The competition was organised by the Thames and Chilterns Vineyards Association and took place at Brightwell Vineyard 26th& 27th June. The wines were judged by Patricia Stefanowicz MW (Chairman of Judges), David Wrigley MW, Maggie McNie MW, Anthony Foster MW, Stephen Skelton MW, Alastair Peebles MW and Julian Brind MW.
| TROPHIES |
| The Gore-Browne Trophy |
THE WINE OF THE YEAR
Three Choirs Vineyards Estate Reserve Siegerrebe 2006 |
| Jack Ward Memorial Salver |
BEST WINE OF THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE
Denbies Wine Estate Rose Hill 2007 |
| Wine Guild Trophy |
THE BEST WINE OF ANY OTHER YEAR'S VINTAGE
Three Choirs Vineyards Estate Reserve Siegerrebe 2006 |
| President's Trophy |
BEST WINE PRODUCED IN SMALLER QUANTITIES
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' White Pinot 2005 |
| EWP Dudley Quirk Memorial Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION WINE (over 10,000l)
Camel Valley Bacchus 2006 |
| Vintner's Trophy |
BEST SPARKLING WINE
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' White Pinot 2005 |
| Bernard Theobold Trophy |
BEST RED WINE
Titchfield Vineyard Pinot Noir2006 |
| McNie Trophy |
BEST OAKED WINE
Wickham Vineyard Special Release Fume 2007 |
| McAlpine Winemaker of the Year Trophy |
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
Martin Fowke Three Choirs Vineyards |
| Montagu Trophy |
BEST PRESENTED WINE
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Brut 2006
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| Tom Day Trophy |
BEST SINGLE VARIETAL WINE
Three Choirs Vineyards Estate Reserve Siegerrebe 2006 |
| Waitrose Rosé Trophy |
BEST STILL ROSÉ
Denbies Wine Estate Rose Hill 2007 |
| Berwick Trophy |
BEST LARGE PRODUCTION UNCHAPTALISED STILL WINE
Bothy Vineyard Oxford Dry 2007
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| GOLD MEDALS (Total: 11) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir
Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling
Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' White Pinot 2005 * |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus 2006 * |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Rose Hill 2007 * |
Rosé |
| Eglantine Vineyard |
North Star 2004 |
Dessert |
| Nyetimber Vineyard |
Nyetimber Blanc de Blanc 2001 |
Sparkling |
| Nyetimber Vineyard |
Nyetimber Classic Cuvée 2001 |
Sparkling |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Bloomsbury 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Cavendish 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Estate Reserve Siegerrebe 2006 * |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Bacchus 2006 |
White |
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| SILVER MEDALS (Total: 46) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/{Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Late Harvest 2007 |
Dessert |
| Beeches Vineyard |
Beeches Vineyard Dry White 2006 |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Gribble Bridge Ortega Dry 2007 |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Ortega 2006 |
White |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Ortega 2007 |
White |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Barts Bubbly 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Bothy Vineyard |
Oxford Dry 2007 * |
White |
| Bothy Vineyard |
The Paradox 2007 |
Dessert |
| Breaky Bottom Vineyard |
Breaky Bottom 'Cuvée Alex Mercier' 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Breaky Bottom Vineyard |
Breaky Bottom 'Cuvée Donna Eluira' 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Brut 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Pinot Noir Rosé 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Bacchus Dry 2007 |
White |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Rosé 2006 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down English Rose 2004 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down English Rose 2007 |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Lamberhurst Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down M&S English Rose |
Rose |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down M&S Pinot Blanc |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Medium |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Brut NV |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2006 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Rosé Brut 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Tenterden Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Greenfields 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Hillside Chardonnay 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Juniper Hill 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Ortega 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Schonburger 2006 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Surrey Gold 2006 |
White |
| Nyetimber Vineyard |
Nyetimber Blanc de Noirs 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Plumpton College |
Plumpton Estate The Dean NV |
Sparkling |
| Shawsgate Vineyard |
Shawsgate Medium Dry Pandora 2004 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Cellar Door Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Cellar Door Noble Rot 2007 |
Dessert |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Cellar Door Siegerrebe 2007 |
White |
| Titchfield Vineyard |
Pinot Noir 2006 * |
Red |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Bacchus 2006 |
White |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Special Release Fumé 2007 * |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 3 2007 |
Rosé |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 6 2007 |
White |
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| BRONZE MEDALS (Total: 74) * TROPHY WINNER |
| Vineyard/Producer |
Wine |
Style |
| a'Beckett's Vineyard |
Estate Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley George Eckert Vintage Brut 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Severn Vale 2007 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Ventas 2007 |
White |
| Barnsole Vineyard |
Canterbury Choice Red Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Gribble Bridge Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Gribble Bridge Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Autumn Leaves 2007 |
White |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Pinot Noir 2007 |
Red |
| Breaky Bottom Vineyard |
Breaky Bottom 2005 'Cuvée Brian Jordan' 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Brightwell Sparkling Chardonnay 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Oxford Regatta 2006 |
Red |
| Brightwell Vineyard |
Oxford Rose 2007 |
Rosé |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley 'Cornwall' Brut 2006 * |
