Yarra Valley Pinot Noir makes history with top wine awards win

The growing appeal of Pinot Noir in Australia has had another boost with a Pinot Noir for the first time being awarded Australian wine’s top gong as Wine of the Show at the National Wine Show of Australia, announced in Canberra last night. The single vineyard 2010 PHI Pinot Noir from Victoria’s Yarra Valley took out the The Len Evans Memorial Trophy for Best Table Wine of the Show, as well as Best Dry Red Wine and the inaugural award for Best Single Vineyard Dry Red, reports Hospitality Magazine.