Blind Tasting Winners 2026
- Celia Hay
Blind Wine Tasting Competition 2026
Our 7 groups of enthusiastic blind wine tasters evaluated 8 wines – 5 questions per wine - with high-level analysis, discussion and humour…
Here are the wines:
Llama Torrontés Cafayate Valley, Salta, Argentina
Chablis, Doland Lavantureux, vaux carres 2023
Raats Old vine Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Abel Moutere Chardonnay 2023, Upper Moutere, Nelson, hand harvest, wild ferment
Moko Hills Pinot Noir, Bendigo 2023
Grant Burge Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Chateau Fourcas Hosten, Listrac-Medoc 2017; 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
Domaine de Beaurenard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022, Demeter
13 historic grape varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape grown on terroirs of limestone, large pebbles, sandstone, and clay.
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Terret noir, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Picardan
Six Red Wines
Six White Wines
The winning team of new friends:
1st The Furmints
Sommelier awards candidates:
- Balazs Bozsolik
- Hugo Adenot
- Hailie Robinson
- Other NZ Somm member Weier Ha
2nd Derrick Liu and friends (previous winners)
3rd Sip Happens: Helen and the Wine Searchers: Felipe, Patrick (previous winners)
Andrea pours
Franck and Andrea
Tasters
Winners - Blind Tasting Competition 2026
Blind Tasting results 2026