Central Otago's Wild Earth Wines takes Decanter's trophy for Best New Zealand Pinot Noir

Published: 26/05/2008

Wild Earth Wines, from Central Otago, has just been awarded the Trophy for Top New Zealand Pinot Noir at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London. This competition is the world's largest with over 9,000 entries and is regarded as the toughest wine judging event globally.

In addition to the Trophy award, the Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2006 was awarded two Gold Medals, one at the Decanter competition and the other in the concurrent International Wine Challenge 2008, also judged in the United Kingdom. Also, the Wild Earth Riesling 07 collected Silver at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Wild Earth Pinot Noir has previously been awarded Gold Medals in New Zealand, Australia and the USA, but this new set of accolades reconfirms the impressive standard set by this winery.

The owners of Wild Earth, Quintin and Avril Quider, expressed their delight at the trophy and gold medals, "The United Kingdom is the world's most competitive wine market and the Decanter wine show the largest in the world, so this is a very important award, not just for Wild Earth, but for Central Otago wines."

These new vintages arrive in Melbourne & Sydney next week (beginning of June) so see our stockist list for your nearest retailer or restaurant.