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Supermarkets do well at IWC Awards in London

Shaun Weston7 Sep 2011

The wine industry gathered recently for the International Wine Challenge (IWC) Awards Dinner, which took place at the Hilton, Park Lane in London, UK.

Hosted by IWC co-​chairmen Charles Metcalfe and Tim Atkin MW, the 2011 Champion Trophy winners, Merchants of the Year and Winemakers of the Year were as follows:

Winners

  • Agent of the Year: Mentzendorff
  • Direct Merchant of the Year: Laithwaites
  • High Street Chain of the Year: Majestic Wine
  • Innovator of the Year: Naked Wines
  • Large Independent of the Year: Corks Out
  • On-​Trade Supplier of the Year: Liberty Wines
  • Small Independents of the Year: D Byrne & Co and Artisan & Vine
  • Supermarket of the Year: Waitrose
  • Wine List of the Year: Armit
  • Wine Educator of the Year: Wine Unearthed
  • Wine Club of the Year: The Wine Society
  • Wine Merchant of the Year: The Wine Society
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Award: Bibendum Wine Ltd
  • Generic Campaign of the Year: Wines of Chile, ‘Carmenere Made for Curry’

Great Value Wines

  • Great Value Champion White Wine: Marlborough Chardonnay 2009, Oyster Bay Wines New Zealand Ltd
  • Great Value Champion Champagne: Tesco Finest Premier Cru Champagne, Union Champagne
  • Great Value Champion Red Wine: Tamaya Winemaker’s Selection Carmenere 2009, Viña Casa Tamaya
  • Great Value Champion Rosé Wine: Tesco Finest Navarra Rosé 2010, Principe De Viana
  • Great Value Champion Sweet Wine: Tesco Finest Dessert Semillon 2007, De Bortoli Wines
  • Great Value Champion Fortified Wine: Marks & Spencer Dry Old Oloroso, Emilio Lustau

Own Label Range of the Year

  • Tesco

Planet Earth Awards

  • Sustainable Trophy: Roaring Meg Pinot Noir 2009, Mt Difficulty Wines
  • Organic Trophy: Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon 2009, Domaine Christian Moreau Père Et Fils
  • Biodynamic Trophy: Fleury Extra Brut 1995, Champagne Fleury
  • Fairtrade Trophy: 1962 Fairhills Vineyards Selection Shiraz 2010, Origin Wine

Champions

  • Sake Champion: Nabeshima Daiginjo 2010, Fukuchiyo Shuzo Co Ltd
  • Alois Kracher Trophy for Champion Sweet Wine: Escherndorfer Lump Silvaner Trockenbeerenauslese 2009, Weingut Horst Sauer
  • Champion Fortified Wine: Offley 20 Year Old Tawny Porto, Sogrape Vinhos
  • Daniel Thibault Trophy for Champion Sparkling: Charles Heidsieck Millésime Brut 2000, P & C Heidsieck
  • Champion White Wine: Penfolds Reserve Bin 09A Chardonnay 2009, Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd
  • Champion Red Wine: Chambolle-​Musigny 2009, Domaine de la Pousse d’Or

Winemakers

  • Fortified Winemaker of the Year: Manuel Lozano, Emilio Lustau
  • Sparkling Winemaker of the Year: Régis Camus, Champagnes P. &. C. Heidsieck
  • White Winemaker of the Year: Alain Servain, Maison Albert Bichot
  • Red Winemaker of the Year: Patrick Landanger of Domaine de la Pousse d’Or
  • Sweet Winemaker of the Year: Hans Tschida, Weingut Hans Tschida

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sir George Fistonich

Len Evans Trophy

This is for the producer who has performed consistently well over the last five years.

  • Manuel Lozano, Emilio Lustau

James Rogers Trophy for best wine in its first year of production

  • Chambolle-​Musigny 2009, Domaine de la Pousse d’Or

Source: IWC

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