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We are thrilled with the excellent reviews of the entire Vasse Felix collection in the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion, released today. Five wines received 95 points or more, maintaining our 5-Star Red Winery Rating;
"Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity. Will have at least two wines rated at 95 points or above, and has typically held a 5-star rating for the previous three years."
We were particularly excited to see both the 2019 TOM CULLITY and 2021 Heytesbury Chardonnay included in the Top Rated Wines of their varietal categories at 98 points apiece.
The Margaret River Wine Region also performed exceptionally well as a whole in the 2024 Top Rated Cabernet Sauvignon and Family Collection.
Of the 88 wines included in the Top Rated Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Family categories, over a quarter (26) were from Margaret River. While in the Chardonnay Top Rated, the total of 54 Australian wines included no less then 13 Margaret River Chardonnays. An incredible testament to the quality of this region's core varieties, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Vasse Felix TOM CULLITY 2019 - 98 Points | GOLD RATED
Trepidation over tasting a flagship wine so young lasted a nanosecond before turning to “oh my, this is awesome”. In this seductive youthful stage, it’s fragrant with florals from violets to lavender, blueberries and bramble all wonderfully savoury with lots of warming spices. The palate offer charm, detail and excellent structure with velveteen tannins and a fine acid line to a long, long finish.
Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2021 - 98 Points | GOLD RATED | SPECIAL VALUE
Excellent fruit and second-to-none level of detail. This is an evocative wine. Funky sulphides rockin’ while a gossamer thread of acidity holds everything in line – the citrus flavours, the texture, the wine totally enveloping the oak and, while it’s a powerhouse of flavour, there’s a purity to this. It’s such a contrast. How does it achieve that?
Vasse Felix Chardonnay 2021 - 93 Points
A tight, linear style with all manner of lemon and grapefruit flavours awash with tangy acidity. Lemon thyme pops up, a smidge of texture for good measure, and it builds with some white nectarine, a sprinkle of spice and oak judiciously integrated. This has precision and the right amount of complexity, so it’s moreish and ultimately very satisfying.
Vasse Felix DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay 2021 - 96 Points | GOLD RATED | SPECIAL VALUE
A new chardonnay and the note accompanying it states Virginia Wilcock and her team ‘were blown away by the jasmine florals, oyster-like salinity and a logic-defying limestone minerality, an outstanding parcel, too special not to share.’ Well, who am I to argue? It’s also linear, fine and long, a pure style without any new oak only excellent fruit and Usain Bolt-like acidity yet all wound up to create a savoury style. Funky, flinty and fabulous, too. Oh, by the way, DHJ1 stands for Darch vineyard J plot 1.
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 - 96 Points | GOLD RATED | SPECIAL VALUE
A marker of great Cabernet is being seduced by the aromas and flavours, which need to be in harmony and lets not forget beautiful tannins matched to fine acidity. Does this fall into that class? Too right it does. Varietal flavours are pitch-perfect and not quite understated, this is a cabernet after all, and the result is a certain elegance and class. A gorgeous rendition.
Vasse Felix Syrah 2021 - 94 Points | SPECIAL VALUENot the easiest vintage in Margaret River, but you wouldn’t know it with this buoyant yet savoury offering. It’s highlighting the exuberance of youth with its poppy dark fruits all spiced and tarted up with cranberry juice flavour. As it opens in the glass more layers are revealed, the texture of fine sandy tannins and lots of them, there’s a stony quality in a positive way as this is still tight. Savoury, complex and appealing.
Vasse Felix Sauvignon Blanc 2021 - 95 Points | GOLD RATED | SPECIAL VALUE
Serious sauv blanc that’s seriously good, but not as you know it. Wild fermentation in oak with some skin contact creates a structured, savoury wine with an absence of overt tropical flavours. Instead, phenolics add shape and mouthfeel while textural tale-like acidity ensures this remains refreshing. It is complex, flavoursome and moreish.
Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 - 89 Points
A tight, leaner style off this vintage. It feels a little jangly with the acidity showing a brashness of youth and more time needed for it to behave. Cedary oak popping through the more savoury tones and tannins firm on the finish. Come back to this in a year or two. If you can, buy up the 2020 cabernet. It is a stunner.
Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2021- 90 Points
For a chardonnay reflecting regional attributes, and perhaps a bit of house style, this works well. It’s well made, managing the citrus, stone fruit and spice components with some funky sulphides and subtle oak. Good texture, too, and it’s one to enjoy without overthinking it.
Vasse Felix Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022 - 91 Points
A lot more going on here than many other SBS blends from the region this vintage, and that’s no BS either. Lots of citrus and distinct lime oil characters, some pastry (presumably from part of the wine being barrel fermented) with a lovely texture, all slippery, creamy with a little phenolic grip. A good drink without overcomplicating things.
