DELICIOUS MAGAZINE DECLARES ECOLOGICA AND TILIMUQUI AMONG TOP 3 RED WINES IN BEST FAIRTRADE RED WINE COMPETITION 2014
/La Riojana co-operative is celebrating recent success in a Fairtrade wine tasting competition held in Holland, with two wines from La Riojana winning two of the top three awards.
Earlier this month, the Dutch publication, Delicious Magazine, published the results of its Best Fairtrade Red Wine Competition, where a total of 25 Fairtrade certified red wines from Argentina, Chile and South Africa were judged blind by the renowned Dutch viticulturist Ellen Dekkers.
La Riojana's Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda was declared as the Best Tested Fairtrade Red Wine in the competition, along with Koopmanskloof Cabernet Sauvignon.
In addition to this, La Riojana's Ecologica Fairtrade Organic Shiraz Malbec 2014 was declared as the Fairtrade Favourite Red wine in the competition.
La Riojana's export director, Walter Carol, commented "What a fantastic result for La Riojana. Receiving accolades like these not only help highlight the quality of these two wines but they also help position our Tilimuqui and Ecologica brands as two of the best quality Fairtrade certified wine brands available in today's market. "
