Monday 15 June 2015

15.6.15 Decanter World Wine Awards 2015

15,929 wines from all over the world were tasted by 240 of the world’s best palates including 85 Masters of Wine (MW) and 23 Master Sommeliers. Spain fared very well, with Sarah Jane Evans MW saying “Spain is the most exciting thing happening in European wine right now”. Couldn't agree more! The results for Sherry are as follows:

International Trophy
Cuatro Palmas, González Byass
Taste the Difference 12 yo PX, Williams & Humbert (for Sainsburys)

Regional Trophy
PX Triana VORS, Hidalgo La Gitana

Gold
Fino Una Palma, González Byass
Palo Cortado Wellington VORS, Hidalgo La Gitana
Manzanilla Pastrana, Hidalgo La Gitana
Oloroso VORS, Lustau
Amontillado VORS, Lustau
Palo Cortado VORS, Lustau
Signature Oloroso, Lustau (for Morrisons)
Palo Cortado Capuchino VORS, Osborne
Dos Cortados VOS, Williams & Humbert


Silver
East India Solera, Lustau
Amontillado Botaina, Lustau
Palo Cortado 1/5, Cayetano del Pino
Palo Cortado Solera, Cayetano del Pino
Palo Cortado Antique, Fernando de Castilla
Amontillado del Duque VORS, González Byass
Oloroso Matúsalem VORS, González Byass
Fino Tres Palmas, González Byass
Fino Dos Palmas, González Byass
Amontillado VORS, Harveys
Oloroso VORS, Harveys
Palo Cortado VORS, Harveys
PX VORS, Harveys
Fino Extra Dry, Harveys
Signature 12yo Cream, Harveys
Manzanilla En Rama La Gitana, Hidalgo La Gitana
Manzanilla La Gitana, Hidalgo La Gitana
Oloroso Faraón VORS, Hidalgo La Gitana
Fino La Ina, Lustau
Very Rare Oloroso, Lustau (for Marks &Spencer)
Oloroso Rio Viejo, Lustau
Amontillado Solera Jerezana, Lustau (for Waitrose)
Palo Cortado Solera Jerezana, Lustau (for Waitrose)
Fino del Puerto Almacenista, Lustau
Amontillado Almacenista Cuevas, Lustau
Oloroso Pata de Gallina Almacenista, Lustau
Moscatel Emilín, Lustau
Oloroso Emperatriz Eugenia, Lustau
Amontillado Los Arcos, Lustau
Fino, Lustau (for Morrisons)
Palo Cortado Península, Lustau
Puerto Fino, Lustau
PX San Emilio, Lustau
Cream Solera Superior, Lustau
Oloroso Sibarita VORS, Osborne
PX Venerable VORS, Osborne
Palo Cortado Pedro’s Almacenista Selection (Viniberia for Majestic)
Manzanilla Extra Dry Light, Williams & Humbert (for Marks & Spencer)

I have excluded Bronze medals and Commendations for brevity. As usual it is interesting to see what won what. I was surprised, forjust one example, that a supermarket Fino won the same silver medal as an Almacenista Oloroso and various VORS wines. But hey, that's wine competitions for you!


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