United Kingdom Vineyards Association
English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition
The UK Vineyards Association is formed from six Regional Associations and a grouping of the larger producers in the UK. It is the organisation to which grape growers and winemakers belong in order to receive and share information on grape growing and winemaking, have a voice in Westminster and Brussels, and to promote their products. The UKVA is the UK Government recognised industry body (RIB), and as such has direct access to and contact with all official bodies connected to our industry, such as Defra, The Wine & Spirit Trade Association, and The Food Standards Agency.
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Stuart receiving the Richardson Trophy at the 2009 Mercian Vineyards Association Competition |
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Elizabeth and Stuart (and Beth, the dog) with trophies at the 2009 Mercian Vineyards Association Competition |
The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition is the national competition for UK produced wines from fresh grapes, taking place each year in June. The wines are rigorously tasted by a team of Masters of Wine. The awards are presented at a prestigious ceremony in July. The results are well publicised nationally, and award stickers bear witness to the consumer that our wines live up to the world level expectations.
Wolds View Highly Commended 2009
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Yorkshire Sunet Bronze Medal 2009
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Mercian Vineyards Annual Competition
The Mercian Vineyards Association is one of six representative bodies for vineyards and wine enthusiasts in Britain. It is a member of the United Kingdom Vineyards Association and has members from Northern England, North and Central Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The annual Wine Challenge is held at a different location each year. The 2009 contest was at Eglantine Vineyard in Nottinghamshire, home of Tony and Veronica Skuriat, who were among the founders of the Association. Tony produces the International gold medal winning North Star, an English version if Eiswein. Despite the poor weather of 2008, there were a large number of entries and a distinguished judging panel, led, as before, by David Bird M.W.
Wolds View Silver Medal
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Yorkshire Sunset Highly Commended
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Renishaw Trophy for Best Dry White Wine
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Richardson Trophy for Best Wine in North Mercia
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