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