I haven't written in a few weeks as I have been working very hard studying the subject matter at hand and not enough time recording my fabulous findings, however those will have to wait. I wanted to write a short blog to say a huge congratulations to my uncle Neil McGuigan who has won the title of International Winemaker of the Year for the second time in three years.
Neil is the youngest of the baby boomer generation of the McGuigan clan and has done himself, our family, the company and the Australian Wine Industry extremely proud. The win celebrates Australian wine in a time that has been incredibly difficult for the industry with the wine glut and the high Australian dollar, which has seen exports fall dramatically. Local residents should be excited at the fantastic quality of wines that are produced on our soils and our international compatriots might just spend that extra money to buy some of Australia's famous wines.
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To put into perspective the scale of the achievement Neil told journalists that 'This is the Olympics of wine shows'. And indeed it is, with 82 countries submitting wines and spirits for judging, over 6000 awards were given which speaks to the volume of entries in each category. The wines are judged on a two scaled judging process which included a blind tasting, followed by a detailed technical analysis by a panel of more than 40 Masters of Wine (less than 300 in the world) and industry experts.
Of the 37 wines that McGuigans submitted for judging, 34 won awards. The best performing drop was the Hunter Semillon, which is not a big surprise, considering that the best Semillon in the world is produced in the Mediterranean climate of the Hunter Valley.
Congratulations again to Neil. I am one very proud McGuigan!
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