Silver-plated salver of oval form with a pierced gallery and gadrooned rim with open grip handles, raised on scroll feet. Maker "Whitehill". The rim is engraved on the outside with the names of the winners from 1990 to the present.
Awarded For: Awarded for best Other Red Varietal.
Donated By: Donated by The Wine Press Club of NSW, this Trophy was formally known as The Wine Press Club of NSW Perpetual Trophy and first presented in 1987. Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) is the national organisation that talks with, for and about the Australian wine industry. Its members include winemakers, wine writers, wine marketers and wine retailers. Until 2014 this trophy was awarded for Large Volume Dry Red Wine. In 2014 it was awarded for Best Red Blend <85%.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd | 1990 |
| Thomas Hardy & Sons | 1991 |
| Wolf Blass Wines Pty Ltd | 1992 |
| Wynns Coonawarra Estate | 1993 |
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd | 1994 |
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd | 1995 |
| B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd | 1996 |
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd | 1997 |
| Chateau Reynella | 1998 |
| Lindemans Wines Pty Ltd | 1999 |
| Lindemans Wines Pty Ltd | 2000 |
| Mildara Wines Ltd | 2001 |
| Annie's Lane at Quelltaler | 2002 |
| Penley Estate Pty Ltd | 2003 |
| B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd - Seppelts Chalambar Shiraz (2002) | 2004 |
| B Seppelt & Sons Pty Ltd - Seppelts Vic Collection Shiraz (2003) | 2005 |
| Penley Estate Pty Ltd - Penley Estate Hyland Shiraz (2004) | 2006 |
| Starvedog Lane - Starvedog Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot (2005) | 2007 |
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd - Penfolds Koonunga Hill Reserve 76 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon (2006) | 2008 |
| Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd - Penfolds Koonunga Hill 76 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon (2007) | 2009 |
| Blue Pyrenees Estate - Blue Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon (2008) | 2010 |
| Rosemount Estate Pty Ltd - Rosemount Regional Showcase Cabernet Sauvignon (2009) | 2011 |
| Amberley Wines - Amberley Secret Lane Cabernet Merlot (2010) | 2012 |
| Devil's Lair Pty Ltd - Fifth Leg Shiraz (2011) | 2013 |
| Rosemount Estate Pty Ltd - GSM (2012) | 2014 |
| Zonte's Footstep - Violet Beauregard Malbec (2013) | 2015 |
| Bleasdale Vineyards – Second Innings Malbec (2014) | 2016 |
| Amberley Wines - Merlot (2016) | 2017 |
| Serafino Wines - Reserve Grenache (2017) | 2018 |
| Stephen Pannell Wines Pty Ltd - S.C. Pannell Diavola Nero d’Avola (2018) | 2019 |
| No Competition - Show Cancelled | 2020 |
| Serafino Wines - Reserve Grenache (2020) | 2021 |
| Hardys - Tintara Tempranillo (2021) | 2022 |
| Serafino Wines - Bellissimo Sangiovese (2022) | 2023 |
| Heirloom Vineyards Wine Co - McLaren Vale Touriga (2023) | 2024 |