RedHeads wins big in China despite export tariffs

RedHeads Wines in the Barossa Valley has received six gold medals, six double golds and two regional Wine of the Year trophies including Barossa Valley Wine of the Year and South Australia Wine of the Year at the 2022 China Wine & Spirit Awards.

The CWSA is the biggest & most prestigious wine & spirits competition in Hong Kong with 2022 marking the 23^rd annual competition. The show is judged by the leading wine and spirits buyers in Greater China including; importers, distributors, retailers and sommeliers, who taste wines blind from over 55 countries.

RedHeads is a Barossa Valley with a focus on sustainability, which works with over 20 different grape varieties to make wines with distinct personalities – no two wines are the same!

RedHeads Wine was awarded a Double Gold and CWSA South Australia Wine of the Year for its 2020 Coco Rôtie Shiraz Viognier and a Double Gold and CWSA Barossa Valley Wine of the Year for its 2019 Dogs of the Barossa Shiraz. The 2019 Dogs of the Barossa Shiraz has also just picked up Great Gold at the recent 2022 Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition in Spain.

These are ironic wins for RedHeads as the story behind Dogs of the Barossa is of a young dog (RedHeads) in an old dog’s world – an area with some of the oldest vineyards in the world.

Alex Trescowthick, Winemaker and Winery Operations Manager is extremely pleased with these wins.

“While China is not a market for us right now for obvious reasons, the CWSA is still a globally recognised wine show and the results we achieve have merit around the world. They also give us merit for when China opens up to us again and gives us a strong case for the buyers as soon as tariffs are reduced” Alex has said.

It is important to note that Hong Kong remains a tax-free port for wine for all countries including Australia.