Winning Wines


These are the Air New Zealand Wine Awards winners. Those marked with an asterisk are exported to the U.S.

Wine of the Show
2001 Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir*

Reserve Wine of the Show
2001 Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay*

Best Sauvignon Blanc
2002 Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc*

Best Chardonnay
2001 Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay*

Best Sparkling Wine
1996 Cellier Le Brun Daniel Le Brun Blanc de Blanc*

Best Riesling
2002 West Brook Marlborough Riesling

Best Gewürztraminer
2002 Te Whare Ra Duke of Marlborough Gewürztraminer

Best Pinot Gris
2002 Alan McCorkindale Waipara Valley Pinot Gris

Best Pinot Noir
2001 Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir*

Best Merlot
2001 Saint Clair Rapaura Reserve Merlot

Best Syrah
2001 Te Kairanga Syrah

Best Malbec
2001 Mills Reef Elspeth Malbec

Best Cabernet Blend
2000 Esk Valley Reserve Merlot/Cabernet/Malbec

Best Sweet Wine
2001 Villa Maria Noble Riesling

U.S. Sources Three retailers stock a particularly extensive selection of New Zealand wines: Sam's Wines & Spirits in Chicago (312-664-4394), Sherry-Lehmann in New York City (212-838-7500) and The Jug Shop in San Francisco (415-885-2922).

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