The competition was organised by the Mercian Vineyards Association and took place in Shrewsbury on 25th & 26th June. The wines were judged by Patricia Stefanowicz MW (Chairman of Judges), David Wrigley MW, Maggie McNie MW, Anthony Foster MW, Sarah Jane Evans MW and Julian Brind MW.
| TROPHIES |
| The Gore-Browne Trophy |
THE WINE OF THE YEAR
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir Rose 2004 |
| Jack Ward Memorial Salver |
BEST WINE OF THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE
Astley Vineyard Severn Vale 2006 |
| Wine Guild Trophy |
THE BEST WINE OF ANY OTHER YEAR'S VINTAGE
Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve 2005 |
| President's Trophy |
BEST WINE PRODUCED IN SMALLER QUANTITIES
Ickworth Vineyard Walled Garden White 2005 |
| EWP Dudley Quirk Memorial Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION WINE (over 10,000l)
Denbies Wine Estate Redlands 2004 |
| Vintner's Trophy |
BEST SPARKLING WINE
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir Rose 2004 |
| Bernard Theobold Trophy |
BEST RED WINE
Sandhurst Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004 |
| McNie Trophy |
BEST OAKED WINE
Wickham Vineyard Special Release Fume 2006 |
| McAlpine Winemaker of the Year Trophy |
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Sam Lindo Camel Valley Vineyard |
| Montagu Trophy |
BEST PRESENTED WINE
Pebblebed Vineyard Rose 2006
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| Tom Day Trophy |
BEST SINGLE VARIETAL WINE
Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve 2005 |
| Waitrose Rosé Trophy |
BEST STILL ROSÉ
Polgoon Vineyard Polgoon Rose 2006 |
| Berwick Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION UNCHAPTALISED STILL WINE
Wroxeter Roman Vineyard Madeleine Angevine 2005
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| GOLD MEDALS (Total: 7) |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir Rose 2004 |
Sparkling Rose |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir Rose 2005 |
Sparkling Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve 2005 |
White |
| Ickworth Vineyard |
Ickworth Walled Garden White 2005 |
White |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Bloomsbury 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Fitzrovia 2004 |
Sparkling Rose |
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| SILVER MEDALS (Total: 13) |
| Vineyard/{Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Estate Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Severn Vale 2006 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Tenterden Estate Bacchus 2005 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Rose Reserve 2004 |
Rose |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Redlands 2004 |
Red |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Mists 2006 |
White |
| Meopham Valley Vineyard |
Sparkling 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Polgoon Vineyard |
Polgoon Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Grosvenor 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Sandhurst Vineyards |
Pinot Noir 2004 |
Red |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Gewurz 2006 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Special Release Fume 2006 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 5 2006 |
White |
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| BRONZE MEDALS (Total: 61) |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Estate Red 2005 |
Red |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Triassic 2005 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Severn Vale 2005 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Phoenix 2006 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Old Vine Kerner 2006 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Dry Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Late Harvest NV |
Dessert |
| Beeches Vineyard |
Beeches Red 2005 |
Red |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Gribble Bridge 2005 Rose |
Rose |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Gribble Bridge 2001 White |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Ortega 2006 |
White |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Pinot Noir 2006 |
Red |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Barts Bubbly 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Bothy Vineyard |
Renaissance 2006 |
White |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Crispin 2005 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Brut 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus Dry 2006 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Rose 2005 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down NV Brut |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2001 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Vintage Brut 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Noir 2005 |
Red |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down English Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Lamberhurst Bacchus 2004 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2004 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Hush Heath Chardonnay 2005 |
White |
| Coddington Vineyard |
Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Surrey Gold 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Juniper Hill 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Ortega 2004 |
White |
Denbies Wine Estate
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Greenfields 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Down St Mary Vineyard |
Madeleine 2005 |
White |
| Frome Valley Vineyard |
Huxelrebe 2006 |
White |
| Frome Valley Vineyard |
Paunton Medium 2006 |
White |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Dawn 2006 |
White |
| Lulham Court Vineyard |
Lulham Court Reichensteiner 2006 |
