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4 September 2008
Wild Earth Central Otago Pinot Noir Named World’s Top Red Wine
Wild Earth Wines, a Central Otago winemaker, has just been awarded the Trophy for Top Red Wine at the International Wine
Challenge, the world’s largest competition. It beat 31 other red wine trophy winners from around the globe in the final
judging round, announced on Wednesday night (3 Sept) in London.
With almost 10,000 wines in contention, International Wine Challenge is the world’s premier wine competition. The Wild
Earth Pinot Noir 2006 took five trophies in total at the event, taking the trophy count for this wine to an astonishing
six awards.
The Trophies awarded to Wild Earth at the International Wine Challenge 2008 are:
Top International Red Wine
Top International Pinot Noir
Top New Zealand Red Wine
Top New Zealand Pinot Noir
Top Central Otago Pinot Noir
In May, at the Decanter World Wine Awards, the second largest wine show globally, the Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2006 was
awarded the Top New Zealand Pinot Noir trophy. It has previously been awarded Gold Medals in New Zealand and the United
Kingdom, with this new set of accolades reconfirming the impressive standard set by this young winery.
The owners of Wild Earth, Quintin and Avril Quider, are elated with the awards, “Central Otago produces so many
outstanding wines and this latest trophy simply re-emphasises the incredible potential of the wines from our region. The
award comes at the perfect moment as we’re currently seeking investment capital for expansion.”
Wild Earth Wines is a family owned winemaker, located at the very end of Felton Road in Bannockburn, Central Otago.
Established in 1998, it has produced wines under the Wild Earth label since 2004. Its wines are entirely estate grown,
available throughout New Zealand and exported to international markets including the United States, Australia, United
Kingdom, Europe, China, UAE and Canada.
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