Vasse Felix Filius Shiraz 2021 - 93 Points
Could there be any more spice packed into this? It’s a souk-like expression of cinnamon, pepper, fenugreek, cloves and … OK let’s stop there. All that is complemented by a wave of dark fruit, texture and richness of flavour. Lots of tannins but shapely and ripe. An impressive wine.
Vasse Felix Classic Dry Red 2021 - 91 Points | SPECIAL VALUE
Offering a decent balance of fruit to savouriness is part of the appeal of this simple, everyday drink. It’s spicy, laden with black plums and licorice and supple, giving tannins. No need to overthink this. Just pour and enjoy.
Vasse Felix Classic Dry White 2022 - 90 Points | SPECIAL VALUE
This is one of those well-made, uncomplicated yet subtle wines. It serves its purpose to provide enjoyment with its lemon-lime, melon and snow pea flavours, crisp acidity and refreshment guaranteed.
Last weekend, guests were treated to an evening of cold-weather classics, brought into the 2020s at the Australian Women's Weekly Dinner as part of Cabin Fever.
Head Chef Cam Jones prepared a delicious five-course menu of nostalgic winter delights, reinvigorated with the Vasse Felix twist, paired with selections from our premier wine collection. Discover the menu below.
Tuna Mornay - Rottnest Tuna, Parmesan Custard, X.O Crumb, Black Bean, Wafu Dressing.
Paired with 2020 Idée Fixe Premier Brut
Apricot Pork Jowl - Pineapple Yakitori Glaze, Apricot Ginger & Black Garlic, Smoked Eel, Cabbage, Roast Spring Onion Oil.
Paired with 2021 Chardonnay
Quail A’lorange - Duck “Meatloaf” Stuffing, Blood Orange Cha Sui, Cranberry Jus.
Paired with 2021 Syrah
Pie & Mash - Beef Intercostal Octopus & Ox Kidney Pie, Wrapped in Spinach & Hot Water Pastry,
Smoked Potato Mousse, Mushroom X.O, Black Garlic Green Liquor.
Paired with 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
Lamington - Sansho Pepper Fudge Glaze, Chocolate Fondant, Roasted Davidson Plum & Raspberry, White Chocolate Creme Fraiche mousse.
Paired with 2019 Cane Cut Semillon
Photo credit: JP Horre
We were thrilled to see three of our wines included in Ray Jordan's Top 100 Reds 2023. Selected from 700 wines, the 2021 Classic Dry Red was selected for one of the best wines in the $15 - $20 price bracket, while the 2020 Filius Cabernet Merlot and 2021 Syrah were included in $25 - $40. Continue reading for Ray's full reviews and scores.
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$15 - $20
VASSE FELIX CLASSIC DRY RED SHIRAZ 2021 - Score: 94/100
This is always spot-on for the style and branding it has championed over the years. Beautifully soft and generous medium-bodied intensity with tonnes of ripe plummy fruit. A slightly chalky fine tannin and perfectly judged oak complements the delicious fruit.
$15 - $40
VASSE FELIX FILIUS CABERNET MERLOT 2020 - Score: 94/100
This is part of a superb range of wines that provides highly immediate release drinking with a touch of class. This is from the excellent 2020 vintage and shows the fruit intensity and concentration that was part of it. It has an elegance and poise with a refined and structured palate feature. Beautiful weight and mouth feel. You could drink a heap of this now.
VASSE FELIX SYRAH 2021 - Score: 95/100
This is the result of a concerted effort to create a cool climate expression of shiraz, hence the use of the name syrah. It’s from the southern vineyards and was wild fermented with some whole bunch fermentation and carbonic maceration. Bright red fruit with a lift of cranberry and pomegranate, spices and a trace of liquorice. Fine and stylishly elegant with a thoroughly engaging palate.
In addition to the sold-out AWW Cookbook Dinner taking place at the Estate this weekend, we are pleased to work alongside Cabin Fever as the festival's wine partner.
The Ultimate Winter Long Lunch took place at Shelter Brewing over the weekend just gone, where guests were treated to exciting many hands collab that championed local produce and beverages from Banks and Bloom and Shelter Brewing Co.
Four renowned chefs, masters of their preferred cuisines, prepared a course each, three of which were matched to Vasse Felix wines.
