Aldi takes home 33 gongs at international wine awards in 2017

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Aldi win 33 wine awards
Aldi win 33 wine awards

One of the UK's most popular retailers has taken home yet more international wine awards.

Aldi has already become well known for it's impressive alcohol selection, and the 33 awards it has been handed this year serves to prove it.

See also: Aldi own brands triumph over posh rivals

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The supermarket's recent accolades included two gold and eleven silver medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine and Spirits Challenge.

The golds went to Aldi's Maynard's 10 Year Old Tawny Port (£9.99) and Lot Series Minervois La Liviniere 2015 (£9.99).

That's not all, Aldi's sparkling selection also impressed, being given six out of a possible seven awards.

It's not just wine that the discount supermarket excels at however, the most recent haul of medals takes the overall count for beers, wines and spirits to 138 in 2017.

The Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin scooped another silver medal at the recent Spirits Business Gin Masters competition, following on from its silver at the International Spirits Competition last month.

Take a look at the full list of award winning Aldi wines here:

Decanter World Wine Awards

Lot 23 Minervois La Liviniere 2015 (Gold)
Maynard's 10 Year Old Tawny Port (Gold)
The Exquisite Collection Cotes de Provence Rose 2016 (Silver)
Lot 25 Prosecco 2016 (Silver)
The Exquisite Collection Hunter Valley Semillon 2013 (Silver)
Exquisite Collection Plan de Dieu (Silver)
Wachau Gruner Veltiner 2015 (Bronze)
Lot 22 Terrasses du Larzac 2015 (Bronze)
Phillippe Michel Cremant Du Jura 2014 (Bronze)
Toro Loco ORGANIC 2015 (Bronze)
Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut (Bronze)
The Exquisite Collection Gavi 2016 (Bronze)
Toro Loco Rose (Bronze)
Animus Douro 2015 (Bronze)
El Mayoral Monastrell-Petit Verdot Bodegas (Bronze)
Lot 18 Baden Pinot Blanc 2015 (Commended)
The Exquisite Collection Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 (Commended)



International Wine and Spirits Challenge

Phillippe Michel Cremant Du Jura 2014 (Silver)
Exquisite Collection Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2015 (Silver)
Wachau Gruner Veltiner 2015 (Silver)
Cotes Du Rhone Villages 2015 (Silver)
Animus Douro DOC 2016 (Silver)
Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee 13 2013 (Silver)
Toro Loco Bobal Merlot 2015 (Silver)
Asti Spumante (Bronze)
Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut (Bronze)
Exquisite Collection Touraine Sauvignon 2016 (Bronze)
The Exquisite Collection Gavi 2016 (Bronze)
Lot 18 Baden Pinot Blanc 2015 (Bronze)
Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva 2012 (Bronze)
Toro Loco Superior 2016 (Bronze)
Lot 22 Terrasses du Larzac 2015 (Bronze)
Gran Reserva Valdepenas D.O 2009 (Bronze)

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