The glow of a halo is on the label and now a glow is in the trophy cabinet at Hawke's Bay's Sacred Hill Wines in the wake of success at the 2011 International Wine Show.
The Dartmoor Valley vineyard and winery picked up gold for its 2009 Sacred Hill HALOChardonnay, and backed that up with three silver and three bronze medals, including silver for its renowned Special Selection wine, 2010 Sacred Hill Rifleman's Chardonnay.
The New Zealand International Wine Show is the country's largest wine competition, with wines from around the world of any variety taking part. More than 2080 wines were presented.
The gold-winning Sacred Hill HALO Chardonnay is a premium wine with grapes sourced from the award-winning Rifleman's Vineyard in the Dartmoor Valley in Hawke's Bay, which is renowned for producing high-end wines. Only a limited amount of this wine is produced, with the size of each parcel of wine influenced to a large extent by grape quality.
"This being an international show, these results are further evidence that Hawke's Bay produces world-class wines which are also commercially priced," Sacred Hill's senior winemaker, Tony Bish, said.
