21 August 1998

Trophy winners

Jimmy Watson Memorial	Best red beverage wine of the vintage prior to the current vintage	Katnook Estate Shiraz 1997
Premier's Gold Trophy	Best Victorian wine in show	Morris Wines Liqueur (3) Muscat blend
Douglas Seabrook Memorial	Best red wine in show as selected by the chairman of the judging panel	Dalfarras Cabernet Sauvignon 1991
Vintage Cellars	Best white wine in show as selected by the chairman of the judging panel	Leo Buring Eden Valley Riesling 1984
H.R. Haselgrove Memorial	Most successful exhibitor in the brandy section	McWilliam's Wines
Francois de Castella	Most successful exhibitor of the show	McWilliam's Wines
Mick Morris	Best Muscat in show	Morris Wines Liqueur (3) Muscat blend
Crittendens Fine Wines Museum	Best dry red wine 1993 vintage and older	Dalfarras Cabernet Sauvignon 1991
Wine Society	Best dry red table wine in open classes	Moondah Brook Cabernet Sauvignon 1996
Collotype Labels	Best dry red table wine in commercial classes	Lindemans Coonawarra Pyrus Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Malbec 1995
Liquorland	Best dry white table wine in commercial classes	Eaglehawk Estate Riesling 1998
Spark Award	Best Australian sparkling wine in the sparkling wine section	Yarra Burn (1) Pinot Noir/Chardonnay 1997
Victorian Wine Industry Association	Most successful exhibitor in Victorian wine classes	Brown Brothers
Wine Press Club of Victoria	Best Victorian dry red table wine	Brown Brothers Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Ruby Cabernet 1996
Cork Supply Australia	Best Victorian dry white table wine in Class 30	Seppelt & Sons Corella Ridge Chardonnay 1997
Cuno Zeta Plus	Best Victorian dry white table wine in Class 28	Alambie Wines Local Chardonnay 1998
A&G Engineering	Best sweet white desert wine	Brown Brothers Noble Riesling 1996
Phillip Murphy	Best Pinot Noir	Brown Brothers Pinot Noir 1997
Ronald Westwood	Best Merlot	Brookland Valley Merlot 1996
Spiro Kavadeas Memorial	Best Shiraz	Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz 1995
Winery Supplies	Best dry red Shiraz	d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 1996
Myria and Rudi Himmer	Best dry white table wine from highly aromatic, floral varieties	Leo Buring Eden Valley Riesling 1984
L.S. Booth Wine Transport	Best Chardonnay in open section	Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay 1996
Kubota Tractors	Best current vintage dry white table wine	Penfolds Barossa Semillon/Chardonnay 1998
Kelvin Club	Best sparkling white wine, bottle fermented	Yarra Burn (1) Pinot Noir/Chardonnay 1997
Ian Loftus Trophy	Best sparkling red wine, bottle fermented	Leasingham (3) Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz 1995