The NSW Wine Industry Association (NSWWIA) has announced that despite the difficult start to 2020, the 2020 ICC Sydney NSW Wine Awards will be going ahead this year.
NSWWIA President Mark Bourne said: “The 25th NSW Wine Awards is now open, with wine entries from all over NSW’s 16 wine regions welcomed over the course of the next month, until August 21.
“In these challenging times, our industry needs as much support as possible and these Awards were designed to do just that: highlight the very best of our local wines and assist NSW winemakers’ assess and perfect their wines.
“Over the last 25 years, the NSW Wine Awards successful history has made it one of the most fruitful wine shows at benefiting its entrants, now helping wineries increase their public and trade awareness and opening doors to genuine commercial opportunities. So, we are pleased that we can continue as planned and are looking forward to seeing some amazing new NSW wines placed on the judging tables this year.”
The NSWWIA’s partnership with the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney will be continuing and it will again host the Awards in 2020.
After the success of the inaugural ‘1828 Innovators Trophy’ last year, it will be awarded again this year.
Bourne said: “This class highlights our winemakers who push the boundaries of winemaking to produce wine styles that are at the leading edge of wine production in NSW. Entries for the 1828 Innovators Wine Award can be a red or white wine and must include a brief description of the fruit source, wine making technique and the underlying philosophy behind the innovative wine.”
Another relatively new class that creates a lot of excitement is the ‘Chair of Judges Award’. This award is given to a wine from a particular wine region that really impressed the Chair of Judges, one of Australia’s leading wine writers and judges Dave Brookes.
Each year a different region is selected to reflect what is topical in the NSW wine industry. This year, the wine region of Tumbarumba has been selected.
Bourne said: “Tumbarumba was unfortunately hit hard by the recent bush fires and has been receiving support from industry, government and the general public in these difficult times. To further assist the region and its producers in the rebuilding process we hope that by highlighting the spectacular wines from this premium cool climate wine region we can help them even more on their road to recovery.”
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The NSW Governor’s Trophy for Best in Show at the 2019 ICC Sydney NSW Wine Awards was won by Mount Pleasant Wines 2018 Mountain D Shiraz (Hunter Valley).
