Ultimate Wine Challenge New York
25 June 2010
The results of the first Ultimate Wine Challenge have just been released and Peter Lehmann Wines have been awarded two highly coveted Chairman’s Trophies.
Best Shiraz : 2004 Peter Lehmann Eight Songs Shiraz
Best International White: 2009 Layers White
Held at the Astor Centre in New York City from June 7 – 11, a select group of the industry’s best judges evaluated nearly 500 wines from 15 countries and 43 appellations under the most ideal tasting conditions, at the proper service temperature, in manageable flights of no more than 10 wines; and in high-quality glassware specific for wine type and varietal.
Wines were poured into numbered glasses in a separate room, served blind in small flights based upon wine type, origin, varietal and price, and evaluated and scored by panels using a unique variation of the 100-point scale.
A total of 62 individual flights were evaluated on the third day in an additional round of flights as finalists, with the top scorer in 23 categories awarded the coveted Chairman’s Trophy.
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