White |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutbourne Nutty 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Bwthyn Rhosyn 2006 |
Rose |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
South Ridge Cuvee Merret 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Dart Valley Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Sharpham Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Sherborne Castle Wines |
Special Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Somborne Valley Vineyards |
Somborne Valley Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Somborne Valley Vineyards |
Somborne Valley Pinot Noir 2003 |
Red |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Fume 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Pinot Blush 2006 |
Rose |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Willowbrook 2006 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Bacchus 2006 |
white |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Siegerrebe 2005 |
white |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
May Hill 2006 |
white |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Pinot Noir 2006 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Four Oaks Red 2004 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Late Harvest 2004 |
Dessert |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge 'Cello 2006' |
White |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Madeleine Angevine 2005 |
White |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Shropshire Gold 2006 |
White |
| Wyken Vineyards |
Wyken Pink 2006 |
Rose |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 3 2006 |
Rose |
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| HIGHLY COMMENDED (Total: 60) |
| Vineyard |
Wine |
Style |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Triassic 2006 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Foundation 2006 |
White |
| Barnsole Vineyard |
Canterbury Choice Red Reserve 2005 |
Red |
| Barnsole Vineyard |
Canterbury Choice Pilgrim's Harvest 2005 |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Gribble Bridge Dornfelder 2005 |
Red |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Dark Harvest 2005 |
Red |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Oxford Flint 2006 |
White |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Oxford Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus Medium Dry 1996 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Atlantic Dry 2005 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Tenterden Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2005 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Noir-Rondo 2004 |
Red |
| Childrey Manor Vineyard |
Childrey Manor Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Court Lane Vineyard |
Ropley Classic 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Coopers Brook 2004 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Greenfields 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Whitedown 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Rose Cuvee 2005 |
Sparkling Rose |
| Frome Valley Vineyard |
Paunton Medium Dry 2006 |
White |
| Frome Valley Vineyard |
Paunton Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Frome Valley Vineyard |
Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Ickworth Vineyard |
Ickworth Lady Geraldine's Blush 2006 |
Rose |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Mists 2005 |
White |
| Manstree Vineyard |
Siegerrebe 2006 |
White |
| Meopham Valley Vineyard |
Sparkling Rose 2005 |
Sparkling Rose |
| Nutborne Vineyard |
Nutborne Sussex Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Pebblebed Vineyards |
Pebblebed 2005 White |
White |
| Pebblebed Vineyards |
Pebblebed 2006 Rose |
Rose |
| Pheasants Ridge Vineyard |
Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Pheasants Ridge Vineyard |
Pheasants Ridge Brut NV |
Sparkling |
| Priors Dean Vineyard |
Priors Dean Classic Dry White 2005 |
White |
| Sandyford Vineyard |
Sandyford Sparkling 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Sandyford Vineyard |
Sandyford Special Reserve 2003 |
Red |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Estate Selection 2006 |
White |
| Sherborne Castle Wines |
Schonburger 2006 |
White |
| Sherborne Castle Wines |
Bacchus Reichensteiner 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Ortega 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Hinton Grove 2006 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Coleridge Hill 2006 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Siegerrebe 2006 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Fume 2004 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Four Oaks Red 2005 |
Red |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge Variations 2005 |
White |
| Valley Farm Vineyards |
Dry Rose Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier Blend 2006 |
Rose |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Pinot Noir (Early) 2006 |
Red |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Welland Valley Vineyard |
Steeplechase 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Medium 2006 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Special Reserve Red 2004 |
Red |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Celebration Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Willhayne Vineyard |
Willhayne White 2006 |
White |
| Worthenbury Wines |
Pinot Noir 2006 |
Red |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Noble Roman 2006 |
Red |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Shropshire Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Wrekin Red 2006 |
Red |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Wrekin Rose 2006 |
Rose |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 1 2006 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 6 2006 |
White |
The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2007