Accolades & Awards
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2012
- Most Successful Exhibitor- RASQ Toowoomba Wine Show and Mediterranean Challenge 2012
- Best White Mediterranean Variety Trophy-The Money Spider Roussanne 2010-RASQ Toowoomba Wine Show and Mediterranean Challenge 2012
- Best Fortified or Sparkling-Vintage Fortified Shiraz 2006- RASQ Toowoomba Wine Show and Mediterranean Challenge 2012
- 10 from 10 Business Awards – Chester Osborn awarded by Wine Intelligence "Chester’s unique combination of technical excellence and unbridled irreverence is delightful to observe and fun to be part of”
- Best 100 Australian Wines 2012- The Derelict Vineyard 2009. Matthew Jukes, UK
2011
- Top 5 Australian Value Brands of the Year – Wine & Spirits Magazine
2010
- Named in the top 100 Wineries of the Year – Wine & Spirits Magazine, USA
- Award- Small to Medium Manufacturer- Business SA 2010 Export Awards
- Award – Winery of the Year – Wine and Spirits Magazine
- Award – Best All-Round Winery – Houston International Wine Competition
- Trophy - Best Value Dry White Table Wine of the Competition
2009
- Award - Winery of the Year – Wine & Spirits Magazine (USA)
- Award – Best All-Round Winery – Houston International Wine Competition
2008
- Trophy - Best Value Red Under $30, Sydney International Wine Competition - The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2006
- Finalist - Gourmet Traveller Wine maker of the Year (announced Sept 2008)
2007
- Trophy - Best White Varietal - Royal Adelaide Wine Show - The Last Ditch Viognier 2006
- Voted Top 10 Best Producer of Australia Shiraz, US Wine and Spirits Magazine
- Winery of the Year (Southern Hemisphere) - Critic’s Choice Awards, LA
2006
- Best Regional White Wine Trophy - 2006 Decanter World Wine Awards (UK)
- Best International White Wine Trophy - 2006 Decanter World Wine Awards (UK) - 2005 The Money Spider Roussanne
- World’s Top 50 Best Value Wines, Decanter Magazine (UK) -The Footbolt Shiraz
- Trophy for Red Winemaker of the Year- Japan International Wine Challenge
2005
- Robert Parker’s Top 40 World Wine Personalities - The Wine Advocate
- The Winery of Distinction Trophy - Atlanta International Wine Summit
- Best Wine of the Competition- Atlanta International Wine Summit
- Best Imported Red Wine - Atlanta International Wine Summit - The Ironstones Pressings GSM 2004
- Australian Shining Lights award - Winemaker of the Year- recognizing Chester’s contribution to the industry and his ongoing leadership.
- The Dead Arm Shiraz 2003 named Super Premium Red Wine of the Year at the annual Australian Liquor Industry Awards.
- The Dead Arm Shiraz inducted into the Langton's Classifications Top 101 Australian Wines under the 'Excellent' Category.
2004
- Finest Producer Trophy - International Wine Challenge-Asia
- Finest Chardonnay Trophy - International Wine Challenge-Asia
- The Len Evens Trophy. This trophy is awarded each year to the winemaker with the most consistent high scores in the International Wine Challenge over a period of five years.
- Best of Nations Trophy- Australia. - San Francisco International Wine Competition
2003
- VOGUE Entertaining and Travel Magazine award Australia’s Winery Of The Year
- Winery Of The Year Trophy - San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Great Value White Wine Of The Year - UK International Wine Challenge
- Most Successful Winery Trophy - Sydney International Wine Competition
- Best Blended Red Trophy at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show
2000
- Chester Osborn voted Person of the Year at the 8th Annual Hospice du Rhone Celebration (Pasa Robles, USA), in recognition of outstanding contribution to Rhone Wines.
1999
- Hyatt/Advertiser South Australian Wine of the Year
- Runner-up to Australian Winemaker of the Year,Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine
- Short-listed for the International Wine & Spirits Competition International Winemaker of the Year
- Wine Society Perpetual Trophy for the Most Successful Winery of the Competition at the Sydney International Top 100 Competition.
- d’Arenberg inducted into Inaugural wine.com Hall of Fame.
1998
- Winestate magazine’s Inaugural Winemaker of the Year
1996
- Hyatt/Advertiser South Australian Wine of the Year - The Dead Arm Shiraz 1994
- Best in Export Class Trophy Royal Adelaide Wine Show - 1994 Barrel Ferment Chardonnay
1990
- Crowned McLaren Vale Bushing King for producing the best table wine in the district