English Wines Win at International Show

A 2009 Classic Cuvée from Furleigh Estate; Noble Harvest, a 2011 vintage sweet white wine from Denbies in Surrey; a Rosé blend from Nyetimber and Blanc de Blancs from Gusbourne in Kent all won a gold.

Another 19 English wines were awarded silver medals.

Charles Metcalfe, co-chairman of the IWC, said, “We’re so pleased with the success of our English winemakers. The gold medal winning wines are absolutely stunning. They have been tasted against thousands of contenders so it is a tremendous achievement that will catapult their product to an international audience. The IWC is the most influential wine contest in the world and we are thrilled that our home-grown talent is really shining.

“It’s always brilliant to see a few surprise winners in the medals table and great to see these emerging wine regions and some great value wines triumph. The International Wine Challenge is unique. I know of no other wine competition in the world where each medal winner will have been blind tasted a minimum of three separate occasions to ensure consistency and fairness. We want high quality wine to be available to anyone and with our medal system consumers can instantly trust the quality of the product, whatever the price.”