Sarah-Kate and Dan Dineen from Maude Wines have taken home the highly coveted Heritage Rose Bowl Trophy at the 2022 National Wine Awards of Aotearoa for their Mount Maude Reserve East Block Riesling.

Emerging from the Royal Easter Show, these new national wine awards are recognising identifying and celebrating excellence in New Zealand Wine.

The Heritage category was introduced to identify and reward wines that have evidenced a capacity to develop grace and complexity over time and offer a guide to consumers and wine lovers about cellaring potential of such wines. This trophy recognises three vintages of the same wine over a 10-year period.

Mount Maude Reserve East Block Riesling 2012, 2016 & 2021 – Awarded the Heritage Rose Bowl