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Rockburn Riesling wins Gold at Royal Easter Show
Press Release from Rockburn Wines Ltd
4 March
2009
Rockburn Parkburn Riesling wins Gold at Royal
Easter Show
The Rockburn Parkburn Riesling 2007 has
earned a gold medal at the 56th New Zealand Royal Easter
Show Wine Awards.
The 2009 competition saw a marked increase in entries compared to previous years with over 1,560 entries across all varietal categories.
Bob Campbell MW chaired the judging panel which consisted of the highly respected Australian judge, Mike DeGaris, and Hawkes Bay judge and winemaker Kate Radburn.
Rockburn has a history of winning gold medals, particularly for its Pinot Noir, at such shows as the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, the NZ International Wine Show and the New Zealand Royal Easter Show Wine Awards. The Rockburn Pinot Noir 2007 also won the “Champion Pinot Noir” Trophy at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards in 2008.
“Our Pinot Noir has always performed extraordinarily well, so it is great to finally be earning more recognition for our white varieties,” says Director Chris James.
In addition to Pinot Noir and Riesling, Rockburn also produce a Central Otago-grown Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris.
Rockburn has two vineyards in Central Otago, one
on the Gibbston Back Road in the Gibbston Valley and the
other at Parkburn in the Cromwell
basin.
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