Wins for NZ sav and pinot noir in UK 

New Zealand wines have won the sauvignon blanc and pinot noir trophies at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in Britain for the fourth year running.

The winners are Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009 and the Mount Dottrel Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007.

"When it comes to absolute quality and class, New Zealand sauvignon blanc, and more recently some if its pinot noirs, can upstage the best in the world," says IWSC chairwoman judge and British wine industry veteran, Luciana Lynch.

Gold medals were awarded to the following New Zealand wines: 

Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2009 - Sauvignon Blanc Trophy
Mount Dottrel Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007 - Pinot Noir Trophy
Brennan Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007 (Best in Class)
Peregrine Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007 (Best in Class)
Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Marlborough Pinot Gris 2008 (Best in Class)
Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling 2008 (Best in Class)
Wither Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008 (Best in Class)
Domain Road Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007
Remarkable Gibbston Pinot Noir 2007
Wooing Tree Central Otago Pinot Noir 2007

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