2007 South West Vineyards Assocation Competition
THE SOUTH WEST VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL COMPETITION
SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2007 at THE EXE ESTUARY CENTRE near TOPSHAM in Devon
TROPHY WINNERS
| Trophy | Winner |
| SOUTH WEST WINE OF THE YEAR - Best Wine, either Commercial or Smallscale (Any class) | Camel Valley 2005 Cornwall Brut |
| SOUTH WEST CHALLENGE CUP - Best Dry White Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 1) | Astley 2005 Triassic |
| THE SOULTON SHIELD - Best Dry White Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 1) | Tiltridge 2006 Cello |
| THE ASSOCIATION CUP - Best Non-Dry White Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 2&3) | Manstree 2006 Siegerrebe Medium-Dry |
| THE MORVILLE HALL SHIELD - Best Non-Dry White Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 2&3) | Morville Hall 2006 Mor Valley Vintage Reserve |
| THE STEWARDS TROPHY - Best Rose Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 4) | Sharpham 2006 Rose |
| THE NORTON MILL SHIELD - Best Rose Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 4) | Norton Mill 2006 Serendipity |
| THE SUNNYBANK TROPHY - Best Red Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 5) | Three Choirs 2005 Four Oaks |
| THE JOHN BUCHAN AGRONOMY SHIELD - Best Red Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 5) | Beeches 2005 Red |
| THE RAY PALFREY CUP - Best Sparkling Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 6) | Camel Valley 2005 Cornwall Brut |
| THE KILCOTT VALLEY SHIELD - Best Sparkling Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 6) | Norton Mill 2005 Somer Brut |
| THE ERIC COATES TROPHY - Best Overall Smallscale Winemaker (Any class) | Simon Weir - Norton Mill Vineyard |
| THE GILLIAN PEARKES MEMORIAL TROPHY - Best Contributor to The Vine Post Newsletter | Will Gissane - "The Editor" for an outstanding maiden edition. |
AWARD WINNERS
| AWARD | VINEYARD | YEAR | WINE | MAKER |
| CLASS 1 - DRY WHITE (52 entries) | (19 awards) | |||
| SILVER | ASTLEY | 2005 | TRIASSIC | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | CAMEL VALLEY | 2006 | BACCHUS | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | THREE CHOIRS | 2006 | SIEGERREBE | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | SHARPHAM | 2006 | ESTATE SELECTION | Duncan Schwab |
| BRONZE | YEARLSTONE | 2006 | NO. 5 | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | CAMEL VALLEY | 2006 | ATLANTIC DRY | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | MANSTREE | 2006 | M'ANGEVINE Old Vine Dry | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | SHERBORNE CASTLE | 2006 | SPECIAL RESERVE | Steve Brooksbank |
| BRONZE | TILTRIDGE | 2006 | CELLO | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | NORTON MILL | 2006 | SIEGERREBE | Simon Weir |
| H'Comm | PARVA FARM | 2005 | TINTERN PARVA Bacchus | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | KENTON | 2006 | ORTEGA | Matthew Bernstein |
| H'Comm | SHARPHAM | 2006 | BARREL FERMENTED | Duncan Schwab |
| H'Comm | SHERBORNE CASTLE | 2006 | SCHONBURGER | Steve Brooksbank |
| H'Comm | SHERBORNE CASTLE | 2006 | BACCHUS-REICHENSTEINER | Steve Brooksbank |
| H'Comm | WESTHOPE HILL | 2005 | HUXELREBE | Peter Austerfield |
| H'Comm | BEECHES | 2006 | DRY WHITE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | FROME VALLEY | 2006 | HUXELREBE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | TREAGO | 2006 | BACCHUS-SEYVAL | Sir Richard Mynors |
