Zonin Sparkling Rose wins Silver Medal at this year’s Drinks Business Global Rose Masters.
The Masters competitions are judged blind by some of the finest pallets in the world. The panel of judges include Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers and Senior Buyers.
Our Dos Almas Sparkling Brut was awarded the Star of Aconcagua as well as receiving the top 5 star rating at this year’s Harper’s Wine Star Awards. The judges found the wine “quite surprising” and all agreed it had “beautiful fine mousse and elegant mouthfeel.” The Dos Almas Sauvignon Blanc was also awarded a 5 star rating, being described as “versatile, light and an easydrinking wine”.
These annual awards are trade focused, where the wines are judged by UK buyers and assesed on quality, value and design.
Zonin1821 with its impressing Tuscan Gastronomy Experience in Castello di Albola has been acknowledged by the prestigious Drinks International Wine Tourism Awards 2017 for Best Food and Wine Matching Experience. The Drinks International Wine Tourism Awards aim at recognising the estates that successfully implement wine tourism to support their main focus of wine making. The international judging panel commented on us being the winner in the category for Food & Wine Matching Experience: “It’s all about the region and the identity. It’s very well thought through. It’s a really rich, in depth, and all day experience”.
Zonin1821 wines did very well at the US Winemaker Challenge! This is a wine competition organized by Robert Whitley, publisher and managing partner of the Wine Review Online.
The Winemaker Challenge is part of the “Challenge” series of wine competitions conceived by syndicated wine columnist Robert Whitley. It joins Critics Challenge and Sommelier Challenge in delivering evaluation of wines from the unique perspective of three important sectors of the wine industry — winemakers, sommeliers and wine journalists — often looked to for professional analysis. Its goal is to provide the best environment for wine tasting and evaluation. Results will be posted shortly after the competition on WinemakerChallenge.com and WineReviewOnline.com:
ZONIN1821 wines has been named “2016 Impact Hot Brand” for the fifth year in a row by Impact magazine, and this year the “Hot Brand” award will be given to Prosecco Zonin (winner of the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions) and to Castello del Poggio. This award – that highlights the tremendous growth the Zonin brand has achieved in the US market – is given by M. Shanken Communications (Wine Spectator Publishing House) annually to established brands that achieve superior sales growth and performance in the marketplace.
The prestigious Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate magazine has recently published the excellent results of Monica Larner‘s tasting of Castello di Albola wines:
The British wine journalist Monty Waldinwrote the article “Keeping cool in the Chianti Classico hills”, where he explains that Castello di Albola is one of the more proactive Estates dealing positively with the climate change in Chianti Classico. Furthermore he rated our Castello di Albola Chianti Classico Docg 2012 with 92 points. The article – in attachment – will be published in the Decanter’s Italy supplement which comes out along with the Decanter’s February issue.
Wine Spectator Senior Editor Bruce Sanderson rated our Castello di Albola Acciaiolo 2011 and it scored 94 points! The rating is now available in the Wine Spectator website.
In a tasting of Toscana Igt wines,Kerin O’Keefe – Italian Editor of Wine Enthusiast magazine – rated our Castello di Albola Acciaiolo Toscana IGT 2013, that scored 91 points! The results will be published in the March 2017 issue of Wine Enthusiast.
In his article of December 13th, Bubbles Ahoy!: Prosecco and Lessini Durello. Veneto’s Knockout Sparklers, the wine expert Ian D’Agata rated our Zonin Prosecco 1821, that scored 90 points! The article is now available in Antonio Galloni’s website, Vinous.
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