Rishi Naleendra (of Michelin-starred Cloudstreet Singapore): Scallop, ishtu, spiced golden raisins, sea succulents - 2021 Vasse Felix Sauvignon Blanc
Luke Foyle (Juanita’s Bar): Duck Liver Parfait, pomegranate gel, rice cracker - 2021 Vasse Felix Chardonnay
Calum MacKechnie (Lalla Rookh): Berkshire pork shoulder, Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut, apple - 2020 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon
Find us in the Cabin on Busselton Foreshore and enjoy a glass by the fire until 23 July 2023.
Photo credit: Cabin Creative
It was a privilege to see the 2019 TOM CULLITY included in Halliday's "50 Great Red" this week. Editor-in-Chief Campbell Mattinson MW put it to the Halliday tasting team to nominate their favourite 'buy now or miss out' reds which yielded an incredible list of 50 great value and highly collectable wines.
Although sold out at the estate, the 2019 TOM CULLITY can be found around the country in all good wine stores. Read on for Campbell's words on the complete list and to discover Jane Faulkner's 98 point review on our icon wine. The full list can be found here.
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"Tomorrow we’ll drink better, brighter, wiser. That was the feeling I had as – shopping list in hand – I read through our 50 great reds selection this year. The truth is that everyone on the Halliday Tasting Team is a wine lover first and a wine reviewer second, and so we too are always on the lookout for the best, the brightest and the bargain-est.
Value therefore is always at the top of our mind but then, of course, ultimate quality is the main goal. The great perk of genuine, well-researched wine enthusiasm is that regardless of budget, or setting, or crowd, or objective, you can expect to have every occasion covered, and to always drink brilliantly.
For lovers of Australian red wine then – outside of the annual Halliday Wine Companion book of course – this list is the best research you can get. Keep it close at hand. It’s chocked with great wine after great wine, as it always is, but on top of this the 2021 vintage was a ripper in many regions, and so the general standard at both the top and value end is higher than usual. Given what we’ve all been through over the past few years, 2021 is the vintage we had to have. It’s ably complemented by the vintages around it, but our general advice is, see 2021, buy 2021."
2019 TOM CULLITY Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - Jane Faulkner, 98 Points
It’s often a shame to taste a flagship wine so young when it has decades ahead of it, but that feeling lasted a nanosecond before turning to respect, then 'oh my, this is awesome'. Sometimes I get very excited. In this seductive youthful stage, it’s fragrant with florals from violets to lavender, plenty of blueberries and bramble all wonderfully savoury with lots of warming spices. The palate offers charm, detail and excellent structure with velveteen tannins and a fine acid line teasing this to a long, long finish.
A calm descends on the region as we hunker beside fires indoors as the moodier weather rolls in. Margaret River is host to many well-kept secret gems in winter, explore at your leisure.
THE WINE LOUNGE
Perhaps we are biased, however, winter in our Wine Lounge offers a cozy reprieve from drizzling skies. Best enjoyed by the fire and nursing a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon along with charcuterie and cheese watching last leaves fall from soon to be dormant vines.
The Wine Lounge is open daily 10am - 5pm, with no reservations required.
A WINTER PIE AND PINT
An absolute hidden gem, Pies & Ale is tucked away in the Boranup Forest. Offering innovative flavour combinations, these fresh and delicious homemade pies are accompanied by a fantastic selection of beers. Flip the menu and you will find a glass of Filius Shiraz available.
MOODY SKIES AND WINTER SWELLS
The region’s unrivalled coastline is arguably more breathtaking in the chillier months as wild swells and moody winter skies roll in. Bring a blanket, grab a hot chocolate from White Elephant café and watch the waves roll in at Gnarabup Beach, or have a dip if you’re feeling brave. You may even be lucky enough to spot migrating whales as they travel north for warmer waters.
COSY COFFEE AND CROISSANTS
Do not be deceived by this small sized bakery, Egberts is a croissant lovers heaven! With a well-stocked
cabinet and a glorious selection of tempting fresh pastries, swing by and try their house blend. Grab a table inside or rug up and enjoy watching the world go by on nearby benches in the heart of town.
THE NEW KID IN TOWN
With a fabulous retro-inspired fit out, this new small neighbourhood bar has quickly become a favourite of locals and visitors alike. Pearl’s Bar showcases a delicious range of beers and wines from local independent producers, as well as a cleverly curated menu of bar snacks and cocktails to boot!
It was a pleasure to read recent words from Erin Larkin for Robert Parker Wine Advocate as she delved into the Margaret River Region, its history, winemaking, clones and regional styles of both leading varietals, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
We were thrilled to see the report featured 10 Vasse Felix wines, including all seven vintages of the TOM CULLITY, with the 2018 TOM CULLITY the highest-awarded wine in the report out of 423 wines tasted. Full reviews from Erin Larkin can be found below.
"The 2018 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec joins the 2014 as two of the greatest wines ever produced at Vasse Felix, and the explosive core of fruit through the middle and back palate illustrates the interminable length that this wine will endure in the cellar. It's a collector's wine, for sure, but also a wine that you should taste as soon as you can in order to understand what I view as being the region's capacity for power, length, tannic profile and fresh fruit. This is an exemplary wine here."
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2021 Vasse Felix Chardonnay - 92 Points
The 2021 Chardonnay is mealy, svelte and fine, polished, seamless, lovely and classy.
2021 Vasse Felix DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay - 96 Points
The 2021 DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay is composed of 100% Gin Gin clone hand-picked in Wallcliffe from southeast-facing vines planted in the early 2000s in gravel loam over clay. This had high solids in a wild ferment and matured in seasoned French oak for nine months, prior to two months of settle in tank. Malolactic fermentation was completed, and for those who like finished numbers, it has a pH of 3.16 grams per liter with a total acidity of 7.2 grams per liter. It was organically grown, and the pure free-run juice was bottled unfined and unfiltered. This is pristine and coastal, layered and shelly with brine, saltbush, soft leaf and bay, sage and sun-drenched rocks. It's evocative and legion in its multiplicity—fine but firm, concentrated yet svelte, coastal and authentic but also polished and seamless. It's a special wine made in an unusual style for Vasse, and I like it immensely
2021 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay - 96+ Points
The 2021 Heytesbury Chardonnay is as Heytesbury usually is—complex, firmly textured, coastal and briny, with layers of flesh and spice folded in on the palate. The wine ages tremendously, and the release cycle really does it no favors, as the wine seems to come into its own several years after release. It really is a shame about commercial reality! You get salted white peach, brine, saltbush, green apple skins, tea leaves, graphite/pencil box, tobacco leaf and cilantro. It's a sensational wine, and it will be even better in time. It was fermented wild, matured for nine months in French oak barriques (56% new, the balance one to three years old) and settled for six months in tank thereafter. Super wine. Piercing.
2013 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Tom Cullity - 95 Points
This wine is made with 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot. It had a 100% wild ferment and 2% carbonic maceration and matured in French oak for 19 months (61% new). The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Tom Cullity was the first of the new flagship Tom Cullity wine, after the cessation of the Heytesbury red. The 2013 vintage, on release and for several years afterward, was a buxom, full, almost vivacious wine that spoke of purple fruits, tobacco leaf and plenty of fleshy tannin. Here, a decade later, the 2013 Tom Cullity has evolved into a savory wine that speaks of lotus leaf, saltbush, nori, enoki mushroom, blackberry, cassis and the telltale raspberry that I often find in the Tom Cullity Cabernet. It's really coming into its own now, and yet it still has more ascension in front of it. The drinking window here is indicative of the fact that the older Margaret River Cabernets (made from younger vines and with different technology and insights) persist for 40 years with ease; however, I prefer a modicum of primary fruit in wine. Hence, the window indicated. They will live longer if stored in the right conditions.
2014 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 98 Points
This wine was made with 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot. It had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and matured in French oak for 18 months (62% new). With full disclosure, this 2014 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec was and still is my favorite vintage, and each year it expands in its effortless grace and beauty. It is a ripping wine, the clearest picture through four lenses (season, vineyard, producer, region) that I can conceive of. You get raspberry leaf tea, brine, nori, sun-dried kelp, cassis, bramble, tobacco leaf (both fresh and chewing) and black olives in brine, and the tannins are fully embedded into the fruit. Its seamless, finely milled and embossed even. Excellent, excellent, excellent.
2015 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 95 Points
Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured in French oak for 16 months (51% new). The has the lowest alcohol of all the Tom Cullitys, at 14% alcohol (the others are mainly 14.5%). The 2015 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec was a very closed and restrained iteration of this wine on release, and each year that I look at it, I wonder whether or not this will be the year that it emerges. It seems that it is on its way. You get blue and black fruits, licorice, nori (a consistent character for me), resin, lavender/potpourri and black peppercorns. In 2023, the middle to back palate on this wine is a sumptuous display of fruit, telling me perhaps that this might just be its natural state; perhaps I should stop wishing the years away and start drinking these. It is ready now, with a window backward and forward from here.
2016 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 96+ Points
This wine was made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. It had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured in French oak for 19 months (80% new). The 2016 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec has it all. It is fleshy, ripe, firmly tannic (yet ductile and pliable), luscious in its fruit display (black and purple berries) and seamless in its flow of tannin. It's a brilliant wine, glossy and polished. This will live for eons.