| CLASS 2 - MEDIUM DRY (16 entries) (5 awards) | ||||
| SILVER | MANSTREE | 2006 | SIEGERREBE MEDIUM-DRY | Juliet White |
| H'Comm | MANSTREE | 2005 | MAYVAL MEDIUM-DRY | Bob Lindo |
| H'Comm | MORVILLE HALL | 2006 | MOR VALLEY Vintage Reserve | Ian Rowe |
| H'Comm | ASTLEY | 2006 | SEVERN VALE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | SHARPHAM | 2006 | DART VALLEY RESERVE | Duncan Schwab |
| CLASS 3 - MEDIUM/SWEET (10 entries) (5 awards) | ||||
| BRONZE | ASTLEY | NV | LATE HARVEST | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | WROXETER ROMAN | 2006 | NOBLE ROMAN | D & M Millington |
| BRONZE | WROXETER ROMAN | 2006 | SHROPSHIRE GOLD | D & M Millington |
| H'Comm | TILTRIDGE | 2005 | ENIGMA | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | FROME VALLEY | 2005 | PAUNTON MEDIUM | Martin Fowke |
| CLASS 4 - ROSE (16 entries) | (7 awards) | |||
| SILVER | NORTON MILL | 2006 | SERENDIPITY | Simon Weir |
| BRONZE | SHARPHAM | 2006 | ROSE | Duncan Schwab |
| BRONZE | FROME VALLEY | 2006 | PAUNTON ROSE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | CAMEL VALLEY | 2006 | ROSE | Sam Lindo |
| H'Comm | LULHAM COURT | 2006 | ROSE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | STRAWBERRY HILL | 2004 | PINOT ROSE | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | KENTON | 2006 | ROSE | Matthew Bernstein |
| CLASS 5 - RED (17 entries) | (12 awards) | |||
| SILVER | THREE CHOIRS | 2005 | FOUR OAKS | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | PARVA FARM | 2006 | TINTERN PARVA Ty Coch | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | BEECHES | 2005 | RED | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | STRAWBERRY HILL | 2005 | COTSWOLD CLASSIC | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | KENTON | 2005 | ESTATE RED | Angela Channon |
| H'Comm | STRAWBERRY HILL | 2005 | MONTPELLIER RED | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | THREE CHOIRS | 2006 | PINOT NOIR | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | TREAGO | 2006 | REGENT-TRIOMPHE | Sir Richard Mynors |
| H'Comm | WROXETER ROMAN | 2006 | RONDO RED | D & M Millington |
| H'Comm | WROXETER ROMAN | 2006 | WREKIN RED | D & M Millington |
| H'Comm | FROME VALLEY | 2005 | PAUNTON RED | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | SHARPHAM | 2006 | RED | Duncan Schwab |
| CLASS 6 - SPARKLING (18 entries) | (9 awards) | |||
| SILVER | CAMEL VALLEY | 2005 | CORNWALL BRUT | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | CAMEL VALLEY | 2005 | CORNWALL P'Noir Brut Rose | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | PARVA FARM | 2005 | TINTERN PARVA Rose Sparkling | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | CAMEL VALLEY | 2005 | CORNWALL Pinot Noir Brut | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | FROME VALLEY | 2005 | PAUNTON SPARKLING BRUT | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | NORTON MILL | 2005 | SOMER BRUT | Simon Weir |
| H'Comm | TREAGO | 2005 | SPARKLING Seyval-Huxelrebe | Sir Richard Mynors |
| H'Comm | GLYNDWR | 2003 | SPARKLING | Martin Fowke |
| H'Comm | THREE CHOIRS | 2004 | VINTAGE RESERVE | Martin Fowke |
| 26 vineyards entered 129 wines of which 57 received an award | ||||
| The Judges:- | Alastair Peebles MW (Chairman) | |||
| Jan Critchley-Salmonson MW | ||||
| Rebecca Michell | ||||
| Roger Hanley | ||||
| James LeGrys | ||||
| Andy Whiteman | ||||
| Roger Straiton | ||||
| Marc Millon | ||||
| Jim Kingston | ||||
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