Champagne Indage of Narayangaon
and Mercury Winery of Nashik have won a total of six
Commendation Certificates at the Decanter Awards announced
at the London International Wine Fair last week
Only 2.84% won a gold medal
or a trophy. 12.4% won a silver medal. No Indian wine
won any medal. Indage has won 5 Commendation Certificates
for its Merlot 2006, Chantilly Chardonnay 2007, Chantilly
Chenin Blanc 2007, and Ivy Merlot 2007 in still wines
and Marquise de Pompadour in the sparkling white category.
Nashik based Mercury Winery has received a Commendation
certificate for its Chenin Blanc 2007 Aryaa label. Says
an elated Viral Pancholia, the director of the company,'
this is a moment of pride for us because we entered the
competition for the first time.
Champagne Indage is a veteran at these awards and debuted
in the Awards list in 2005 with a Commendation each for
its Ivy Chenin Blanc and Merlot. In 2006, it won the only
Bronze by an Indian winery for its Merlot Reserve. Last
year its Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 and Ivy Brut had also
won the Commendation certificates.
Over 9200 entries were received for the Decanter World
Wine Awards (DWWA), almost twice the number that took
part five years ago when the awards were launched. A total
of 36,800 bottles were supplied. As is the normal practice,
the left-over bottles were given away for charity.
Approximately 27% of the entrants won a Bronze while
about 22% received the Commendation certificates as above.
The competition is based on different price point categories:
(A) £4.99, (B) £5-6.99, (C) £7-9.99,
(D) £10-14.99, (E) £15-19.99, (F) £20-29.99,
(G) £30-39.99,and (H) £40+. Within each category
wines are awarded as: Commended, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
Gold medal winners are further judged within a particular
varietal or style category, based on price point of under £10
and over £10 to award the overall Regional Trophy. |
