Best Wines 2011
New Zealand's top wine for 2011 was a Hawke's Bay Chardonnay, according to the judges in the country's premier wine competition.
The overall winner of the Air New Zealand-sponsored wine awards was Villa Maria's Keltern Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2010.
All the awards winners
Air New Zealand Champion Wine of the Show
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2010
O-I New Zealand Champion Sustainable Wine
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2010
Label and Litho Champion Sauvignon Blanc
Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
JF Hillebrand New Zealand Ltd Champion Pinot Noir
Pencarrow Martinborough Pinot Noir 2010
Rabobank Champion Chardonnay
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2010
Wineworks Champion Sparkling Wine
The Sounds Marlborough Méthode Traditionnelle 2008
Stuff.co.nz Champion Gewürztraminer
Corbans Private Bin Hawke's Bay Gewürztraminer 2008
Guala Closures NZ Champion Pinot Gris
Spy Valley Marlborough Pinot Gris 2011
Plant & Food Research Champion Riesling
Martinborough Vineyard Manu Martinborough Riesling 2011
BDO Champion Other White and Rosé
WineWaimea Nelson Viognier 2010
Business World Travel Champion Merlot
Villa Maria Reserve Hawke's Bay Merlot 2009
Gold Medal Vintage Insurance Champion Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot/Cabernet Blend
Mudbrick Vineyard Waiheke Island Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Fruitfed Supplies Champion Syrah
Bilancia Hawke's Bay Syrah 2010
New Zealand Winegrowers Champion Other Red Styles
Not Awarded
The Langham, Auckland Champion Dessert Wine
Charles Wiffen Late Harvest Marlborough Riesling 2009
New World Champion Open White Wine
Dashwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Fairfax Media Champion Open Red Wine
Pencarrow Martinborough Pinot Noir 2010
Newstalk ZB Champion Exhibition White or Sparkling Wine
Lawson's Dry Hills The Pioneer Marlborough Gewürztraminer 2010
Kapiti Champion Exhibition Red Wine
Charcoal Gully Estate Sallys Pinch Central Otago Pinot Noir 2010