DECANTER – Decanter Asia Wine Awards Tasting in Seoul, South Korea
Of the 2,202 wines awarded a medal in this year’s competition, 60 were available to sample in the restaurant’s newly-opened café. Organised by wine style and body, the award-winning wines were laid out across the open-space floorplan to allow attendees both space and time to enjoy, concentrate and confirm the high quality of this year’s medal winners.
Guests were interested to discover new wines as well as sample wines from favourite regions
Event organiser and DAWA 2019 judge Moonsong Bang commented on the event:
“Overall, people were very satisfied with the tasting. In particular, visitors said that the tasting event was better than the last events in all aspects of wines, location, time and food. In particular, people appreciated that they could experience wines that were hard to find in Korea such as Georgia, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom.”
Wine lover and event attendee Lee Jung-gu agreed, stating, “One of the great things about the DAWA Tasting is that you can taste a wide variety of wines from a wide variety of countries, including the UK, Georgia, and Greece, as well as the usual producers.”
The selection of DAWA 2019 award-winning wines included sparkling wines from Spain, Italy, France, the UK and Japan
From the producers’ perspective, having a DAWA-focused tasting in Korea is beneficial to a market that does not yet have access to all these wines. As Decanter’s Head of Marketing Alex Layton stated,
“Many of the producers who participated in DAWA this year specifically mentioned Korea as their desired market. We hope that this event will help their great wines come to Korea in a small but helpful way.”
Alex Layton presents the DAWA 2019 Tasting welcome speech
In total, the tasting, hosted in partnership with Mashija Magazine, included eight sparkling wines, 14 white wines, 32 red and six sweet/fortified wines.
See below to view the full list of award-winning wines available to sample at the event.
DAWA 2019 Tasting Line-up
García Carrión, Jaume Serra Brut Nature, Cava, Spain NV
40% Macabeo, 30% Parellada, 30% Xarello
Award: Gold, 96 points | Alcohol: 11.5%
Ajimu, Chardonnay Extra Brut, Oita, Kyushu, Japan 2017
100% Chardonnay
Award: Gold, 96 points | Alcohol: 11%
Piper-Heidsieck, Essentiel Cuvée Réservée Extra Brut, Champagne, Champagne, France NV
55% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 12%
Nyetimber, Blanc de Blancs Brut, England, United Kingdom 2013
100% Chardonnay
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 12%
Dominio de la Vega, Idilicum Brut, Cava, Spain NV
100% Macabeo
Award: Silver, 91 points | Alcohol: 11.5%
Foss Marai, Guia Brut, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2018
100% Glera
Award: Silver, 90 points | Alcohol: 11%
Foss Marai, Dry, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, Veneto, Italy NV
100% Glera
Award: Platinum, 97 points | Alcohol: 11%
Villa Sandi, Rive di San Pietro di Barbozza Dry, Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore Rive, Veneto, Italy 2018
100% Glera
Award: Gold, 96 points | Alcohol: 11.5%
Maison Castel, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 12.3%
Castelo de Medina, Sauvignon Blanc, Rueda, Spain 2018
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 13.5%
McGuigan, Bin 9000 Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2014
100% Sémillon
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 10.9%
Mount Pleasant, Lovedale Semillon, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 2013
100% Sémillon
Award: Gold, 95 points | Alcohol: 10.5%
