Bridge Pa Triangle Wines Scoop the Pool

Bridge Pa Triangle Wines Scoop the Pool

Results from the recent A&P Society Hawkes Bay Wine Show have been an outstanding vindication of the efforts of the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District to get the sub-region “on the map” for consumers. Over a third of all trophies awarded went to wines from the Bridge Pa Triangle, with 50% of the red wine trophies going to wines from the sub-region. This reflects the strength of the district in red varieties, but the Chardonnay trophy was a nice acknowledgement of the other possibilities that the gravel soils and warm climate allow.

Chairman of the sub-regional marketing group, Paul Ham, was “blown away by the exceptional results achieved by a range of Bridge Pa Triangle wines at the show. To also take the Champion Wine and Reserve Champion Wine of the Show just highlights the potential of the area for fine wine production”.

The trophies awarded to wines from the sub-region are listed below:
Chardonnay trophy and Champion Wine of the Show – Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Chardonnay 2013
Syrah trophy and Reserve Champion Wine of the Show – Pernod Ricard Couper’s Shed Syrah 2013
Merlot trophy – Ash Ridge Merlot 2013
Commercial Red Wine trophy – Sileni The Triangle Merlot 2013

The profile afforded by these results will help with the promotion of the Bridge Pa Triangle both as a wine producing area and also as a visitor destination within Hawkes Bay leading up to the summer holiday season. A wine festival planned for next year will also allow the wineries to showcase the fine wines coming out of this sub-region.

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