- Tesco won 64 awards for its own-label range at the International Wine Challenge
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Dec-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has struck gold this Christmas at the UK’s biggest wine competition, scooping an impressive 64 awards for its own-label range at the International Wine Challenge.
Topping the leaderboard of winning wines are some of the nation’s favourite festive tipples including 2009 finest* Vintage Champagne Grand Cru, finest* 10 year Old Tawny Port, finest* Vintage Port, finest* Chablis Premier Cru and finest* Dessert Semillon.
Altogether Tesco took away gongs for 64 of its wines (including 3 Gold, 11 Silver and 17 Bronze medals) in this round of the wine competition, which releases results twice yearly. This takes the supermarket’s total IWC award tally to 107 in 2016
Jason Tarry, Chief Product Officer at Tesco, said:
“We’re delighted to have such a strong showing for our wines at the International Wine Challenge Awards. They demonstrate once again that our wines are great quality as well as a great price, offering outstanding value for money
“So If you’re looking for award-winning wines to impress your family and friends this Christmas, then look no further than the Tesco own- brand range. “
Tesco medal wins for the first tranche of the International Wine Challenge include:
3 Gold Medals
- Tesco finest* 10 Year Old Tawny Port
- Tesco finest* Vintage Port
- Tesco finest* Viña del Cura Rioja Reserva
11 Silver Medals including,
- Tesco finest* Chablis Premier Cru
- Tesco finest* Dessert Semillon
- Tesco finest* Late Bottled Vintage Port
- Tesco finest* Vintage Champagne Grand Cru
- Tesco finest* Sancerre
17 Bronze Medals including,
- Tesco finest* Châteauneuf du Pape
33 Commended Medals
Full list of award winning wines are included below.
| Wine Name | Final Score |
| Tesco finest* 10 Year Old Tawny Port | Gold |
| Tesco finest* Vintage Port | Gold |
| Tesco finest* Viña del Cura Rioja Reserva | Gold |
| Tesco finest* Sauternes | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Chablis Premier Cru | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Dessert Semillon | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Passerina | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Steillage Mosel Riesling | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Late Bottled Vintage Port | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Vintage Champagne Grand Cru | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Pouilly Fumé | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Sancerre | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Stellenbosch Sauvignon Blanc | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Viña del Cura Rioja Gran Reserva | Silver |
| Tesco finest* Limestone Coast Merlot | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Montagne St. Emilion | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Médoc | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Carmenère | Bronze |
| Wairau Cove Chardonnay | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Alsace Gewürztraminer | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Cahors Malbec | Bronze |
| Réserve De Tuguets | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Limestone Coast Shiraz | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Las Lomas Shiraz | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Châteauneuf du Pape | Bronze |
| Tesco Old Vines Garnacha | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Chilean Organic Campo Lindo Sauvignon Blanc | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Quitralman Sauvignon Blanc | Bronze |
| Wairau Cove Sauvignon Blanc | Bronze |
| Tesco finest* Vinas del Rey Albariño | Bronze |
| Tesco Vina del Cura Rioja Blanco | Bronze |
| Tesco Chilean Merlot | Commended |
| Tesco finest* El Recurso Block 18 Cabernet Sauvignon | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Las Lomitas Merlot | Commended |
| Tesco Claret | Commended |
| Tesco Bordeaux Supérieur | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Limestone Coast Chardonnay | Commended |
| Tesco Australian Chardonnay | Commended |
| Tesco Chilean Chardonnay | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Swartland FairTrade Chenin Blanc | Commended |
| Riesling Kalkstein | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Sancerre Rosé | Commended |
| Tesco Val De Loire Rosé | Commended |
| Tesco Spanish Garnacha Rosé | Commended |
| Tesco finest* South African Malbec | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Côtes de Gascogne | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Central Otago Pinot Noir | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Pinot Noir | Commended |
| Wairau Cove Pinot Noir | Commended |
| Tesco finest* South African Pinotage | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Saint Chinian | Commended |
| Tesco Côtes Du Rhône Villages | Commended |
| Tesco finest* South African Shiraz | Commended |
| Tesco finest* English Sparkling | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore | Commended |
| Tesco Australian Semillon Chardonnay | Commended |
| Tesco Loire Sauvignon Blanc | Commended |
| Tesco Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc | Commended |
| Tesco finest* Ribera del Duero Reserva | Commended |
| Tesco Spanish Tempranillo | Commended |
| Tesco Vina de Cura Rioja | Commended |
| Wairau Cove Pinot Grigio | Commended |
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Source: Tesco
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