Sieber Rd. Wines have continued there extraordinary run of success in wine shows and competitions , this time overseas at a major wine Festival in Calgary, Canada.

The Sieber Rd Shiraz was announced the 'Peoples Choice' as the best red wine of the show at Calgarys' prestigious Winefest Exhibition this weekend.

Winefest is a three day expo for which people pay a $70.00 entry fee. It attracts many of the best Wines available in Alberta and the most knowledgeable wine lovers in the Territory attend. In all, there were 61 exhibitors and over 200 wines competing for the award which is voted for by paying customers.

Exhibitors represented a "Who's Who" of wines from all over the World : Australia, Argentina, California, Canada Chile France, Italy and more; and Sieber Shiraz came out on top.

Sieber Roads' export agents, APW International, and Canadian distributors [Advintage Brands ], were quietly optimistic of success when so many people volunteered their intentions to vote for one of the labels on display.

"The stand was the busiest in the Room, and the compliments were flowing for the 3 days" according to Russell Badham of APW.

"We showed the fabulous G.S.M. and Shiraz Grenache and the Ernest Shiraz from 2005, and people were knocked over by the quality and diversity of the wines . It seemed that we were educating them as well as delighting them with the versatility of straight Shiraz and its blending capacity." he said.

Advintage Brands C.E.O. Craig Lindsay said the only downside was that there was not enough of the wine to fill all the demand.

"We will have to allocate these products to guarantee continuous supply to a limited number of quality outlets" he said.

"This was always one of the easiest wines we had to sell, but now it will be a matter of managing supply ". "It is a nice problem to have!" he said.

Accepting the award Russell Badham said "Everyone is agreed that the packaging of the wine is outstanding and the price is reasonable which makes it a great product to handle, but it is the wine itself which won the award ...a first class product and a tribute to its producers, the Sieber family, and their talented young winemaker Tim Geddes."

This success follows a raft of Australian wine Show medals and very high Parker and Halliday ratings meaning Sieber Rd is undoubtedly 'one to watch' .

[More information about the show can be found on www.WinefestCalgary.com ]

October is the Rocky Mountains Wine and Food Festival in Alberta. APWI and our agents / distributors in Western Canada (Advintage Brands and Diamond Wines) will be exhibiting in both Calgary (16th-18th October) and Edmonton (23rd-25th October).

Last years Rocky Show held an event knowns as The Vino Awards APWI were submitted with these fantastic results.

Gold Medal Winners
Narkoojee Lily Grace Chardonnay
Gods Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
Sieber Rd Shiraz
Will Taylor Cabernet Sauvignon

Silver Medal Winners
Bidgeebong Triangle Shiraz
Jip Jip Rocks Shiraz - 2006
Narkoojee Myrtle Point Shiraz
Narkoojee Cabernet Sauvignon
Narkoojee Reserve Chardonnay
Thomas HV/MV Shiraz
Hopwood Cabernet Sauvignon
Hopwood Chardonnay

Bronze Medal Winners
Morambro Creek Shiraz
Bidgeebong Tempranillo
Bidgeebong Tumbarumba Chardonnay
Sieber Rd GSM
Olivia Shiraz
Laughing Kangaroo Shiraz
Laughing Kangaroo Merlot
Laughing Kangaroo Chardonnay
Sinclair Sauvignon Blanc

Congratulations to all concerned and we look forward to pouring these wines for lucky Albertans at the Festival.

Australia's leading Wine Commentator and Judge James Halliday has released his 2008 edition of the eagerly awaited James Halliday Australian Wine Companion.

APWI producers have again been extremely highly rated and we congratulate them all.

Some of the highlights are:

Bidgebeebong Wines:
Five star rating for the winery and 95/100 for the Icon Chardonnay and Shiraz.

Eppalock Ridge:
Five Star rating and 94/100 for Shiraz

Colville Estate:
In for the first time with three stars and 4 glasses for the 2003 Shiraz (81/100)

Kopparossa Wines:
Four and half star rating and 93/100 for Olivia 2002 Cabernet

Narkoojee Wines:
Secures five stars as a winery and five individual wines score over 90/100.

Pfeiffer Wines and Wayne Thomas Wines:
Both maintain their four star ratings ad 90 plus scores.

Sieber Rd Wines:
Make their first appearance with a four and half star rating and three wines score 90 plus.

Thomas Wines:
Holds their five star rating not least because of a 96/100 score for Semillon

Will Taylor:
Has a four and half star rating with 94/100 for Semillon and 91/100 for Sauvignon blanc

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