2017 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 95 Points
Made with 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot, this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and matured in French oak for 19 months (61% new). 2017 was a season that produced extremely varied results across the region. The season was cooler, and there was rain about. The producers who managed their vineyards with courage and diligence were the ones who produced the best wines. The 2017 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec shows some of the fresh leather/sweet heirloom tomato/chewy tobacco characters that I have found across the region that year, but it is, most importantly, accompanied by a core of fresh fruit. Excellent. One of the best in the region this vintage.
2018 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 98+ Points
Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17.5% Malbec and 4.5% Petit Verdot, this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured in French oak for 18 months (59% new). My thoughts on this excellent iteration of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, in this excellent season (unmarred by heat skies, bird threat or any kind of disease pressure), remain unchanged from the last time I tasted it. The 2018 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec joins the 2014 as two of the greatest wines every produced at Vasse Felix, and the explosive core of fruit through the middle and back palate illustrates the interminable length that this wine will endure in the cellar. It's a collector's wine, for sure, but also a wine that you should taste as soon as you can in order to understand what I view as being the region's capacity for power, length, tannic profile and fresh fruit. This is an exemplary wine here.
2019 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec - 97 Points
Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Malbec, this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured in French oak for 17 months (66% new). The 2019 season in Margaret River was cool and wet (in a good, balanced way), and it produced wines of presence, poise, detail and nuance. The only problem with 2019 as a vintage here was its proximity to the great 2018. However, the beauty of a year like 2019 is its ability to satisfy the drinkers who prefer cooler seasons. It's all mood-related for me, and on some days, a cool-season wine is preferred to a powerful one, and vice versa. No right or wrong. The low-yielding 2019 vintage is the first time the Tom Cullity wine did not include any percentage of Petit Verdot (previously, anything from 1% to 4.5% has made it into the blend). So, to the wine. On the nose, the 2019 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec is brooding and dark, with layers of blackberry, resin, chewing tobacco, nori, saltbush, togarashi spice (nori, Valencia orange peel, cayenne pepper, sesame, ginger, poppy seed, white pepper) and licorice root grace the aromatics. In the mouth, the wine follows suit. A seductively dark, satisfying and svelte wine, it's super good. This is a more polarizing style than the universally lauded 2018.
Read the full report HERE.
We are thrilled to announce Chief Viticulturist Bart Molony made the finalists for the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Viticulturist of the Year Award.
Bart's wealth of experience from numerous wine regions around the world and his passion for sustainable viticulture means every practice is guided by a strong focus on vineyard biodiversity and responsible, natural farming practices. He promotes a constant focus on soil biology in all vineyards, which is enhanced by Margaret River’s natural suitability to premium viticulture, as a result of its climatic and environmental attributes. Discover what Halliday Wine Companion had to say on Bart's nomination below.
"As Halliday Tasting Team member Jane Faulkner says, Bart Molony is ‘the one tasting the fruit saying, “Virginia, it’s time to come and check this out”.’ Virginia in this case is Virginia Willcock, famed chief winemaker at Vasse Felix in Margaret River, and maker of scores of fabulous wines. The implication is of course that Molony, who has been integral to the running of Vasse Felix’s vineyards since 2004, is a key part of this picture. We reckon he just might be. He’s planted vineyards, he’s expanded vineyards and he’s massaged established vineyards to the best form of their life. In short, he’s done (and is doing) it all."
Stay tuned as winners will be announced on Wednesday, 2 August. Discover the full shortlist here.
Winter at the Estate began with our third annual TOM CULLITY takeover weekend; bursting with activity, guests, and a healthy dose of Cabernet in honour of the great man himself!
We enjoyed welcoming many guests, near and far, back to the Estate for the annual TOM CULLITY takeover. Highlights included a bespoke tasting menu, as well as a rare opportunity to taste the 2016 TOM CULLITY from our cellar and an exclusive seated vertical tasting.
Save the date for 1-3 June 2024, we hope to see you in Margaret River!
We are pleased to share that Vasse Felix was awarded a Gold and Silver medal at the 2023 TEXSOM International Wine Awards for 2021 Vasse Felix Chardonnay and 2020 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon, respectively.
For over thirty years, the TEXSOM Awards "brings the industry together to identify and champion wines of quality and distinction from around the world". Judging took place April 30, through May 3rd in Las Colinas, Texas. The Awards garnered over 2,300 entries from 25 countries.
Entries were blind-tasted and judged by 42 renowned tastemakers from across the country. Of the entries judged, the judges awarded 1,677 medals: 19 Judges’ Selection medals, 76 Platinum medals, 233 Gold medals, 676 Silver medals, and 673 Bronze medals.