tastings - they might not even show up.”

WINNER THE ORORA GLASS TROPHY • Brown Brothers Patricia King Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2012

FINALISTS

WINNER THE NATIONAL WINE CENTRE TROPHY • Artwine In The Groove Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Gruner Veltliner 2019

FINALISTS

WINNER THE TRAVELRITE TROPHY • Reillys Watervale Clare Valley Riesling 2018

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WINNER THE REES HOTEL (NZ) TROPHY • Yealands Estate Single Block L5 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2019

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WINNER THE STAMFORD GRAND HOTEL TROPHY • Cockfighter's Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris 2017

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WINNER THE LUIGI BORMIOLI TROPHY • Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Semillon 2009

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WINNER THE CLASSIC OAK TROPHY • Villa Maria Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018

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WINNER THE STUDIO LABELS TROPHY • Allandale Wines Classic Dry Hilltops Grenache Shiraz Rosé 2018

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WINNER THE SMEG TROPHY • Z Wine Roman Old Vine Barossa Valley GSM 2018

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WINNER THE INTERPACK TROPHY • Rob Dolan Signature Series Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2017

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WINNER THE VINTEC TROPHY • Mount Avoca Estate Pyrenees Merlot 2018

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WINNER THE HAMBURG SÜD TROPHY • Angas & Bremer Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

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WINNER THE WINE WORKS TROPHY • Z Wine Poole Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016

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WINNER THE LE CORDON BLEU TROPHY • Longview Epitome Adelaide Hills Late Harvest Riesling 2018

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WINNER THE DW FOX TUCKER LAWYERS TROPHY • Morris Wines Old Premium Rutherglen Rare Muscat NV

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WINNER THE HARVEY NORMAN TROPHY • Fresh &...