‘Red Winemaker of the Year’ Wolf Blass comes to Manila
Leading Australian winery Wolf Blass, named “Red Winemaker of the Year” at the recent International Wine Challenge in London, introduced its line of fine wines to Manila connoisseurs at an event hosted by the Australian embassy Manila.
Wolf Blass chief winemaker Chris Hatcher hosted the event together with Ambassador Amanda Gorely.
It’s a triple treat for Wolf Blass, being awarded this accolade for the third time following wins in 2008 and 2013.
On its 33rd year, the International Wine Challenge (IWC) is recognized as one of the world’s finest, most meticulously judged and influential wine competitions.
Wolf Blass came out on top ahead of 15,000 entries from more than 50 countries, demonstrating their strength and consistency of winemaking.
Wine Australia CEO Andreas Clark said Wolf Blass’ win reflects the high regard that the international wine community has for Australian wine. “In this year’s IWC Australian wine took home 815 medals, a testament to the high quality of Australian wine and the talent of our grapegrowers and winemakers. The world is taking notice of Australia and appreciates the great diversity of our wines and regions.”
The IWC assesses every wine blind and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. Throughout the judging processes, each medal-winning wine is tasted on three separate occasions by at least 10 different judges.