Air New Zealand Awards

government stores. New Zealand's brightest have long since given up trying to sell their top wines in B.C. To put it bluntly it's way too much work for way too little return. Alberta may be your best bet because contrary to all the BS surrounding privatization serious wine is a great deal cheaper in Alberta and much more plentiful. Note the large number of screwcap wines that won gold.  

Gold Medal Wines

Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2003

q = Screw Top

Sparkling

Morton Estate Premium Brut

Gewurztraminer

Forrest Estate Gewurztraminer 2003 q

Spy Valley Gewurztraminer 2003 q

Pinot Gris

Esk Valley Black Label Pinot Gris 2003 q

Lawson's Dry Hills Pinot Gris 2003 q

Villa Maria Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2003 q

Riesling

Cardmember Ponder Classic Marlborough Riesling 2002

Forrest Estate Riesling 2003 q

Framingham Classic Riesling 2002 q

Hunter's Riesling 2003 q

Kim Crawford Marlborough Dry Riesling 2002 q

Saint Clair Marlborough Riesling 2002 q

Vidal Estate Riesling 2003 q

Villa Maria Private Bin Riesling 2002 q

Sauvignon Blanc

Borthwick Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Cape Campbell Wines Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Cellier le Brun Terrace Road Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Highfield Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Matua Valley Paretai Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Sacred Hill Cairnbrae The Stones Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Saint Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Saint Clair Wairau Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Waipara Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Willowbank Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2003 q

Chardonnay

Clearview Reserve Chardonnay 2002

Gibbston Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2002 q

Matariki Chardonnay 2001

Matua Valley Judd Estate Chardonnay 2002

Mills Reef Reserve Chardonnay 2002

Morton Estate Riverview Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2000

Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay 2001

Selaks Founders Reserve Chardonnay 2002

Spy Valley Chardonnay 2002

Tohu Chardonnay 2002

Villa Maria Cellar Selection Chardonnay Hawkes Bay 2002 q

Villa Maria Single Vineyard Waldron Chardonnay 2002 q

Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay Gisborne 2002 q

Villa Maria Single Vineyard Waikahu Chardonnay 2002 q

Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay Hawkes Bay 2002 q

Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Chardonnay 2002 q

Sweet White

Kim Crawford Reka - Riesling 2002

Matua Valley Shingle Peak Botrytis Riesling 2003

Selaks Founders Reserve Noble Riesling 2001

Pinot Noir

Akarua Pinot Noir 2002 q

Allan Scott Prestige Pinot Noir 2001

Bald Hills Pinot Noir 2002 q

Bannock Brae Estate Goldfields Pinot Noir 2001

Bannock Brae Estate Barrel Selection Pinot Noir 2002

Berridge Vineyard Estates Drystone Pinot Noir 2002

Cardmember Hawkesbridge Marlborough Pinot Noir 2002

Kaituna Valley Canterbury Pinot Noir The Kaituna Vineyard 2002

Kawarau Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2002

Spy Valley Pinot Noir 2002

Vidal Estate Stopbank Pinot Noir 2002 q

Villa Maria Single Vineyard Seddon Pinot Noir 2002 q

Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2002 q

Merlot

CJ Pask Reserve Merlot 2002 q

Esk Valley Black Label Merlot 2002 q

Kathy Lynskey Merlot 2002

Mills Reef Reserve Merlot 2002

Mills Reef Elspeth Merlot Block 4 2002

Villa Maria Reserve Merlot 2001 q

Cabernet Sauvignon

Schubert Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Cabernet Sauvignon and or Merlot Predominant

Bilancia Bilancia 2001

Esk Valley Black Label Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 q

Mills Reef Elspeth Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Nautilus Marlborough Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001

Sileni Estates Merlot Cabernets 2000

Trinity Hill Gimblett Road Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2001

Vidal Estate Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 q

Syrah

Trinity Hill Gimblett Road Syrah 2001

Vidal Estate Soler Syrah 2002 q

Other Red Varietals

Delegat's Gimblett Gravels Malbec 2000

Mills Reef Elspeth Malbec 2002

Murdoch James Estate Cabernet Franc 2002