2019 COMPETITION RESULTS
Judging was held at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, on Monday 9th September with the results announced at the awards meeting and Members Day at the same venue on Tuesday 10th September.
Judges were: Patricia Stefanowicz MW (Chair), Susy Atkins (Wine writer, TV presenter - "Saturday Kitchen"), Clem Yates MW, Will Willis (International Wine Director, Freixenet), Lindsay Oram (WSET Dip, AWE, IWSC judge), Rebecca Mitchell (Certified Sommelier, WSET Educator), and Yannick Joseph, Sommelier (St John's College Oxford).
TROPHY WINNERS
WINE-GB WEST WINE OF THE YEAR - Best Wine (Any class)
Trevibban Mill - Blanc de Blancs 2014
WINE GB WEST COMMITTEE CUP - Best Dry White Wine
Fenny Castle - Bacchus 2018
WINE GB WEST CHALLENGE CUP - Best Oaked White Wine
Oatley Vineyard - "Fraicheur" Barrel Matured 2017
THE ASSOCIATION CUP - Best Non-Dry White Wine
Three Choirs - Late Harvest 2018
THE STEWARDS TROPHY - Best Rosé Wine
Sharpham Estate – Rosé 2017
THE SUNNYBANK TROPHY - Best Red Wine
Wythall Estate - Tudor Manor Estate Red 2017
THE RAY PALFREY CUP - Best Sparkling Wine
Trevibban Mill - Blanc de Blancs 2014
THE CHAIRMAN'S CUP - Best Sparkling Rosé
Camel Valley - Pinot Noir Rosé Brut 2016
THE GILLIAN PEARKES MEMORIAL TROPHY - Best Contributor to WGBW
Faye Pratt - for work over many years as Membership and Competition Secretary
FULL LIST OF RESULTS
DRY WHITES FROM THE BACCHUS GRAPE
AWARD VINEYARD YEAR WINEMAKER
GOLD / Trophy* Fenny Castle 2018 Bacchus James Cumming
GOLD / Woodchester Valley 2018 Bacchus Jeremy Mount
SILVER / Astley 2018 Bacchus Chris Haywood
SILVER / Foxbury Fields 2017 Bacchus Three Choirs
SILVER / Lily Farm 2018 Bacchus Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Polgoon 2017 Bacchus John Coulson
SILVER / Sutton Ridge 2018 Bacchus Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Woodchester Valley 2018 Orpheus Jeremy Mount
BRONZE / Aldwick Estate 2018 Bacchus Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Camel Valley 2018 Bacchus Dry Sam Lindo
BRONZE / Foxbury Fields 2018 Bacchus Three Choirs
BRONZE / Sharpham Estate 2017 Bacchus Duncan Schwab
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2017 Bacchus Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2018 Bacchus Martin Fowke
OTHER UNOAKED DRY WHITES
AWARD VINEYARD YEAR WINEMAKER
GOLD / Trophy* Three Choirs 2017 Willow Brook Martin Fowke
SILVER / Cotswold Hills 2018 White Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Dalwood Vineyard 2018 Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Fenny Castle 2018 Classic Ortega James Cumming
SILVER / Oatley 2018 Jane's Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Smith & Evans 2018 Natural Ferment Guy Smith/Ian Edwards
SILVER / Three Choirs 2017 Siegerrebe Martin Fowke
SILVER / Wythall Estate 2015 Tudor Manor Siegerrebe Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Aldwick Estate 2017 Solaris Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Bosue 2018 Solaris Paul Sibley
BRONZE / Lily Farm 2018 Coastal Dry Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Oatley 2017 Leonora's Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Poulton Hill 2018 Special Reserve White Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Sharpham Estate 2017 Estate Selection Duncan Schwab
BRONZE / Sharpham Estate 2018 Darty Valley Reserve Duncan Schwab
BRONZE / Sharpham Estate 2018 Pinot Gris Duncan Schwab
BRONZE / Spuncombe Bottom 2018 Dry White Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2017 Coleridge Hill Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Trevibban Mill 2018 Harlyn Salvatore Leone
BRONZE / White Castle 2018 Siegerrebe Martin Fowke
BRONZE / White Castle 2018 Gwin Gwyn Martin Fowke
OAKED DRY WHITES
AWARD VINEYARD YEAR WINEMAKER
GOLD / Trophy* Oatley 2017 Fraîcheur Barrel Matured Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Sharpham Estate 2016 Barrel Fermented Duncan Schwab
SILVER / Woodchester Valley 2018 Culverhill Jeremy Mount
BRONZE / Fenny Castle 2018 Barrel Fermented Ortega James Cumming
BRONZE / Trevibban Mill 2018 Constantine Salvatore Leone
MEDIUM DRY WHITES