Sparkling |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Atlantic Dry 2007 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Flint Dry 2007 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Lamberhurst Bacchus Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down M&S Rosé Brut |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Chapel Down Pinot Reserve 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Lamberhurst Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Nectar 2007 |
Dessert |
| Chapel Down Wines |
Tenterden/Primrose Hill Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Childrey Manor Vineyard |
Childrey Manor 2007 |
White |
| Davenport Vineyards |
Limney Estate 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Greenfields 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Whitedowns 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Hush Heath Vineyard |
Balfour Brut Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Sunburst 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutbourne Blush 2006 |
Rosé |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutty Brut 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Dathliad Rosé 2006 |
Rosé |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Tygwyn 2006 |
White |
| Pebblebed Vineyards |
Pebblebed Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Pebblebed Vineyards |
Pebblebed Sparkling Rosé 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Plumpton College |
Plumpton Estate The Dean Blush NV |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Polgoon Vineyard |
Polgoon Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Quoins Organic Vineyard |
Orion 2006 |
White |
| Ridgeview Wine Estate |
Ridgeview Merret Fitzrovia 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Rose Bank Vineyard |
Phoenix 2006 |
White |
| Sandyford Vineyard |
Clover Hill 2007 |
White |
| Sandyford Vineyard |
Sandyford Sparkling White 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Bacchus 2007 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Dart Valley Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Estate Selection 2007 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Rosé 2006 |
Rosé |
| Shawsgate Vineyard |
Shawsgate Medium Sweet 'Harlequin' 2003 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Fumé 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Hinton Grove 2006 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Pinot Blush 2007 |
Rose |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Regatta 2007 |
White |
| Strawberry Hill Vineyard |
Pinot Rosé 2004 |
Rosé |
| Surrenden Vineyard |
MQC Sparkling 2003 |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Cellar Door Four Oaks 2005 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Classic Cuvée NV |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Coleridge Hill 2007 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Late Harvest 2006 |
Dessert |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
May Hill 2006 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Pinot Blanc 2005 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Premium Selection 2007 |
White |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Premium Selection Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Vintage Reserve 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Willow brook 2007 |
White |
| Thowley Vineyard |
Throwley Reserve Brut 2002 |
Sparkling |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge 'Dorabella' 2007 |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Vineyard 2006 |
White |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Celebrations Rosé 2007 |
Rosé |
| Wickham Vineyard |
Wickham Vintage Selection Dry 2007 |
White |
| Wraxall Vineyard |
Madeleine Angevine 2007 |
White |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Shropshire Sparkling Rosé 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 4 NV |
Red |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 5 2007 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 6 2006 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Vintage Brut 2006 |
Sparkling |
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| HIGHLY COMMENDED (Total: 37) |
| Vineyard |
Wine |
Style |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Madeline Angevine 2007 |
White |
| Astley Vineyards |
Astley Triassic 2006 |
White |
| Barnsole Vineyard |
Canterbury Choice Pilgrim's Harvest 2006 |
White |
| Beeches Vineyard |
Beeches Vineyard Red 2006 |
Red |
| Biddenden Vineyards |
Biddenden Huxelrebe 2007 |
White |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Dark Harvest 2005 |
Red |
| Bookers Vineyard |
Foxhole Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Camel Valley Vineyard |
Camel Valley Red 2006 |
Red |
| Court Lane Vineyard |
Ropley Dry Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Davenport Vineyards |
Limney Horsmonden Dry White 2007 |
White |
| Denbies Wine Estate |
Rosé Cuvée 2005 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Hendred Vineyard |
Callaghans Furlong 2007 |
White |
| Kenton Vineyard |
Kenton Vineyard Estate Red 2006 |
Red |
| Ludlow Vineyard |
Clee Mists 2007 |
White |
| Marlings Vineyard |
Marlings 'Three Cows Red' 2006 |
Red |
| Marlings Vineyard |
Marlings 'Three Cows Rose' 2007 |
Rose |
| Meopham Valley Vineyard |
Meopham Dry 2006 |
White |
| Nutbourne Vineyard |
Nutbourne Sussex Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Parva Farm Vineyard |
Tintern Parva Dathliad 2004 |
Sparkling |
| Polgoon Vineyard |
Polgoon Sparkling Rosé 2006 |
Sparkling Rosé |
| Priors Dean Vineyard |
Priors Dean Classic 2005 |
White |
| Rose Bank Vineyard |
Fern Hill 2007 |
White |
| Rose Bank Vineyard |
Madeleine Angevine 2007 |
White |
| Sharpham Vineyard |
Sparkling 2005 |
Sparkling |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Hinton Grove 2007 |
White |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
Stanlake Park Brut NV |
Sparkling |
| Stanlake Park Wine Estate |
The Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Three Choirs Vineyards |
Triomphe 2005 |
Red |
| Tiltridge Vineyard |
Tiltridge Elgar Dry 2007 |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Abbott 2006 |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Vineyard Celebration 2006 |
White |
| Warden Abbey Vineyard |
Warden Vineyard Special Reserve 2006 |
White |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Pinot Noir 2005 |
Red |
| Welcombe Hills Vineyard |
Pinot Noir Special Reserve 2006 |
Red |
| Worthenbury Wines |
Worthenbury Sauvignon Blanc 2007 |
White |
| Wroxeter Roman Vineyard |
Phoenix 2007 |
White |
| Yearlstone Vineyard |
Yearlstone Number 1 2007 |
White |
The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition 2008