LA RIOJANA SCOOPS 9 BRONZE MEDALS AT INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2015

La Riojana co-operative has won an impressive nine bronze medals at the International Wine Challenge 2015 Tranche 1, the results for which were announced on Tuesday 2nd December 2014.

Four of the bronze medals were awarded to La Riojana's brands; Tilimuqui, Raza Argentina and Ecologica; one medal was awarded to Finca Federada, a Fairtrade certified wine La Riojana produces for Laithwaites and the remaining four bronze medals were awarded to wines that La Riojana produces for The Co-operative Fairtrade own brand.
 

The International Wine Challenge 2015 Tranche 1 Bronze Medal winners include:

Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Torrontés 2014

Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda 2014

Raza Argentina Reserva Malbec 2013

Ecologica Fairtrade Organic Torrontés Chardonnay 2014

Finca Federada Fairtrade Malbec Reserva 2012

The Co-operative Fairtrade Torrontes Chardonnay 2014

The Co-operative Fairtrade Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

The Co-operative Fairtrade Malbec Rosé 2014

The Co-operative Fairtrade Merlot 2014

MAJOR WIN FOR LA RIOJANA AT THE CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLIER AWARDS 2014

Argentina's leading Fairtrade wine producer, La Riojana co-operative is toasting great success after receiving a "Highly Commended" award in one of the most highly contested award categories at the prestigious The Co-operative Retail Trading Group (CRTG) Supplier Awards Charity dinner held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex on Thursday 2nd October 2014.

La Riojana was one of over 20 leading companies in the food and drinks industry, including Coca Cola Enterprises and Unilever, to be nominated for the final award of the evening which was given to the best "Own Brand Initiative linked to The Co-operative Group Purpose", in recognition of an own-brand product which best reflects The Co-operative Group's purpose and values.

Whilst the overall winner for this award was The One Brand for The Co-operative Fairbourne Springs own-brand water, La Riojana was given a "Highly Commended" award for this category. This was awarded in recognition of La Riojana's outstanding achievements through the sales of The Co-operative's own-brand Argentine Fairtrade wines, in particular the funding of a new secondary school and the incredible impact it is having on La Riojana's local communities in Argentina.

Ed Robinson, Fairtrade Wine Buyer for The Co-operative commented on the award: "The relationship which has been built up over the years between the Co-operative and La Riojana is tremendous – the perfect marriage of great-quality wines and meaningful, large-scale community projects which really make a positive difference to the lives of the producers involved. The energy and drive that La Riojana has put behind its community projects is astounding and a wonderful example of what can be achieved – this award is richly deserved. Congratulations!"

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. "

NEW FAIRTRADE ARGENTINE ROSÉ ADDED TO TILIMUQUI RANGE IN WAITROSE

Argentina's largest Fairtrade wine producer, La Riojana, is adding to its range of Fairtrade wines with this month's launch of its Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade MalbecRosé 2014, which is available online at www.waitrosecellar.com and from selected Waitrose stores.

Tilimuqui Fairtrade Malbec Rosé 2014 (12.5%) is produced from 100% Malbec grapes grown in the Famatina Valley, Argentina. The wine itself is described by La Riojana's chief winemaker, Rodolfo Griguol, as light bodied, fresh, and fruitywith strawberry and raspberry aromas andan attractive salmon pink colour.

Griguol also likens his Rosé wine to a Provence style Rosé, something that has been influenced by the French flying winemaker Jean Paul Roger, who spent six weeks ofthe 2014 vintage working with Griguol at La Riojana's winery in Chilecito to help create a Rosé style perfect for the European market.

Tilimuqui Fairtrade Malbec Rosé (rrp £7.99) will join La Riojana's two other Fairtrade certified wines already available in Waitrose; Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Torrontés and Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Fairtrade Organic Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda.