A 2013 shiraz viognier produced by local boutique winery Twisted River Wines has been named champion wine of the show at the National Cool Climate Wine Show.
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The wine beat 823 other entries to win the main award at the Bathurst competition.
The wine also won the central ranges trophy, champion shiraz and champion dry red table wine.
Twisted River also won a bronze medal in the older dry red blend category.
Twisted River co-owner Michelle Davies said she jumped up and down with excitement when she heard they had won the main award.
“I couldn’t believe it when the president rang and told us we won,” she said.
“We have won other gold medals and trophies, but it’s the first time we’ve had a clean sweep for one wine.”
Ms Davies said Twisted River made its first shiraz viognier in 2012, which also won awards.
The blend has since become their signature red wine and Ms Davies says the 2013 vintage is as good, if not better, than the 2012 wine.
“Before that we served straight shiraz, which also won awards,” she said.
Ms Davies runs the winery with Helen Armstrong, with help from winemakers Chris Derrez and Lucy Maddox.
The winery produced its first vintage in 2010.
Other award-winning Orange wineries included Brangayne, Angullong, Philip Shaw, Ross Hill, Charles Sturt University, Patina, Borrodell and Cumulus, who won won bronze and silver awards in the sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, shiraz, pinot gris, cabernet sauvignon, sparking and dry white categories.
And the medal winners are ...
* Twisted River bronze - older dry red blend; champion wine of show - 2013 shiraz viognier; champion central ranges trophy - 2013 shiraz viognier; champion shiraz - 2013 shiraz viognier; champion dry red table wine - 2013 shiraz viognier.
* Brangayne silver - sauvignon blanc; bronze - 2013 chardonnay.
* Angullong silver - 2013 shiraz; bronze - 2013 shiraz; bronze - 2014 sauvignon blanc.
* Philip Shaw bronze - 2013 shiraz; bronze - 2014 pinot gris.
* Ross Hill silver - 2012 cabernet sauvignon.
* Charles Sturt University bronze - 2013 chardonnay; bronze - sparkling.
* Patina silver - older chardonnay; bronze - older chardonnay.
* Borrodell bronze - older dry white.
* Cumulus bronze - 2013 shiraz.
