North Canterbury News: October 24, 2019
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Golden glow across Main Divide<br />
Main Divide wines, made at<br />
the Pegasus Bay winery<br />
operated by the Donaldson<br />
family,won three gold<br />
medals at the New World<br />
Wine Awards.<br />
The goldswent to Main<br />
Divide’s <strong>2019</strong> sauvignon<br />
blanc, 2015 riesling, and 2017<br />
merlot cabernet.<br />
Main Divide’s 2017 merlot<br />
cabernet was also placed in<br />
the top 50 wines, selected<br />
from the gold medal winners.<br />
They wereproducedbythe<br />
team at PegasusBay under<br />
the direction of Matt<br />
Donaldson.<br />
Tastingnotessaid the<br />
merlot blend providedripe<br />
fruit and drinkability,while<br />
the cabernet sauvignon gave<br />
body, backbone and<br />
structure.<br />
‘‘The result is arich wine<br />
with ripe flavours of red<br />
berries, plums and<br />
blueberry, the fruitissweet<br />
and the flavourfull with a<br />
long soft finish. Pair this with<br />
lamb shoulder chops slow<br />
cooked withthymeand<br />
onions.’’<br />
Judgingchairman Jim<br />
Harré says to earn agold<br />
medal, awine will havebeen<br />
tasted up to 19 timesby11<br />
different judges before being<br />
awardedthis merit, and<br />
champion wines will have<br />
been tasted up to 36 times.<br />
All entries are tasted blind,<br />
meaningjudges see the wine<br />
only in the glass,never in a<br />
bottle.<br />
Well over athousand wines<br />
entered the <strong>2019</strong> New World<br />
Wine Awards. Entrieswere<br />
judged by 17 independent<br />
experts over three days to<br />
awardgold,silverand<br />
bronze medals, as well as<br />
championtrophies and the<br />
top 50 rankings.<br />
The Donaldson familyhas<br />
been involved in wine since<br />
the early 1970s and were<br />
pioneersofthe <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>region.<br />
TheirPegasus Bay Winery<br />
and Vineyard is atrue family<br />
affair.<br />
Ivan Donaldson, who had a<br />
long career as an associate<br />
professor and consultant<br />
neurologist,aswell as being<br />
awine writer and wine<br />
judge, oversees viticulture<br />
and wine styles.<br />
He beganthe vineyard<br />
while holdingdown his day<br />
job.<br />
His wife, Christine,<br />
established the gardensat<br />
Pegasus Bay and maintains<br />
the extensive grounds.<br />
Their eldest son, Ed, takes<br />
care of the marketing; Matt is<br />
the winemaker;his younger<br />
brother,Paul, is the general<br />
manager;his other brother,<br />
Mike, is their localsales<br />
manager;and Ed’s wife,<br />
Belinda,runs the restaurant.<br />
They have two brands in<br />
operation: PegasusBay,<br />
which includes only fruit<br />
grown on their estate; while<br />
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Wine judge Jim<br />
Harré says the<br />
gold medal wines<br />
were blindtasted<br />
up to 19 times by<br />
11 different<br />
judges before<br />
being awarded<br />
this distinction.<br />
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their Main Divide brand<br />
focuses on fruit that is<br />
sourced from growers<br />
aroundthe region.<br />
About 10 yearsago the<br />
familyplantedtheir own<br />
vineyards for MainDivide, so<br />
they now growabouthalf the<br />
fruit for MainDivide<br />
themselves.<br />
The top 50 goldmedalwinning<br />
wines are available<br />
in all liquorselling New<br />
World stores nationwide<br />
until November 10, sellingat<br />
$25 and below. However, not<br />
all medalwinning wines are<br />
available at New World as<br />
they do not have to be<br />
stocked by the supermarket<br />
chain to enter the awards.<br />
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