 Congratulations
to Nick Jones, Robyn Jones Martin Pickering and James Porter, winners of the First
Glass Wines Options held in Auckland on Sunday 27th June 2010.
Representing Mudbrick Vineyard on Waiheke Island and competing with the team name Racked
& Ruined, they also won the fiercely competed Louis Roederer Trophy for Top Trade
Team on the day.
It was a close competition with two teams tied for 1st place on 157
points, after all the wines had been tasted. A sudden-death taste-off resulted in
the Mudbrick team taking out First Place.
The winners each received a bottle of Penfolds Grange to go with
their title of First Glass Champions, as well as Louis Roederer Champagne as Top Trade
Team. It is the first time Louis Roederer Trophy winners have also won the overall
competition.
Forty-one teams contested the 2010 competition.
In second place, on 157 points, was
"One last shot 4 glory" - John Ingle, Gabor Sareczky, Bruce Thomason
and Curt Thomas.
In third place, on 152 points, was "Tigernello
& his Sassi-0rne-liars". This team also represented the Mudbrick Vineyard.
 Second Place Winners:
One last shot 4 glory |
 Third Place Winners
Tigernello & his Sassi-0rne-liars
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This was the 28th consecutive year of Wine Options, "as we
know it" and was again a great day with once again some super costumes with at least
1/3 of the teams dressed up. The Best and Worst Team Name and Best Costume were decided by
popular vote.
Best Costume: Wizards of
Oz, a trade team representing Villa Maria
Best Team Name: Wizards
of Oz
Worst Team Name: Porno
Record, a trade team representing Pernod Ricard
Winners of the Boot (for coming last): Blind
Tasting who tied with Wine Wise
Wizards of Oz
Tin Man Oz, Dorothy Oz, Cowardly Lion Oz and Scarecrow Oz
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Wizards of Oz 'unmasked'
Gwynneth Olsen,Tom Wallace, Dave Roper & Simon Fell
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Team 25 -Costume Contenders
Cork it BP
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Team 29 -Costume Contenders
Goldie Trocs & the 3 Beerenausleses
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Wines Served -
- Dry River Gewurztraminer 2009 (Martinborough)
- Sacred Hill Rifleman's Chardonnay 2007 (Hawkes Bay)
- Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2006 (Western Australia)
- Hauth-Kerpen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 2005 (Mosel, Germany)
- Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2007 (Central Otago)
- Te Mata Coleraine 1998 (Hawkes Bay)
- Pesquera Tinto 2006 (Ribero del Duero, Spain)
- d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2006 (McLaren Vale)
Bonus Wines -
- West Brook Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2009 (Marlborough / Auckland)
- Wolf Blass Gold Label Riesling 2008 (South Australia)
- Church Road Cuve Merlot 2007 (Hawkes Bay)
- Morambro Creek Shiraz 2007 (Australia)
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Team Scores -
| Place |
Team Number |
Team Name |
Score |
| 1 |
24 |
Racked & Ruined |
157 |
| 2 |
36 |
One last shot 4 glory |
157 |
| 3 |
23 |
Tigernello & his Sassi-orne-liars |
152 |
| 4= |
11 |
Avintnar |
147 |
| 4= |
27 |
All Whites. No reds |
147 |
| 4= |
35 |
Back Row – The new vintage |
147 |
| 7 |
33 |
Slight Imperfections |
145 |
| 8 |
22 |
Sauvignon Blanc 1 Chianti 1 |
141 |
| 9 |
28 |
Return of the Winelovers Episode 28 |
136 |
| 10= |
21 |
Eyjafjallajokull Eiswein Oneology Experts |
134 |
| 10= |
29 |
Goldie Trocs & the 3 Bearenausleses |
134 |
| 12 |
7 |
Progressively stuffed over a barrel |
132 |
| 13 |
38 |
D’Arneis and the 3 Muscateers |
130 |
| 14 |
17 |
Haden’s Darkies – One over the quota |
129 |
| 15 |
1 |
To Gris or not to Gris – No question |
127 |
| 16 |
18 |
Porno Record |
126 |
| 17= |
5 |
Honey we’ve shrunk the cellar |
125 |
| 17= |
30 |
The power of positive drinking |
125 |
| 19= |
15 |
The Tanninators |
124 |
| 19= |
34 |
Lets get Fizzical |
124 |
| 19= |
39 |
The Crushers |
124 |
| 22 |
16 |
Grape Expectations |
123 |
| 23 |
41 |
Black Pepper |
122 |
| 24= |
2 |
Pinot not porno |
121 |
| 24= |
8 |
Muscat Ramblers |
121 |
| 26 |
6 |
Gently Aged Slightly Corked |
118 |
| 27= |
9 |
Once Were Westies |
117 |
| 27= |
40 |
The Wizards of Oz |
117 |
| 29 |
25 |
Cork it BP |
115 |
| 30 |
37 |
Sec’s in the City |
113 |
| 31= |
4 |
Coalition of the swilling |
108 |
| 31= |
10 |
The Muscateers |
108 |
| 33 |
13 |
Brix and the Viti |
107 |
| 34 |
20 |
The Pernod Retards |
103 |
| 35 |
26 |
Copa del Mundo Blah Blah |
102 |
| 36 |
32 |
The Cut Cases |
99 |
| 37 |
14 |
Tipped to Wynn |
94 |
| 38 |
31 |
The Vuvuzela Quartet |
91 |
| 39 |
19 |
Absolut Beginners |
90 |
| 40= |
3 |
Blind tasting |
87 |
| 40= |
12 |
Wine Wise |
87 |
Tension
builds up at the Sudden-Death Taste-off
 "Is this going to ruin
us?"
Robyn, Nick, Martin and James |
 "Listen up, this is our one
last shot for glory!"
John, Curt, Bruce and Gabor
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