Mediterranean class shines

Mediterranean-style wine varieties were the star of the fourth annual Saint Martin Heathcote Wine Show. In true Olympic fashion, judges awarded medals to 24 wines in the Mediterranean class, where entries had grown to 36 — doubling the amount of last year’s entrants. The judging panel’s chair Tim Kirk described the class in question in one word. ‘‘Wow,’’ he said. The panel added to what Mr Kirk said.