Blind Wine Tasting Competition 2026

Our 7 groups of enthusiastic blind wine tasters evaluated 8 wines – 5 questions per wine - with high-level analysis, discussion and humour…

Here are the wines (6 white & 6 red):
Llama Torrontés Cafayate Valley, Salta, Argentina
Chablis, Doland Lavantureux, vaux carres 2023
Raats Old vine Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Abel Moutere Chardonnay 2023, Upper Moutere, Nelson, hand harvest, wild ferment

Moko Hills Pinot Noir, Bendigo 2023
Grant Burge Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Chateau Fourcas Hosten, Listrac-Medoc 2017; 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
Domaine de Beaurenard, Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022, Demeter

13 historic grape varieties of Châteauneuf-du-Pape grown on terroirs of limestone, large pebbles, sandstone, and clay. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Counoise, Muscardin, Vaccarèse, Terret noir, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Picardan.