Ripper Riesling Oh So Pleasing At Clare Valley Wine Show

Jim Barry Wines has enjoyed its most successful Clare Valley Wine Show in the company’s history, winning a swag of trophies including Best Wine of Show for 2017 Single Vineyard Block 114 Riesling.

Full list of trophy winners…

Cellar Door of the Year
Sponsored by Wine Tourism Australia
O’Leary Walker Wines

Chair of Judges Award
Sponsored by Nick Stock
2017 Rieslingfreak No.2 Polish Hill River Riesling

Best Dry White other than Riesling
Sponsored by Northern Argus
2017 Jim Barry Wines Museum Release Assyrtiko

Best Sweet Wine of Show
Sponsored by Commonweath Bank
2017 Paulett Wine Late Harvest Riesling

Best Rose of Show
Sponsored by Redoux
2017 Jim Barry Wines Annabelle’s Rose

Best Fortified Wine of Show
Sponsored by Hood Sweeney
NV Skillogalee Liqueur Muscat

Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2016 Vintage
Sponsored by Vinpac International
2016 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Block 18 Riesling

Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2015 Vintage and older
Sponsored by ProWine
2010 clos Clare Watervale Riesling

Best Vintage Section Shiraz
Sponsored by BHF Technologies
2016 Pinical Drinks Winemaker Series Craftsman Matthew Riemann Shiraz

Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon
Sponsored by Hahn Corporation
2016 Sussex Squire Samuel Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and other varieties
Sponsored by Laffort
2016 Knappstein Enterprise Winery Clare Valley Malbec

Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections
Sponsored by Demptos Cooperage
2010 Jim Barry Wines The Benbournie

Best Current Vintage Riesling – Mick Knappstein Trophy
Sponsored by VA Filtration
2017 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Block 114

Best Vintage Section Dry Red – Carl Sobels Trophy
Sponsored by Seguin Moreau
2016 Sussex Squire Samuel Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Best Riesling of Show
Sponsored by Enoltech
2017 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Block 114

Best Small Producer
Sponsored by Bottling Dynamics
clos Clare

Best Single Vineyard Wine
Sponsored by Clare Region Wine Grape Grower
2017 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Block 114

Viticulturist Trophy
Sponsored by Ackland Vineyard Services
Peter Barry

Best Exhibitor of Show
Sponsored by AP John Cooperage
Jim Barry Wines

Wine of Provenance – Br John May Trophy
Sponsored by CCL Clear Image, Trophy supplied by Sevenhill Cellars
The Wilson Vineyard DJW Polish Hill Riesling 2017, 2010, 2006

Best Wine of Show – Jim Barry Trophy
Sponsored by Langton’s
2017 Jim Barry Wines Single Vineyard Block 114