The Guv'nor Red Wine 75cl 14% ABV

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The Gramp, Hardy, Hill Smith Outstanding Wine of Provenance was awarded to Leo Buring for their Leonay Riesling 2005, 2015 and 2020 vintages, while Margaret River’s Flametree took out the Most Outstanding White Wine in Show and Best Chardonnay in Show trophies with 2019 SRS Wallcliffe Chardonnay. Trump Winery (4) — 2015 Brut Reserve, 2015 Sparkling Rosé, 2016 Blanc de Blanc & 2019 New World Reserve

Michael Shaps Wineworks (7) — 2016 Meritage, 2018 Petit Manseng, 2019 Cabernet Franc, 2019 Chardonnay, 2019 L. Scott, 2019 Meritage & 2019 Petit Manseng The 40th Governor’s Cup competition received a record-breaking number of entries, with submissions of 615 wines from over 100 Virginia wineries. Twenty-five cider- and wine-tasting experts served as the panel of judges. Over 10 days, the judges sampled the entries, scoring them in a single-blind tasting where they knew the grape or category of the wine but not the winery, name or vintage. Finally, after dropping the lowest scored wines, the judges averaged the scores for each wine. Wines with 90–100 points won gold medals, 85–89 points won silver, and 80–84 points received a bronze medal. Adelaide Hills wineries also performed well in the white wine classes, including Deviation Road who won the trophy for Best Sparkling (Beltana Blanc de Blancs 2013), Riposte Wines who won the Sauvignon Blanc class with The Foil 2020, and Wines by Geoff Hardy who took out the Best Other Varietal White class with their Gruner Veltliner 2019.Notably missing from the Governor’s Cup’s 127 gold medal winners were examples of “Virginia’s Signature Grape,” the Viognier. Only one—a 2020 Viognier from King Family Vineyards—took home the gold in this year’s competition, marking an interesting omission in favor of the Meritage blends. This is not Natoli’s first encounter with critical acclaim. Since joining Cana Vineyards in 2015, she has produced several award-winning wines, and in 2017, she became the first Virginia winemaker to be named Winemaker of the Year at the Women’s International Wine Competition. After receiving nominations for Virginia Winery of the Year four years in a row, the winery’s recognition in the 2022 Governor’s Cup Case verifies what fans of the winery already know: under Natoli’s skilled hands, the wines produced at Cana Vineyards are some of the best around. The Commonwealth is home to 10 wine regions, which include more than 300 wineries and over 4,000 acres of grapes. New Jersey wines have received critical acclaim in national and international competitions like the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. They’ve also garnered praise in major publications like Wine Enthusiast and Wine Advocate. Barboursville Vineyards (4) — 2018 Paxxito, 2019 Nebbiolo Reserve, 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve & 2020 Vermentino Reserve

The Royal Adelaide Wine Show was one of few wine shows around Australia to proceed in 2020 due to Covid-19.A 2019 Grenache from McLaren Vale and a 2017 Riesling from Eden Valley will take pride of place on the dinner table at South Australia’s Government House after winning the Governor’s Trophies at this year’s Royal Adelaide Wine Show. The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards (4) — 2017 Meritage, 2019 Meritage, 2019 Petit Manseng & 2020 Cascina The Governor’s Cup for White Wine was awarded to William Heritage Winery of Mullica Hill, with a score of 92 for their 2020 Unoaked Chardonnay. Introduced in 2019, the Governor’s Trophies recognise the importance of the South Australian wine industry to the history and economy of the State. The winning wines will be served at Government House to international, interstate and local visitors in the following 12 months. I’m proud to celebrate our growing viticulture industry,” said Governor Murphy. “The wineries recognized from all across the state produce some of the finest wines in the world, and we’re committed to continue supporting our small business community to build a stronger, fairer New Jersey economy.”

Silver Hand Meadery (5) — 2020 Dream By the Fire, 2021 Let it Linger, 2021 Soak Up the Sun, 2021 Strawberry Swing & 2021 Virginia Tonight The Royal Adelaide Wine Show committee and RA&HS should be commended for persevering and holding a complete competition,” she said. Henschke 2017 Julius Riesling won the Governor’s Trophy for Best South Australian White Wine, as well as the Best Riesling title, while Robert Oatley 2019 Signature Series G-19 McLaren Vale Grenache took out the Governor’s Trophy for Best South Australian Red Wine, as well as the Best Grenache title.Excited to be on the gold list again were Brix and Columns Vineyards (seen top right) owners Steve and Stephanie Pence with their team for their 2020 White Brix. Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyard also took more golds for their 2019 Bundoran Blue, 2019 Petit Verdot and 2020 Petit Manseng, while Winemaker Lee Hartman of Bluestone Vineyards enjoyed sharing his prized gold medal wines, 2017 Blue Ice, 2017 Cabernet Franc and 2017 Valley Red. Barboursville Vineyardswas honored to be included in the Case for their 2020 Vermentino Reserve. Above, Barboursville Winemaker Luca Paschina pours. Also in the case for his 2019 Chardonnay was Michael Shaps, who took the most golds for the year. In addition to Cana Vineyards’ winning wine, the 2019 Unitè Reserve, the wines voted into the Governor’s Cup Case include: