Local businesses often licked but never beaten as awards acknowledge the best
Stuff’s Neil Hodgson talks to Nelson Tasman’s Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy competition judge, Trudy Sheild, to find out why Seifried’s Winemakers Collection Barrel Fermented Chardonnay was her pick of the bunch in 2022.
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Anna Seifried, Heidi Seifried-Houghton, Agnes Seifried and Hermann Seifried.
Article by Neil Hodgson, published by Stuff on 21 September 2022.
Nelson food and beverage producers make some of the finest product in New Zealand, as proven by the results achieved at various competitions including local, national and international events.
A local annual competition is the Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy competition to find the region’s best chardonnay. This year it was won by Seifried Estate Family Winemakers with their Seifried Estate Winemakers Collection Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2020.
The Colin Harrison Memorial Trophy was established in memory of Colin, who was a huge supporter of Nelson wines, Chardonnay in particular. He was also heavily involved with the original Taste Nelson Festival back in the 1990’s and was a key driver behind local food and beverage awards at the same time.
I have been one of the judges for this award for a number of years, but, as I couldn’t take part this year, I caught up with one of the judges, Trudy Shield to find out what the judges loved about the wine.
“The fact Seifried’s Winemakers Collection Barrel Fermented wine triumphed is an accolade to them as this will have likely been fruit off the plains with the potential to be less weighty. The wine had excellent depth of flavour, a good core and the balance was excellent.”
Seifried Estate Nelson Chardonnay 2020 ($20) also took out 3rd place while Tohu Wines Whenua Matua 2019 Chardonnay came in second.