Awarded For: Awarded for best Sparkling Red.

Donated By: Donated by InterContact Public Relations and first presented in 1994. InterContact Public Relations is a company whose clients have included major winemakers Seppelt and Lindemans. Managing Director and donor of the trophy Lesley Ann Grimoldby was a past Wine Communicators of Australia Vice President who wanted to encourage winemakers to continue to maintain traditional styles of uniquely Australian wines.

Name Year
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1994
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1995
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1996
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1997
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd 1998
Great Western Champagne 1999
Not Awarded 2000
Leasingham Wines 2001
Leasingham Wines 2002
Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd 2003
Not Awarded 2004
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd - Seppelts Original Shiraz (2002) 2005
Peter Lehmann Wines - Black Queen (1998) 2006
Not Awarded 2007
Leasingham - Leasingham Classic Clare Sparkling Shiraz (1998) 2008
Not Awarded 2009
Not Awarded 2010
Not Awarded 2011
Not Awarded 2012
Not Awarded 2013
Not Awarded 2014
B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd - Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz (2012) 2015
Not Awarded 2016
W Salter & Son - Pepperjack Sparkling Shiraz (NV) 2017
B Seppelt and Sons Limited - Seppelt Original Sparkling Shiraz (NV) 2018
Not Awarded 2019
No Competition - Show Cancelled 2020
De Bortoli Wines - Woodfired Sparkling Shiraz 2021
Not Awarded 2022
Not Awarded 2023
Not Awarded 2024