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Facts about the 2009 NSW Top 40 Wines
The 2009 Top 40 demonstrates the diversity of NSW Wine in style, variety and region with the Top 40 hailing from 31 wineries, 6 NSW Wine regions and 17 varieties/blends.
The most exciting thing about the 2009 NSW Top 40 is the success of new, emerging wine regions. Tumbarumba, Hilltops and Canberra –which until recently were not known ‘wine regions’ – stand side by side with long established regions such as the Hunter Valley and Riverina. Six of NSW’s 14 wine regions dominate the list, with the regional breakdown being Hunter Valley (18.5) – the 0.5 represents a blend containing that region – Riverina (7.5), Hilltops (4.5), Canberra (4), Orange (3.5) and Tumbarumba (2).
Whilst Hunter Valley Semillon continues to dominate with 13 wines, another stand-out feature of the Top 40 was that outside Semillon the wide diversity of varieties, with a total of 17 varieties / blends featuring in the Top 40 ranging from Viognier, Nebbiolo to Botrytis Pinot Gris with white wine dominating over red wine. Varietal breakdown: Semillon (13), Shiraz (5), Chardonnay (4), Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (2), Riesling (2), Viognier (2), Botrytis Pinot Gris (1), Botrytis Semillon (1), Cabernet Shiraz (1), Durif (1), Merlot (1) Nebbiolo (1), Noble Blend (1), Pinot Noir Chardonnay (1), Rondinella Corvina (1), Sauvignon Blanc (1), Shiraz Viognier (1), and Verdelho (1).
Successful wineries with more than one wine in the Top 40: last year’s NSW Wine of the Year winner, Audrey Wilkinson (2); Briar Ridge (3); Hungerford Hill (2); Swish Wines (2) and Westend Estate which has a whopping five wines in the 2009 NSW Top 40. For a full listing of the 2009 Top 40 Wines see page 2 of this press release.
Bigger and better, the 2009 NSW Wine Awards Events Program is designed to encourage NSW to get behind our state – discover the best wines of NSW, meet the people behind them and learn more about NSW Wine.
The most exciting thing about the 2009 NSW Top 40 is the success of new, emerging wine regions. Tumbarumba, Hilltops and Canberra –which until recently were not known ‘wine regions’ – stand side by side with long established regions such as the Hunter Valley and Riverina. Six of NSW’s 14 wine regions dominate the list, with the regional breakdown being Hunter Valley (18.5) – the 0.5 represents a blend containing that region – Riverina (7.5), Hilltops (4.5), Canberra (4), Orange (3.5) and Tumbarumba (2).
Whilst Hunter Valley Semillon continues to dominate with 13 wines, another stand-out feature of the Top 40 was that outside Semillon the wide diversity of varieties, with a total of 17 varieties / blends featuring in the Top 40 ranging from Viognier, Nebbiolo to Botrytis Pinot Gris with white wine dominating over red wine. Varietal breakdown: Semillon (13), Shiraz (5), Chardonnay (4), Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (2), Riesling (2), Viognier (2), Botrytis Pinot Gris (1), Botrytis Semillon (1), Cabernet Shiraz (1), Durif (1), Merlot (1) Nebbiolo (1), Noble Blend (1), Pinot Noir Chardonnay (1), Rondinella Corvina (1), Sauvignon Blanc (1), Shiraz Viognier (1), and Verdelho (1).
Successful wineries with more than one wine in the Top 40: last year’s NSW Wine of the Year winner, Audrey Wilkinson (2); Briar Ridge (3); Hungerford Hill (2); Swish Wines (2) and Westend Estate which has a whopping five wines in the 2009 NSW Top 40. For a full listing of the 2009 Top 40 Wines see page 2 of this press release.
Bigger and better, the 2009 NSW Wine Awards Events Program is designed to encourage NSW to get behind our state – discover the best wines of NSW, meet the people behind them and learn more about NSW Wine.
- Monday October 19 - 2009 NSW Wine Awards Gala Presentation Dinner at Catalina
- Tuesday October 20 – Tetsuya’s NSW Wine ‘Best of the Best Trophy Winners’ Dinner hosted by Huon Hooke
- Thursday October 22 – NSW Wine ‘Best of the Best Top 40’ Tastings at Customs House, Barnet Long Room, 21 Alfred St, Circular Quay. Trade & Press tasting 2.00 – 5.00pm. Pre-registration compulsory. Consumer tasting 5:30 – 9:00pm. $40pp including NSW Wine glass, wine and cheese tasting and winemaker-hosted Top 40 wine tours. Pre-purchase your tickets now for this event...