Top of the class! A month of accolades for the team at Seppelt

The Australian Show season continues with Seppelt continuing to picking up awards at the 2005 Ballarat Wine Show, the 2005 Rutherglen Wine Show and the 2005 Burswood Perth Royal Wine Show.

2005 Burswood Perth Royal Wine Show

Seppelt DP 90 Barossa Valley Tawny, showed why it is Australia’s most awarded wine picking up another gold medal at the Perth Royal Wine Show. Seppelt Rare Rutherglen Muscat GR113 also won a gold medal and Seppelt Rare Rutherglen Tokay DP59 was awarded a silver medal. The show success of these fortified wines demonstrates why they are truly world class and adds to the accolades achieved by Seppelt fortified winemaker James Godfrey– look out for the range of Seppelt fortifieds in your local retailer or contact the Seppelt Cellar Doors for further information.

2005 Ballarat Wine Show

Seppelt took out the majority of the accolades at the recent Ballarat show winning:

	Ballarat Beefsteak and Burgundy Club Trophy for best Table wine in regional classes for Seppelt Jaluka Chardonnay 2004
	Ballarat & Districts Vignerons Assoc. Perpetual Trophy Most Successful Exhibitor in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Classes
	Waller & Chester Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor in Regional Classes

Although only produced in limited quantities, the 2004 Seppelt Jaluka Chardonnay was the stand out wine winning a gold medal and trophy. The success for the fortified wines continued with Seppelt Rare Rutherglen Muscat GR113 also winning a gold medal. The 2003 Seppelt Chalambar Shiraz, the newly released 2003 Seppelt Benno Bendigo Shiraz and the 1994 Seppelt Show Sparkling Shiraz all picked up silver medals.

2005 Rutherglen Wine Show

Seppelt sweeps the board at the Rutherglen wine show winning two trophies and a staggering haul of 16 gold medals! Seppelt also picked up five silver medals and 22 bronze medals. Highlights include:

	NV Seppelt DP96 Amontillado - For Best Australian Aperitif Fortified Wine, Classes 401, 402 And 403
	2005 Seppelt GR502 Muscat - For Best Australian Fortified Muscat 2005 & 2004 Vintage Classes 441 And 442

Finalist in Young Winemaker of the Year Award

To continue the Seppelt success, our own Emma Wood, Seppelt Winemaker at Great Western has been named as one of the ten finalists in 2005 The Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year Award for her 2004 Seppelt Jaluka Chardonnay and 2003 Seppelt Chalambar Shiraz. 

The winner will be announced in Sydney on 19 November and we will keep you updated with the results. Alternatively you can visit www.winesociety.com.au/YWM2005. Good Luck Emma!

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