Awards
2011 Results
Our wines win many accolades every year - in fact too many to list on one page (just to give you an idea, in the main UK competitions our producers have won 6 Trophies, 36 Gold Medals, 134 Silver Medals, 153 Bronze Medals and 73 Commendations).
Hallgarten Druitt was nominated New World Merchant of the Year 2011 by the Sommelier Wine Awards, Importer of the Year 2011 by the IWSC for the fourth time since 2000 and Best On-Trade Distributor 2011 by Wine Business Solutions for the third year in a row.
If you want to see all the awards, you can download our summary sheet or for a list of all our Gold and Silver awards download here. Meanwhile, here are a selection of trophy and gold medal winners from the main UK wine competitions in 2011:
Decanter World Wine Awards
Regional Trophy White Alsace over £10 – Dopff-au-Moulin, Riesling de Riquewihr Grand Cru Schoenenbourg 2008 (HD)
Regional Trophy Red Greece over £10 – Alpha Estate, Turtles Vineyard Red 2008 (N)
Regional Trophy Chile Red Single Varietal Over £10 - Perez Cruz, Carmenere Limited Edition 2009 (N)
International Wine Challenge
International Gewurztraminer Trophy - Dopff au Moulin, Gewurztraminer Brand de Turckheim Grand Cru 2009, Alsace (HD)
Alsace Trophy - Dopff au Moulin, Gewurztraminer Brand de Turckheim Grand Cru 2009, Alsace (HD)
Gold - Azienda Agricola Fratelli Tedeschi, Corasco IGP Rosso delle Venezie 2008, Veneto, Italy (HD)
Gold - Barros Port, Colheita 1978, Porto, Portugal (HD)
Gold - Carmen, Carmenere Grand Reserva 2009, Colchagua, Chile (HD)
Gold - Groot Constantia, Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Constantia, South Africa (HD)
Gold - Groot Constantia, Gran Constance 2008, Constantia, South Africa (HD)
Gold - Weingut Donabaum, Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Spitzer Point 2009, Wachau, Austria (N)
International Wine & Spirit Competition
Trophy Italian Producer of the Year - Umberto Cesari
Trophy for Best Italian Varietal - Terre di Sava, 'Pazzia' Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2008, Puglia, Italy (HD)
Gold Best in Class - Rockburn, Pinot Noir 2010, Central Otago, New Zealand (N)
Gold Best in Class - Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Berton Vineyards, Australia (HD)
Gold Best in Class - Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Carmen, Maipo, Chile (HD)
Gold Best in Class - Syrah Limited Edition 2010, Perez Cruz, Maipo Alto, Chile (N)
Gold Best in Class - Terre di Sava, 'Pazzia' Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2008, Puglia, Italy (HD)
Gold Best in Class - Umberto Cesari, Tauleto Sangiovese Rubicone IGT, Emilia Romagna, Italy (HD)
Gold - Domaine Courbis, Cornas 'La Sabarotte' 2006, Rhone Valley, France (HD)
Sommelier Wine awards
Hallgarten Druitt New World Merchant of the Year 2011
Gold List - Michel Torino, Cuma Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (Organic), Cafayate, Argentina (HD)
Gold List - Vina Echeverria, Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2010, Molina, Chile (HD)
Gold List - Perez Cruz, Liguai 2008, Maipo Alto, Chile (N)
Gold LIst - Ventolera, Pinot Noir 2008, Leyda, Chile (N)
Gold List - Chateau Lestrille-Capmartin Bordeaux Superieur 2009, France (HD)
Gold List - Cantina Tramin, 'Nussbaumer' Gewurztraminer Alto Adige DOC 2009, Italy (HD)
Gold List - Saint Clair, Pioneer's Block 5 'Bull Block' Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand (HD)
Gold List - Casa del Valle, Hacienda Shiraz Vino de la Tierra de Castilla 2007, Spain (HD)
Gambero Rosso '3 glasses' Awards
Barolo Cerequio DOCG, Michele Chiarlo 2007
FSM Merlot IGT Toscana, Castello Vicchiomaggio 2007
San Calisto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC, Valle Reale 2008
Amarone DOC, Roccolo Grassi 2007
EPOS Frascati Superiore DOC, Poggio Le Volpi 2010
Broy Bianco DOC Collio, Collavini 2010
‘Nussbaumer’ Gewurztraminer DOC Alto Adige, Cantina Tramin 2010
Passito di Pantelleria NES DOC, Carlo Pellegrino 2009
Other awards worthy of note are Larry Cherubino's amazing double being named Australian Winery of the Year 2011 in James Halliday’s Wine Companion Australian Producer of the Year 2011 in Matt Skinner’s Wine Guide.
