Worldwide competition of Tempranillos

As mentioned previously in this space, the second annual international competition of Tempranillo wines was held in Germany last week.

The results of the competition are in and the grand prize winner is Pago de los Capellanes (whose new web site my company participated in creating) for their Tinto Reserva 2003. The same winery also had a Gold Medal winner with their Picon 1999. Congratulations!

Also of note was the presence on non-Iberian Tempranillos in the Gold Medal category:
2 from Australia: Stella Bella has repeated their Gold Medal triumph of last year with their 2004 vintage Tempranillo; joined by compatriots Yaluma Wineries for their 2005 Handpicked Tempranillo.
From Greece: Pavlidis Ktima Tempranillo 2004
From the USA: Martin & Weyrich Winery for their Flamenco Rojo 2002
Notably absent from the Gold Medal list were any South American winners.

Also receiving a Gold Medel was Anta Natura Winery, whom I recently visited and wrote about, for their Anta 10 2003. Congratulations as well to the team at Anta!