2019 HUNTER VALLEY LEGENDS AND WINE INDUSTRY AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

 We are excited to announce the nominees for the prestigious 2019 Hunter Valley Legends & Wine Industry Awards.

This year's gala black tie Awards dinner will be held at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley on Thursday, 23 May at 7pm.

Best of luck to our Nominees (listed in alphabetical order).

Cellar Door of the Year

Briar Ridge
Brokenwood Wines
David Hook Wines
De Iuliis Wines
Glandore Estate
Hungerford Hill
Ivanhoe Wines
Leogate Estate
Pokolbin Estate Vineyard
Saddlers Creek Wines
Scarborough Wine Co – Gillard’s Road
Tamburlaine Organic Wines
Tintilla Estate
Wine House Hunter Valley

Rising Star of the Year

Shannon Burgess-Moore, De Iuliis Wines
Kate Sturgess, Brokenwood Wines
Angus Vinden, Vinden Estate Wines
Brett Woodward, Saddler’s Creek Wines

Viticulturist of the Year

Will Capper, H.V.V Management
Steve Ferguson, Mount Pleasant
Edward (Ted) Nicolai, McLeish Estate Wines
Brett Keeping, Two Rivers
Jerome Scarborough, Scarborough Wine Co.
Philip Swannell, Pokolbin Estate

Winemaker of the Year

Jeff Byrne, Agnew Wines
Aaron Mercer, Tamburlaine Organic Wines
Adrian Sparks, Mount Pleasant
Brett Woodward, Saddler’s Creek Wines

A Hunter Valley Tourism Legend and Wine Industry Legend will also be inducted, as well as the HVWTA Award for Excellence and a Heritage Award.