An important trophy was not presented at the recent Sydney Wine Show: The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Perpetual Trophy and Memento (RAS of NSW Value Award for Red Wine, for the best red wine not exceeding $15 per bottle retail. It’s becoming a matter of great concern that there isn’t as much value in the cheaper red market as there should be. Interestingly, nearly all the premium red trophies at Sydney went to shiraz-cabernet blends. Are the judges making a deliberate effort to reward distinctively Australian wines, or were these simply considered the best on the day?
