More Trophy wins for Villa Maria

Villa Maria has received the Champion Riesling and Champion Merlot Predominant trophies at the New Zealand International Wine Show.

Trophy wines were: Villa Maria Reserve Merlot 2008
Villa Maria Reserve Riesling 2008

The New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 attracted 2,107 wine entries from ten countries making it the second largest wine competition to be held in New Zealand so far.

Villa Maria Senior Auckland Winemaker, Nick Picone spoke about the win: “As an international show and one of the largest in New Zealand, it's a great marker for how our wines are stacking up against our international competitors. New Zealand's geography and climatic conditions allow us to produce distinctive and world class wines from a wide range of varietals including Riesling and Merlot, and it's yet another fantastic achievement for our dedicated viticulture and winemaking teams across the Marlborough and Hawkes Bay regions''.

Villa Maria was awarded more gold medals for their wines than any other winery in the competition with a total of nine golds across the four wine tiers: Private Bin, Cellar Selection, Single Vineyard and Reserve.


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A summary of Villa Maria’s Gold medal wins:
Villa Maria Reserve Wairau Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2008
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Ihumatao Chardonnay 2009
Villa Maria Reserve Riesling 2008
Villa Maria Private Bin Riesling 2009
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Merlot (Organic) 2009
Villa Maria Reserve Merlot 2008
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Noir 2007