The Guv'nor Red Wine 75cl 14% ABV

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Vineyards across New Jersey grow more than 80 grape varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Albarino and Chardonnay. New Jersey’s wineries also produce a wide array of fruit wines. William Heritage Winery, Mullica Hill – 2018 Blanc de Noirs, Best New Jersey Sparkling Wine 2021 – 92 points Fox Hollow Vineyards, Holmdel – 2020 Autumn Harvest Dessert Wine, Best New Jersey Sweet Wine 2021 – 87 points

A 2019 Grenache from McLaren Vale and a 2017 Riesling from Eden Valley will take pride of place on the dinner table at South Australia’s Government House after winning the Governor’s Trophies at this year’s Royal Adelaide Wine Show. Autumn Lake Winery of Williamstown won Best of Show Overall and the Governor’s Cup for Red Wine with a score of 94 for their 2019 Estate Petit Verdot. Excited to be on the gold list again were Brix and Columns Vineyards (seen top right) owners Steve and Stephanie Pence with their team for their 2020 White Brix. Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard also took more golds for their 2019 Bundoran Blue, 2019 Petit Verdot and 2020 Petit Manseng, while Winemaker Lee Hartman of Bluestone Vineyards enjoyed sharing his prized gold medal wines, 2017 Blue Ice, 2017 Cabernet Franc and 2017 Valley Red.The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards (4) — 2017 Meritage, 2019 Meritage, 2019 Petit Manseng & 2020 Cascina The 40th Governor’s Cup competition received a record-breaking number of entries, with submissions of 615 wines from over 100 Virginia wineries. Twenty-five cider- and wine-tasting experts served as the panel of judges. Over 10 days, the judges sampled the entries, scoring them in a single-blind tasting where they knew the grape or category of the wine but not the winery, name or vintage. Finally, after dropping the lowest scored wines, the judges averaged the scores for each wine. Wines with 90–100 points won gold medals, 85–89 points won silver, and 80–84 points received a bronze medal. I’m proud to celebrate our growing viticulture industry,” said Governor Murphy. “The wineries recognized from all across the state produce some of the finest wines in the world, and we’re committed to continue supporting our small business community to build a stronger, fairer New Jersey economy.” Adelaide Hills wineries also performed well in the white wine classes, including Deviation Road who won the trophy for Best Sparkling (Beltana Blanc de Blancs 2013), Riposte Wines who won the Sauvignon Blanc class with The Foil 2020, and Wines by Geoff Hardy who took out the Best Other Varietal White class with their Gruner Veltliner 2019. The state has American Viticultural Areas suited for grape-growing, including the Central Delaware Valley AVA, the Warren Hills AVA, the Outer Coastal Plain AVA and the Cape May Peninsula AVA.

Staging a wine show during the pandemic required a significant amount of extra work, with new procedures introduced to make sure the wines were treated fairly, and that people involved in the event were safe.” Trump Winery (4) — 2015 Brut Reserve, 2015 Sparkling Rosé, 2016 Blanc de Blanc & 2019 New World ReserveIn addition to Cana Vineyards’ winning wine, the 2019 Unitè Reserve, the wines voted into the Governor’s Cup Case include:

New Jersey wines have received critical acclaim in national and international competitions like the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. They’ve also garnered praise in major publications like Wine Enthusiast and Wine Advocate. Out of the 12 wines selected for the 2022 Governor’s Cup Case, seven are Meritage, a name for Bordeaux-style blends. These wines characterize Virginia’s distinctive winemaking ability, marrying the prestige and sophistication of the old world with the daring and fearlessness of the new. Elegant white varietals of Chardonnay, Vermentino, Albariño, a sparkling and a dessert wine rounded out this year’s Case.Silver Hand Meadery (5) — 2020 Dream By the Fire, 2021 Let it Linger, 2021 Soak Up the Sun, 2021 Strawberry Swing & 2021 Virginia Tonight Barboursville Vineyards (4) — 2018 Paxxito, 2019 Nebbiolo Reserve, 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve & 2020 Vermentino Reserve This level of engagement, scrutiny and deliberation ensured that not only the best wines on the day were given the chance to shine, but the associate judges had the best opportunity to learn and be mentored by the senior judges.” Barboursville Vineyardswas honored to be included in the Case for their 2020 Vermentino Reserve. Above, Barboursville Winemaker Luca Paschina pours. Also in the case for his 2019 Chardonnay was Michael Shaps, who took the most golds for the year. The Royal Adelaide Wine Show committee and RA&HS should be commended for persevering and holding a complete competition,” she said.