Wolf Blass and dominate at the China Wine & Spirit Awards

Wolf Blass and Wynns have dominated the China Wine & Spirit Awards with Wolf Blass receiving a trophy and five double gold medals and Wynns scoring a trophy and four gold medals.

Wolf Blass Chief Winemaker, Chris Hatcher, is thrilled to receive such outstanding recognition for his wines in China.

“These medal wins are such a fantastic result for the Wolf Blass winemaking and viticultural teams given the wines were awarded for the suitability of the style for the Chinese market - the fastest growing wine market in the world.

“The results are particularly pleasing as the judges were selected from the most important distributors, importers, hoteliers and Sommeliers from all the key regions and cities in China and Hong Kong” he said.

Wynns Senior Winemaker, Sue Hodder, is equally delighted with these recent medal wins.

“These awards honour some of Wynns most classic wines with distinct and regional characteristics, including one of Australia’s most collected Cabernet Sauvignons from the exceptional 2010 vintage” she said.

The China Wine & Spirit Awards are a unique competition as it is judged specifically for the Asian market by key Asian buyers and sommeliers. The CWSA are the only awards in the world judged specifically for the China market and is entirely focused on consumer preferences and demand.

The last CWSA competition received a record number of entries a total of 3,300 from 25 countries.

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The table below outlines all Wolf Blass and Wynns China Wine & Spirit medal winning wines.

Vintage Brand & Name Award Trophy & Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills 2010 Double Shiraz Viognier Gold Wolf Blass Gold Label Coonawarra Double 2010 Gold Double 2012 Wolf Blass Yellow Label Gold Wolf Blass Gold Label Double 2010 Shiraz Gold Wolf Blass Grey Label Langhorne Creek Double 2010 Cabernet Shiraz Gold Wolf Blass Grey Label McLaren Vale 2010 Gold Shiraz 2009 Wolf Blass Platinum Label Shiraz Gold

2008 Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz Gold Wolf Blass Red Label Cabernet 2012 Gold Sauvignon Merlot 2011 Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz Gold NV Wolf Blass Red Label Moscato Gold Wolf Blass Gold Label Adelaide Hills 2011 Silver Chardonnay Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet 2011 Silver Sauvignon Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Cabernet 2012 Silver Sauvignon 2011 Wolf Blass Yellow Label Merlot Silver Wolf Blass Gold Label Pinot Noir 2008 Silver Chardonnay Sparkling 2012 Wolf Blass Yellow Label Moscato Silver

2012 Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Grenache Silver Trophy & 2010 Wynns Black Label Cabernet Gold 2010 Wynns Black Label Shiraz Gold

2011 Wynns Siding Cabernet Sauvignon Gold

2010 Wynns Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Gold