SILVER / Camel Valley 2018 Atlantic Dry Sam Lindo
SILVER / Poulton Hill 2018 Arlington White Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Foxbury Fields 2018 Ortega Three Choirs
BRONZE / Stocklands 2018 Greenhill Estate Chardonnay Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Swanaford 2016 Estate White Three Choirs
BRONZE / Uphill 2018 Carey Valley Solaris Tim Gowan
MEDIUM/SWEET WHITES
SILVER / Trophy* Three Choirs 2018 Late Harvest Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2016 May Hill Martin Fowke
STILL ROSÉ
SILVER /Trophy* Sharpham Estate 2017 Rosé Duncan Schwab
SILVER / Aldwick Estate 2017 Mary's Rose Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Astley 2018 Branwen Chris Haywood
SILVER / Camel Valley 2018 Pinot Noir Rosé Sam Lindo
SILVER / Lily Farm 2018 Sunset Pink Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Polgoon 2017 Rondo and Seyval Blanc Rosé John Coulson
SILVER / Sutton Ridge 2018 Rosé Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Three Choirs 2018 Rosé Martin Fowke
SILVER / Woodchester Valley 2018 Pinot Rosé Jeremy Mount
BRONZE / Alder 2018 Rondo John Coulson
BRONZE / Dunleavy 2018 Pinot Noir Rosé Steve Brooksbank
BRONZE / Looe Valley 2018 Pinot Noir Precoce Charles Boney
BRONZE / White Castle 2018 Rosé Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Wythall Estate 2016 Tudor Manor Rosé Martin Fowke
RED
SILVER / Trophy* Wythall Estate 2017 Tudor Manor Estate Red Martin Fowke
SILVER / Lily Farm 2017 Jurassic Red Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Poulton Hill NV Arlington Red Martin Fowke
SILVER / Stocklands 2017 Greenhill Estate Pinot Noir Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Three Choirs 2018 Pinot Noir Precoce Martin Fowke
SILVER / Torview 2018 Dornfelder Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Trevibban Mill 2017 Black Ram Red Salvatore Leone
BRONZE / Pale Park 2018 Rondo Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Pebblebed 2016 Red Alex Mills
BRONZE / Sharpham Estate 2018 Pinot Noir Duncan Schwab
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2017 Ravens Hill Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2017 Pinot Noir Precoce Martin Fowke
BRONZE / White Castle 2018 Pinot Noir Précoce Martin Fowke
BRONZE / White Castle 2017 Pinot Noir Reserve Martin Fowke
SPARKLING WHITE
GOLD / Trophy* Trevibban Mill 2014 Blanc de Blancs Salvatore Leone
SILVER / Camel Valley 2015 Brut Sam Lindo
SILVER / Dalwood 2016 Brut Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Fenny Castle 2015 Blanc de Noirs James Cumming
SILVER / Langham Wine Estate NV Classic Cuvée Daniel Ham
SILVER / Langham Wine Estate 2015 Blanc de Blancs Reserve Daniel Ham
SILVER / Lily Farm 2016 Raleigh Brut Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Northend 2016 Reserve Tony Griffin
SILVER / Poulton Hill 2016 Bulari Martin Fowke
SILVER / Sharpham Estate 2014 Sparkling Blanc Duncan Schwab
SILVER / Sharpham Estate NV Sparkling Reserve Duncan Schwab
SILVER / Sutton Ridge 2014 Dewdown Steve Brooksbank
SILVER / Swanaford 2016 Classic Cuvée Ben Goulden
SILVER / Three Choirs 2013 Blanc de Noirs Martin Fowke
SILVER / Wayford Wine 2016 Sparkling Pinot Noir Alex Mills
SILVER / Wythall Estate 2015 Tudor Manor Sparkling Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Camel Valley 2016 Annie's Anniversary Brut Sam Lindo
BRONZE / Northend 2017 Chardonnay Brut Tony Griffin
BRONZE / Pebblebed 2015 Sparkling White Alex Mills
BRONZE / Three Choirs NV Classic Cuvée Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Vigomia 2016 Sparkling Brut Halfpenny Green
BRONZE / Wayford Wine 2015 Sparkling Pinot Noir Alex Mills
SPARKLING ROSÉ
GOLD / Trophy* Camel Valley 2016 Pinot Noir Rosé Brut Sam Lindo
GOLD / Polgoon 2015 Pinot Noir Sparkling John Coulson
SILVER / Camel Valley 2017 Pinot Noir Rosé Brut Sam Lindo
SILVER / Langham Wine Estate NV Rosé Daniel Ham
SILVER / Pebblebed 2015 Sparkling Rosé Alex Mills
SILVER / Sharpham Estate 2016 Sparkling Pink Duncan Schwab
SILVER / Woodchester Valley 2016 Sparkling Rosé Jeremy Mount
BRONZE / Three Choirs 2014 Pinot Noir Rosé Martin Fowke
BRONZE / Uphill 2014 Carey Valley Brut Rosé Tim Gowan