The 5th Devon Wine Week: Sat May 29th 2010 - Sun June 6th 2010

Welcome to the Devon Wine Week web site. The 5th Devon Wine Week has just finished, and ran from Sat May 29th 2010 - Sun June 6th 2010. Enquiries to: roger@yearlstone.co.uk

The main theme of Devon Wine Week 2010 was matching Devon wines with local food at restaurants, pubs and hotels across the county. The gastro-pub The Harris Arms, top hotel Northcote Manor, the popular Toucan Bistro and Yearlstone's local The Cadeleigh Arms are already signed up to Devon Wine Week menus - with a wide tasting range of wines to go with their great cooking!


The Big Event this year was The Second Devon Wine Challenge, which pitted Devon rosés, still & sparkling vs rosés from the Loire. The Wine Challenge was held at The Devon Wine School, Cheriton Fitzpaine on the 3rd June, the Chair of the judging panel was Susy Atkins, and here are the final results:

Wine and Vintage Score (%) Medal Winemaker
Ashwell Vineyard Rosé 2009 80 SILVER Juliet White
Pebblebed Rosé Brut 2006 80 SILVER Juliet White
Sharpham Estate Rosé 2009 78 BRONZE   Duncan Schwab
Cremant de Loire Rosé 2009 78 BRONZE Pascal Pibaleau
Sancerre Rosé La Croix St Ursin 77 BRONZE Sylvain Bailly
Rosé d'Anjou 2009 76 BRONZE Andre Besnard
Rosé d'Anjou Champteloup 2009 76 BRONZE Winemaker not known
Manstree Rosé 2009 76 BRONZE Juliet White
Pebblebed Rosé 2009 75 BRONZE Juliet White
Kenton Rosé 2009 75 BRONZE Matthew Bernstein
Sainsburys Rosé d'Anjou NV 73   Winemaker not known
Pebblebed Rosé 2008 73   Juliet White
M & S Rosé d'Anjou 2008 71   Winemaker not known
Yearlstone Rosé Brut 2006 71   Juliet White
Rosé d'Anjou Domaine des Essarts 2008 70   Olivier Fardeau
Sancerre Rosé Les Chanvrieres 2007 69   Fournier P
Yearlstone Rosé 2009 69   Juliet White
Eastcott Vineyard NV 66   Richard Waller
Sharpham Rosé 2008 65   Duncan Schwab
Sancerre Rosé Domaine du Petit Roy 2007 62   P & A Dezat

The marking system used was:

  • GOLD 90-100 Outstanding example, setting the standard
  • SILVER 80-89.5 Fine example, excellent quality
  • BRONZE 75-79.9 Good Example, well above average
  • 66 -74.9 Good but not award worthy
  • 50-65.9 Adequate

The panel of 6 tasters were:

  • Susy Atkins (chair)
  • Ben Foster (owner of wine importers Newton Wines)
  • Richard Hartley (owner of the Culm Valley Inn, Culmstock)
  • April Marks (owner of Regency Wines in Exeter)
  • Richard Racynski-Floyd (manager of Coolings Wine Bar in Exeter)
  • Andy Whiteman (owner of the Harris Arms, Lewdown)

The tasting was organised and administered by Alastair Peebles, Master of Wine. Contact details: e-mail: alastair@devonwineschool.co.uk Tel: 01363 866742

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