2008 South West Vineyards Assocation Competition
THE SOUTH WEST VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL COMPETITION
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2008 at THREE CHOIRS VINEYARDS, Gloucestershire.
RESULTS MEETING 6th SEPTEMBER 2008 at BROCKBURY HALL, Herefordshire.
TROPHY WINNERS
| Trophy | Winner |
| SOUTH WEST WINE OF THE YEAR - Best Wine, either Commercial or Smallscale (Any class) | Three Choirs Cellar Door Noble Rot 2007 |
| SOUTH WEST CHALLENGE CUP - Best Dry White Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 1) | Three Choirs Siegerrebe 2007 |
| THE SOULTON SHIELD - Best Dry White Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 1) | Norton Mill Bacchus 2007 |
| THE ASSOCIATION CUP - Best Non-Dry White Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 2&3) | Three Choirs Cellar Door Noble Rot 2007 |
| THE MORVILLE HALL SHIELD - Best Non-Dry White Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 2&3) | Tiltridge Dorabella 2007 |
| THE STEWARDS TROPHY - Best Rose Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 4) | Tintern Parva Bwthyn Rhosyn 2007 |
| THE NORTON MILL SHIELD - Best Rose Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 4) | Beeches Rosé 2006 |
| THE SUNNYBANK TROPHY - Best Red Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 5) | Sparchall Rondo Reserve 2007 |
| THE JOHN BUCHAN AGRONOMY SHIELD - Best Red Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 5) | Beeches 2006 Red |
| THE RAY PALFREY CUP - Best Sparkling Wine from a Commercial Vineyard (Class 6) | Camel Valley "Cornwall" Pinot Noir Rosé |
| THE KILCOTT VALLEY SHIELD - Best Sparkling Wine from a Smallscale Producer (Class 6) | North End White Bubbles 2006 |
| THE ERIC COATES TROPHY - Best Overall Smallscale Winemaker (Any class) | Tony Griffin - North End |
| THE GILLIAN PEARKES MEMORIAL TROPHY - Best Contributor to The Vine Post Newsletter | Paul Sibley - Winery Article. |
AWARD WINNERS
| AWARD | VINEYARD | YEAR | WINE | MAKER |
| CLASS 1 - DRY WHITE (45 entries) | (39 awards) | |||
| SILVER | Three Choirs | 2007 | Cellar Door Siegerrebe | Martin Fowke |
| SILVER | Three Choirs | 2007 | Cellar Door Bacchus | Martin Fowke |
| SILVER | Camel Valley | 2006 | Camel Valley Bacchus | Sam Lindo |
| SILVER | Sharpham | 2006 | Dart Valley Reserve | Duncan Schwab |
| SILVER | Manstree | 2007 | Old Vine Madeleine Dry | Juliet White |
| SILVER | Yearlstone | 2007 | No. 1 | Juliet White |
| SILVER | Three Choirs | 2007 | Three Choirs Willow Brook | Martin Fowke |
| SILVER | Sparchall | 2006 | Sparchall Bacchus | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Astley | 2007 | Madeleine Angevine | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Camel Valley | 2007 | Camel Valley Bacchus | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Yearlstone | 2007 | No. 5 | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | Sharpham | 2007 | Barrel Fermented | Duncan Schwab |
| BRONZE | Wraxall | 2007 | Madeleine Angevine | Steve Brooksbank |
| BRONZE | Oatley | 2006 | Oatley Jane's 2006 | Iain Awty |
| BRONZE | Manstree | 2007 | Manstree Mayval Dry | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Manstree | NV | Phoenix Medium Dry | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | Frome Valley | 2006 | Huxelrebe | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Camel Valley | 2007 | Camel Valley Atlantic Dry | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Sparchall | 2007 | Bacchus Reserve | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Frome Valley | 2005 | Schonburger | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Astley | 2006 | Astley Old Vine Kerner | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Manstree | 2006 | Manstree Mayval Dry | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Oatley | 2005 | Oatley Leonora's 2005 | Iain Awty |
| BRONZE | Norton Mill | 2007 | Bacchus | Simon Weir |
| HCOMM | Frome Valley | 2007 | Madeleine Angevine | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Sharpham | 2007 | Dart Valley Reserve | Duncan Schwab |
| HCOMM | Parva Farm | 2006 | Tintern Parva Coed Beddick | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Astley | 2006 | Madeleine Angevine | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Sharpham | 2007 | Estate Selection | Duncan Schwab |
| HCOMM | Tiltridge | 2007 | Tiltridge Elgar Dry | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Coddington | 2007 | Bacchus | Ann Savage |
| HCOMM | Beeches | 2006 | Beeches Dry White | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Coddington | 2006 | Coddington Old Farm | Ann Savage |
| HCOMM | Coddington | 2006 | Pinot Gris | Ann Savage |
