Blickling Estate recently won a number of awards ot local wine shows, proving that our quality is constant from year to year.

2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show:
Silver Medal – 2005 Pinot Noir Sparkling
Bronze Medal – 2005 Shiraz
Bronze medal – 2008 Sauvignon Blanc

2008 New England Wine Show:
Bronze Medal – 2008 Riesling
Bronze medal – 2005 Shiraz
Bronze Medal – 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
Bronze Medal – 2008 Rose

2008 Awards:
Blickling Estate recently won another award at the 2008 Cowra Wine Show, taking out a Bronze Medal for our 2005 Shiraz (Class 88, Dry Red – Shiraz). The show involved 461 exhibitors, 2596 exhibits and 21 judges, led by Chief Judge Andrew Spinaze of Tyrrell’s Wines. Simon Nunns from Coopers Creek Wines, New Zealand, was also amongst the judging panel.

While at the 2008 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show in Forbes, Blickling Estate also collected Bronze Medals for the 2006 Sauvignon Blanc and 2008 Riesling.

Local Support:
Blickling Estate participated in a showcase of local produce at the Quality Hotel Powerhouse in Tamworth on Friday evening, 26 September. Guests were treated to an impressive menu created by international Michelin chef Ben Davies. Blickling Estate wines were chosen to compliment each course, with the main focus on Inglegreen pork and ham ingredients (produced in Narrabri, NSW). The night was a resounding success.

Vineyard News:
We have recently finished the pruning of the Blickling Estate vines – which is about 5 weeks later than the Hunter Valley region – this delay ensures that Blickling Estate wines benefit from all the good nutrients and minerals from the soil, resulting in grapes that have a longer growing period, thus creating fuller and fruiter wines.