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Geelong hands out the silverware at 25th show

By Wednesday 13 November 2024November 20th, 2024No Comments
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Oakdene 2023 Single Vineyard Liz’s Chardonnay was named Best Wine in Show at the 2024 Geelong Wine Show.

Completing a dominant show for Oakdene, it also won Best Sparkling, Best Pinot Noir, Best Chardonnay and Most Successful Exhibitor.

Austins Chardonnay won Wine of Provenance with the 2023, 2019 and 2015 vintages.

The Geelong Wine Show celebrated 25 years this year.

They received 206 wines this year from 29 producers.

The awards were handed out last Friday during a dinner at Terindah Estate.

Best Sparkling | Class 1a & 1b
Oakdene 2019 Matilda Blanc de Noirs

Best Rose | Class 2
Provenance 2024 Golden Plains Rose

Best Pinot Noir | Class 9, 10 & 11
Oakdene 2023 Single Vineyard Peta’s Pinot Noir

Best Other White Wine | Classes 3, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d & 7e
One Day Estate 2021 Riesling

Best Chardonnay | Class 4, 5 & 6
Oakdene 2023 Single Vineyard Liz’s Chardonnay

Wine of Provenance | Classes 18a & 18b
Austins 2023, 2019, 2015 Chardonnay

Best Shiraz | Class 12, 13 & 14
Mulline 2023 Modewarre Syrah 

Most Successful Exhibitor
Oakdene Wines

Best Wine in Show
Oakdene 2023 Single Vineyard Liz’s Chardonnay

The chair of judges was John Harris of Blue Pyrenees Estate.

Judges were Matthew Brooke of Crown Resorts and Greer Carland of Quiet Mutiny Tasmania.

Associate judges were Hilary Fordham of Joval Wine Group and Nick Veanes of Wine Press Geelong.

The committee is Tatania King of The Sharpe Group, Marcus Holt of Scotchmans Hill, Liam Tromp of Provenance Wines, Steven Paul of Oakdene Wines and Peter Martinek of Mollers Lane.

 

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