CALABRIA’S AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ SHINES AS ‘BEST IN SHOW’ AT PRESTIGIOUS DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS

CALABRIA’S AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ SHINES AS ‘BEST IN SHOW’ AT PRESTIGIOUS DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Calabria Family Wines is toasting a ‘century in the making’ success after being named a Best in Show winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 for its top wine, Calabria The Iconic Grand Reserve Shiraz 2018. The wine, the only Shiraz in the world to be named Best in Show, is crafted from premium fruit sourced from 100-year-old vines on the family’s Barossa Valley ‘William’ Vineyard. Calabria’s wine was one of only two Best in Show wines from Australia.

“We are beyond thrilled to be recognised as Best in Show at the Decanter World Wine Awards. This wine in particular marks a special time in our family’s winemaking history as we took a gamble over a decade ago to venture into the Barossa Valley to expand our fruit sourcing and winemaking capabilities,” third-generation Sales & Marketing Manager Andrew Calabria said.

“It appears that our gamble has paid off in a big way with this award and we are so honoured to be recognised as one of the best amongst a sea of outstanding international wine producers.”

“My father Bill Calabria, spends a great deal of time in the Barossa vineyards nurturing these vines and we’ve been extremely fortunate to have been welcomed wholeheartedly into the Barossa community. Like the Riverina, the Barossa is filled with multi-generational family businesses and it’s been wonderful to have their support as we grow our business in this famed wine region,” Calabria said.