| HCOMM | Three Choirs | 2007 | Three Choirs Coleridge Hill | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Yearlstone | 2007 | No. 6 | Juliet White |
| HCOMM | Frome Valley | 2006 | Bacchus | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Three Choirs | 2006 | Fume (Estate Reserve) | Martin Fowke |
| CLASS 2 - MEDIUM DRY (13 entries) (11 awards) | ||||
| SILVER | Astley | 2007 | Severn Vale | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Oatley | 2003 | Leonora's 2003 | Iain Awty |
| BRONZE | Three Choirs | 2007 | Premium Selection White | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Tiltridge | 2007 | Tiltridge Dorabella | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Sharpham | 2007 | Bacchus | Duncan Schwab |
| BRONZE | Astley | 2007 | Veritas | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Parva Farm | 2006 | Tintern Parva Bacchus | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Frome Valley | 2006 | Paunton Medium Dry | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Coddington | 2006 | Ortega | Ann Savage |
| HCOMM | Norton Mill | 2006 | Phoenix | Simon Weir |
| HCOMM | Astley | 2006 | Reserve Fume | Martin Fowke |
| CLASS 3 - MEDIUM/SWEET (7 entries) (5 awards) | ||||
| GOLD | Three Choirs | 2007 | Cellar Door Noble Rot | Martin Fowke |
| SILVER | Astley | 2006 | Late Harvest | Martin Fowke |
| SILVER | Astley | 2007 | Late Harvest | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Westhope Hill | 2007 | Westhope Hill "Estate Cuvee" | Peter Austerfield |
| BRONZE | Coddington | 2006 | Late Harvest Bacchus | Ann Savage |
| CLASS 4 - ROSE (10 entries) | (8 awards) | |||
| SILVER | Parva Farm | 2007 | Tintern Parva Bwthyn Rhosyn | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Camel Valley | 2007 | Camel Valley Rose | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Sparchall | 2007 | Rose | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Sharpham | 2007 | Rose | Duncan Schwab |
| HCOMM | Three Choirs | 2007 | Premium Selection Rose | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Sparchall | 2006 | Rose | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Yearlstone | 2007 | No. 3 | Juliet White |
| HCOMM | Beeches | 2006 | Rose | Martin Fowke |
| CLASS 5 - RED (14 entries) | (6 awards) | |||
| BRONZE | Sparchall | 2007 | Rondo Reserve | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Beeches | 2006 | Beeches Red | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Parva Farm | 2006 | Tintern Parva Ty Coch | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Three Choirs | 2006 | Cellar Door Pinot Noir | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Sharpham | 2006 | Beenleigh | Mark Sharman |
| HCOMM | Camel Valley | 2006 | Camel Valley Red | Sam Lindo |
| CLASS 6 - SPARKLING (21 entries) | (20 awards) | |||
| SILVER | Camel Valley | 2006 | "Cornwall" Pinot Noir Rose | Sam Lindo |
| SILVER | Camel Valley | 2005 | "Cornwall" White Pinot | Sam Lindo |
| SILVER | Pebblebed | 2006 | Pebblebed Sparkling Rose | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | Yearlstone | 2006 | Vintage Brut Rose | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | Sharpham | 2005 | Sparkling | Duncan Schwab |
| BRONZE | Parva Farm | 2006 | Tintern Parva "Dathliad" Rose | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Three Choirs | NV | Three Choirs Classic Cuvee | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Three Choirs | 2005 | Three Choirs Blanc de Noir | Martin Fowke |
| BRONZE | Camel Valley | 2006 | Camel Valley Sparkling Red | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Camel Valley | 2006 | Camel Valley "Cornwall" Brut | Sam Lindo |
| BRONZE | Kenton | 2006 | Vanessa | Matthew Bernstein |
| BRONZE | North End | 2006 | White Bubbles | Tony Griffin |
| BRONZE | Yearlstone | 2006 | Vintage Brut 2006 | Juliet White |
| BRONZE | Norton Mill | 2006 | Somer Blush | Simon Weir |
| HCOMM | Oatley | 2005 | Oatley | Iain Awty |
| HCOMM | North End | 2006 | Pink Bubbles | Tony Griffin |
| HCOMM | Frome Valley | 2006 | Paunton Sparkling | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Gelynis | 2005 | Seyval Blanc | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Three Choirs | 2004 | Vintage Reserve | Martin Fowke |
| HCOMM | Treago | 2006 | Sparkling Seyval/Huxelrebe | Sir Richard Mynors |
| 22 vineyards entered 110 wines of which 89 received an award | ||||
| The Judges:- | Jamie Goode (Chairman) | |||
| Margaret Harvey MW | ||||
| Richard Bampfield MW | ||||
| Julia Tickridge | ||||
| Patrick Shave | ||||
| Anthony Manifold | ||||
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