The battle narrows today for the coveted  2009 NSW Wine of Year with the announcement of the  2009 NSW Wine Awards “Top 40 Wines” (listed below). Who of these front runners will be the 2009 NSW Wine of the Year?

The 2009 NSW Top 40 reveals the best of the best NSW Wines identified by 20 highly qualified judges, Chaired by Lester Jesberg, who gruelled over a competitive field of 800 entries across two days to find the Top 40 Wines for 2009. 

From here the field will narrow to Trophy winners and ultimately, the announcement of the 2009 NSW Wine of the Year on Monday, 19 ^th October at the 2009 NSW Wine Awards Gala Presentation Dinner at Catalina Restaurant, Rosebay.

View the full list of Trophy Winners for 2009 here...

2009 NSW Wine Awards Results

Click here to download the excel spreadsheet with all the results from this years NSW Wine Awards (120kb .xls file)

And the Top 40 NSW Wines of 2009 (in alphabetical order) are:

• Allandale Winery 2003 Semillon (Hunter Valley)  $26.00  

• Angullong 2008 Fossil Hill Shiraz Viognier (Orange)  $20.00  

• Audrey Wilkinson 2006 Museum Reserve Semillon (Hunter Valley) $50.00  

• Audrey Wilkinson 2009 ‘The Ridge’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $35.00  

• Bimbadgen Estate 2006 Botrytis Semillon (Riverina) $26.00  

• Briar Ridge Vineyard 2008 Botrytis Semillon (Riverina)  $25.00  

• Briar Ridge Vineyard 2009 Early Harvest Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (Hunter/Orange) $21.00  

• Briar Ridge Vineyard 2009 ‘Homestead’ Verdelho (Hunter Valley) $21.00  

• Brokenwood Wines 2007 ‘Forest Edge’ Chardonnay (Orange) $30.00  

• Chalkers Crossing 2006 Hilltops Shiraz (Hilltops) $30.00  

• Charles Sturt University 2005 Limited Release Pinot Noir Chardonnay (Tumbarumba) $19.80  

• De Iuliis Wines 2008 Show Reserve Chardonnay (Hunter Valley) $20.00  

• Freeman Vineyards 2004 Rondinella Corvina (Hilltops) $30.00  

• Gartelmann 2003 Reserve Semillon (Hunter Valley) $30.00  

• Glandore Estate 2006 ‘Elliott’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $30.00

• Grove Estate 2007 ‘Sommita’ Nebbiolo (Hilltops) $30.00  

• Helm Wines 2008 Premium Riesling (Canberra)  $45.00  

• Hungerford Hill 2008 ‘Higher Octave’ Chardonnay (Tumbarumba) $35.00  

• Hungerford Hill 2007 Semillon (Hunter Valley) $50.00  

• Lerida Estate 2008 Botrytis Pinot Gris (Canberra) $24.50  

• Lillypilly Wines 2002 Noble Blend (Riverina) $38.50  

• Tempus Two 2007 ‘Copper Zenith’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $20.00  

• Mcleish Estate 2009 2009 Semillon (Hunter Valley) $23.00  

• Meerea Park 2004 ‘Alexander Munro’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $35.00  

• Mistletoe 2005 Reserve Chardonnay (Hunter Valley) $35.00  

• Moppity Vineyards 2008 Shiraz (Hilltops) $19.95  

• Nick O'Leary Wines 2008 Shiraz (Canberra) $27.00  

• Pepper Tree 2007 Reserve ‘Coquun’ Shiraz (Hunter Valley) $35.00  

• Printhie 2009 ‘Mountain Range’ Sauvignon Blanc (Orange) $17.00  

• RidgeView 2006 ‘Generations’ Reserve Shiraz (Hunter Valley) $40.00  

• Swish Wines 2009 Warraroong Estate Semillon (Hunter Valley) $30.00  

• Swish Wines 2009 Warraroong Estate Verdelho (Hunter Valley) $25.00  

• Two Rivers 2009 ‘Stones Throw’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $14.00  

• Tyrrell’s Vineyards 2005 ‘Stevens’ Semillon (Hunter Valley) $35.00  

• Westend Estate 2007 ‘3 Bridges’ Durif (Riverina) $21.00  

• Westend Estate 2008 ‘Richland’ Viognier (Riverina) $12.00  

• Westend Estate 2008 ‘Richland’ Merlot (Riverina/Hilltops) $12.00  

• Westend Estate 2008 Viognier (Riverina) $15.00  

• Westend Estate 2008 Cabernet Shiraz (Riverina) $15.00  

• Yass Valley Wines 2009 Riesling (Canberra) $18.00