Results from the 2020 East Anglian Wines Competition held at Burn Valley Vineyard
The Wine of the Year Award was awarded to the wine that achieved the highest judges score on the day – it was a tie between two wines achieving the same number of points – but the judges were so impressed with the overall balance and complexity of this wine that it was a unanimous decision…
Wine of the Year:
Tuffon Hall Classic Cuvée 2018 (Chardonnay, Pinots Meunier & Noir)
Best White Wine:
GOLD: Burn Valley Vineyard Solaris 2019
SILVER: Babu’s Vineyard Solaris 2019
BRONZE: Valley Farm Pinot Gris 2019
Best Bacchus:
GOLD: Cobble Hill Bacchus 2019
GOLD: Burn Valley Vineyard Bacchus 2019
SILVER: Burnt Foot Bacchus 2019
Best Rose:
GOLD: Chet Valley Redwing Rose 2019
SILVER: Humbleyard Pearl Pink Rose 2018
BRONZE: Burn Valley Vineyard Pinot Noir Rose 2019
Best Red Wine:
GOLD: Burn Valley Vineyard Regent 2019
SILVER: Burn Valley Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
BRONZE: Burn Valley Vineyard Rondo 2019
Best Sparkling Wine:
GOLD: Tuffon Hall Classic Cuvée 2018 (Chardonnay, Pinots Meunier & Noir)
SILVER: Congham Sparkling Rosé 2017 (Rondo, Acolon, Orion)
BRONZE: Humbleyard Prestige Cuvée 2014 (Pinots Noir & Meunier, Chardonnay)
This year our new award, The Guy Howard Award for the winery that has been a great ambassador for wines from the region was awarded to Burn Valley Vineyard in recognition of their effort and enthusiasm in driving forward the regional wine agenda.
Congratulations to all the 2020 Award Winners!
Thank you to our judges, Charles Macready for organising the wines, the team at Burn Valley for hosting the day, to the members who joined us for the awards ceremony and to everybody who helped make the 2020 competition happen.