THE CANBERRA TIMES Friday, September 27, 2013 canberratimes.com.au GOT A TIP? [email protected] NEWS 9 Canberra wine show judges wowed by reds and whites worthy of gold By Kirsten Lawson heavy-handed winemaking influence. Judges at the Canberra Regional He also highlighted the Wine Show have been wildly “extraordinary roll call” of top impressed this week by the producers who enter the quality of wines from the district Canberra show: ‘‘When you for the last two vintages, with consider nationally the nearly a quarter of the rieslings concentration of premium fine and shirazes entered scoring wine producers in the Canberra gold medals. It’s a medal rate district and surrounds, it’s much higher than usual in wine almost unrivalled in any shows and indicates that regional wine show – Clonakilla, Canberra winemakers have put Ravensworth, Eden Road Wines, the difficult wet years behind Helm, Lark Hill – it’s epic.” them and are back to form. The Canberra event is the only Chairman of judges Mike show renowned winemaker Bennie says the quality of 2013 Clonakilla enters, taking part to riesling and 2012 shiraz was a support the district. marked step up on last year’s Clonakilla has nothing to gain show. from wine show accolades, given “I’ve never judged two better the status of its wines, and classes of wine, I don’t think, in plenty to lose from rogue results, my judging history,” he said on and still withholds its flagship Thursday. shiraz viognier from all shows. “I mean they were incredible Mr Bennie has judged at the wines – rieslings of incredible Canberra show for four years. poise and purity, intensity and This is his first year as chairman. delicacy, and shiraz of glorious Fellow judge Matt Skinner is a aromatics and medium-bodied wine writer and sommelier, who elegance. And diversity in both co-founded Fifteen restaurant as well.” with Jamie Oliver and Tobie Mr Bennie, who has just Puttock and co-hosts the finished judging in the NSW television series Tobie and Matt. wine awards and the Adelaide This is his first year as a judge at top 100 awards, said the the Canberra show. The pair Canberra wines captured the in- were joined by local winemaker vogue styles for wine experts – Nick O’Leary on the panel. spicy and elegant reds, and The 233 entries were up 25 per purity, subtle complexity and cent on last year. Winners will be intensity in the whites, without announced on Friday evening. FOCUS: Matt Skinner, above, Mike Bennie, top right, and the judges’ panel at work on Thursday. Photos: KATHERINE GRIFFITHS ACT’s export strength bodes well for future 42¢ By John Thistleton The winners PER CAN Exporting Canberra’s knowledge and ACT Exporter of the Year – Aspen Medical education-based services to Asia will secure a sound future well beyond temporary uncer- Agribusiness – Inland Trading Co. (Aust) Pty Ltd tainty over the public sector, says Chief Business Services – Northrop Consulting Minister Katy Gallagher. Engineers Speaking at the Chief Minister’s Export Creative Industries – Bearcage Pty Ltd Awards on Thursday Ms Gallagher, who led a Education and Training – University of Canberra delegation to China earlier this year, said Environmental Solutions – XP Solutions tremendous opportunities were emerging in Asia in services in which the ACT excelled. Health and Biotechnology – Aspen Medical New award categories for government solu- Information and Communication Technology – tions and export to Asia reflected the in- Seeing Machines creasing importance of Asian markets. Infrastructure and Construction – Windlab ‘‘We have moved beyond the approach of Small Business – eVALUA Pty Ltd ANY 3 FOR the 1990s of trying to lure in big business Emerging – Quintessence through big payments. The ACT is a know- ledge economy with the best-educated work- ACT Exporting Government Solutions – Royal $ force in the country,’’ Ms Gallagher said. Australian Mint (ACT only) 30 Exports from the ACT grew by 9.4 per cent in Exporting To Asia – IE Asia Pacific (ACT only) SAVE Pepsi, Schweppes, Solo or Sunkist Can Varieties 2011-12 , about 3 per cent higher than the 97 national average. Ms Gallagher said over five by Aspen medics with recent combat experi- 24 x 375ml $1.11 per Litre years growth averaged 6.3 per cent. ence. More than 3000 personnel have been 23 Canberra’s Aspen Medical, which operates trained. throughout the world including south-east Infrastructure and Construction export win- Asia, won its third straight exporter of the year ner Windlab’s chief executive, Roger Price, said title at the awards. Aspen’s exports rocketed to his team had nearly 50 projects under $44 million in 2012-13. development in Australia and overseas. Chief-of staff Bruce Armstrong said a large ‘‘Exports for Australia no longer mean majority of Aspen’s 2000 employees worked shipping minerals overseas, I think it means overseas. ‘‘We are going to new regions as we we can sell expertise and we can sell speak and we hope to have more news (soon),’’ knowledge. he said. ‘‘As a knowledge business, we now compete Aspen, which also won the health and internationally against the world’s best in the $ biotechnology export award and a national biggest markets using technology that was exporter of the year award in 2011, delivers developed right here in Canberra 10 to ANY FOR ANY FOR healthcare in remote, challenging and under- 15 years ago.’’ ea 2 4 resourced environments. The Royal Australian Mint won the ACT The Department of Defence has extended exporting government solutions award. $ $ Aspen’s contract to deliver the ‘‘Care of Battle Chief executive Ross MacDiarmid said the 4 7 Casualties’’ training course to Australian mint competed with 52 other privately owned SAVE SAVE Defence Force personnel deploying to the and public mints around the world for exports. WAS $10.286 ea SAVE Middle East until August next year. ‘‘We supply products around the world, not 38 76 Training is being undertaken at the Al just in the Pacific. 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