Richmond Plains backs up gold medals with trophy!

Hot on the heels of hearing that Richmond Plains won two of the first ever gold medals awarded to organic wines at the Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2011, the competition has just announced the Nelson producer as the trophy winner for Best of Show Organic & Biodynamic wine!

Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2010 has just been awarded the inaugural Best of Show Organic & Biodynamic trophy at Asia’s most prestigious wine competition.

On top of this, the wine also won a gold medal as Gentlemen’s Favourite, where the male judges’ award their preferred wines over all categories.

“This proves our wine not only compares well to other organic wines, but excelled compared to all wines in the show,” says Richmond Plains owner Lars Jensen.

“We’ve always known we’re succeeding in our purpose to make fully organic and biodynamic wines, but this is independent confirmation that we’re also succeeding in our other aim, namely to make great wine!”

The organic vineyard also won a gold medal for Richmond Plains Chardonnay 2009, while Richmond Plains Pinot Noir 2010 and Richmond Plains Blanc de Noir 2010 both achieved silver medals.

For more information or samples, please contact:
Lars Jensen 03 544 7585 or 0274 486 666
lars@richmondplains.co.nz

or visit www.richmondplains.co.nz




About Richmond Plains

An 8ha family-owned vineyard near Nelson, Richmond Plains has a passionate and committed team driven by the strong belief in truly working with nature. By using organic methods to grow and nurture their vines, without the use of synthetic chemicals, Richmond Plains can naturally express the vineyard’s character in their wines, preserving the natural environment for future generations and providing a healthy choice for consumers.

Richmond Plains has been certified organic since 1992 and in 2008 became the first New Zealand vineyard to carry both organic and biodynamic certification. The vineyard was also the first to produce certified organic versions of New Zealand’s signature varieties – Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Eco-friendly in all that it does, Richmond Plains employs the best environmental practices in the vineyard, organically and biodynamically harnessing all that nature has to offer. Their winemaking is also certified organic. As New Zealand has no biodynamic standards for winemaking as yet, Richmond Plains has taken the initiative to follow international biodynamic standards in the winery for the first time with the winemaking of their Richmond Plains Pinot Noir 2010 – demonstrating the depth of their commitment to marketing environmentally friendly wines.

The vineyard owned by environmental idealists Lars and Sam Jensen is a carbon sink, i.e. more carbons are being put back into the earth through compost and mulching, etc. than is being used in the production of its wines.

Because no synthetic chemicals are used in the making of Richmond Plains wines, there are no residues that can find their way into the wine where it can be harmful to humans or into the environment where it can upset the natural balance.

Richmond Plains is an eco-friendly adventure that can be shared by wine lovers who cherish their health and want to contribute to caring for our planet.

Richmond Plains includes six wines in the range that are produced from certified organic and biodynamic grapes: Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Chardonnay 2009, Blanc de Noir 2010, Pinot Noir 2010, Admiral Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc 2010 and Aries Late Harvest Pinot Noir 2008.