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The Internationally Award Winning South Australian Wine That You Will Want To Try

Pop these in your cellar, if you can resist the urge to drink them straight away….

One of our fave things to talk about… Wine! Well, talk about and enjoy. Thoroughly. We love hearing of great South Australian wineries doing big things and Paracombe Wines have certainly been doing that!

In what can only be described as a double delight, Paracombe Wines’ 2011 Shiraz Viognier has trumped hundreds of premium wines from around the world to win two major trophies at the 2016 Sydney International Wine Competition held on Tuesday February 2, 2016.

Its 2011 Shiraz Viognier, harvested during particularly wet and challenging weather conditions, took out the top accolade, the Mark de Havilland Memorial Trophy for the best red table wine of the competition and the Fesq & Company Perpetual Trophy for the best premium medium bodied dry red table wine.

The family winery in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills further scooped a coveted Blue Gold award and was selected in the Top 100 Wines in the lighter bodied dry red wine category for its 2011 Shiraz, while its 2010 Cabernet Franc also received a Blue Gold Award.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to receive these awards,” said Paracombe’s Paul Drogemuller, who runs the winery with his wife Kathy.

“To win two major trophies for our Shiraz Viognier and then receive such high honours for our Shiraz and Cabernet Franc is fantastic, especially as two of these wines are from the 2011 vintage.

“This was certainly one of the most difficult vintages we’ve ever encountered, with pressure from ongoing rains during harvest. But I guess the important message is that sometimes during the toughest times, the cream rises to the top and great things transpire.

“Special credit and thanks must go to our family, team and growers, all of whom share our hard work, passion and commitment to producing world class wine.”

Grapes for the Shiraz Viognier are sourced from specialist growers, Bruce and Julie MacGillivray at Paracombe, while the fruit for the Paracombe Shiraz was primarily grown at the Drogemuller family vineyard. The Cabernet Franc was one of the original varieties planted by Paul and Kathy Drogemuller when they established their family vineyard immediately following the devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983.

The Sydney International Wine Competition accepts only 2,000 entries from wine producers around the world. Its highly credentialed international judging panel evaluates the wines according to a rigorous multi-stage judging system, with the finalists then judged alongside food dishes of a similar palate weight before the winners are decided.

Head here to find out more about this amazing family owned and run winery.

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