Sirromet Reaches Over 900 Wine Awards Since Opening In 2000

SIRROMET REACHES OVER 900 WINE AWARDS SINCE OPENING IN 2000 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4: Sirromet Wines of Queensland has won Gold medals for their 2014 Le Sauvage Syrah Viognier and 2014 Signature Collection Cabernet Sauvignon in the AWC International Wine Challenge in Vienna last month, bringing the Sirromet Wines’ award tally to over 900 National and International awards since opening in 2000. "We are very proud to have reached the milestone of 900 awards and excited to see Sirromet and Queensland becoming increasingly recognised for producing premium quality wines on the world stage," said Chief Winemaker Adam Chapman. Sirromet attributes the flavour and quality of their wines to the exceptional fruit grown in their three vineyards at 820-metres altitude at Ballandean on the Granite Belt.With over 100 hectares under vine Sirromet is the leading and most awarded Granite Belt producer.  Sirromet have not only had great success in national and international wine shows but are as equally liked by their consumers with 2 of their wines currently positioned in the top 15 in the Best Wine in the World competition. Hosted by tastingbook.com, the BWW Competition is open for voting until 30^th October 2017 for the Top 1000 most voted wines in the world and Sirromet is calling for support from their customers to vote for their 2013 Le Sauvage Chardonnay and Syrah Viognier. "We are having a fantastic year winning medals overseas but to be voted by our customers for having one of the top wines in the world, would be a wonderful accomplishment.” said Chief Winemaker Adam Chapman. Some of the most prestigious awards Sirromet have won over the years include: Trophies

• Citadelles du Vin, France (for 2005 TM Private Bin Viognier & 2002 Seven Scenes Cabernet Sauvignon)

Double Gold Medals

• China Wine & Spirits Awards (for 2016 Vineyard Selection Verdelho, 2010 & 2011 Signature Collection Chardonnay, 2012 Signature Collection Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 & 2014 Signature Collection Merlot, 2012 Private Collection LM Assemblage)

International Gold Medal highlights:

• Austrian International Wine Challenge, Vienna – 15 gold medals won over 11 years for Chardonnay, Viognier, Merlot, Shiraz Viognier, Pinot Noir and Private Collection LM Assemblage
• Challenge International du Vin (France) for St Jude’s Road Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• Japan Wine Challenge – 4 gold medals for Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz
• Concours Mondial, Belgium (for LM Assemblage, Le Sauvage Shiraz Viognier & Signature Collection Shiraz Viognier)
• San Francisco International Wine Competition (for Cabernet Sauvignon)
• Mundis Vini (Germany) – 4 gold medals for Chardonnay and LM Assemblage

All current release medal-winning wines can be purchased online at www.sirromet.com, and are available from cellar door and Restaurant Lurleen's at the winery at 850 Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton, Queensland 4165. Tel: (07) 3206-2999. E-mail: wines@sirromet.com. MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Theresa Matthews - Tel: (07) 3822 0648. E-mail: theresa@sirromet.com SIRROMET WINES: 850 Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton, Queensland 4165. Tel: (07) 3206-2999. Fax: (07) 3206-0900. E-mail: wines@sirromet.com WEBSITE: http://www.sirromet.com PHOTOGRAPHS: 300-dpi jpeg bottle image of Sirromet's Gold medal-winning 2014 Le Sauvage Syrah Viognier and 2014 Signature Collection Cabernet Sauvignon is available for media/editorial use