New World has announced its list of Top 50 wines under $25 for 2022.
The list includes the best-scoring wines from New World’s 20th annual wine competition, where expert judges tasted more than 1,200 different wines to determine the top-ranked Gold-medal winners.
“The New World Wine Awards is all about taking the guesswork out of choosing a great wine at a great price, and this year’s Top 50 is especially helpful because it includes so many repeat winners from over the competition’s 20-year history,” says Co-Chair of Judges, Sam Kim.
“These are multi-winning wines and wineries that have made the grade time and again, proving their excellence year after year, bottle after bottle.”
A win for the Giesen Estate Riesling 2021 has brought this wine’s Gold-medal tally to seven and cemented it’s claim as the most-awarded wine in the New World Wine Awards so far.
In the Sauvignon Blanc category, Rapaura Springs Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 and Wairau River Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2022 returned to the list for the fifth time, with Rapaura Springs also taking the Champion Sauvignon title for the second time.
Church Road took home the Champion Chardonnay and White Wine of the Show titles with their Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 and returning to the Top 50 as a Champion is the Lindauer Vintage Series Brut Cuvée 2017.
In reds, boutique wine company SOHO Wines took out Champion Pinot Noir and Champion Red Wine of the Show with the SOHO Bobby Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021.
“For every classic on the list this year, there is also something new and different to try,” says Kim.
“The Mount Riley Marlborough Albariño 2022 offers wine-lovers a totally new taste from this recognised brand, with a new white wine variety that is just starting to take hold in New Zealand vineyards and Kiwi wine palates.
“Rosé fans can choose from both New Zealand- and French-winning wines this year, and if you want a real adventure there are red wines from all around the world including Tempranillo, Malbec, Garnacha, and Sangiovese.”
2022 New World Wine Awards Top 50 – all under $25
| Wine name and vintage | Variety | Origin | Score | Champions |
| Anchorage Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Nelson | 95 | |
| Arrogant Frog Ribet Pink Rosé 2021 | Rosé | France | 95 | |
| Brancott Estate Letter Series O Marlborough Chardonnay 2021 | Chardonnay | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Castillo Ducay Cariñena 2020 | Red Blends | Spain | 95 | |
| Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 | Chardonnay | Hawke’s Bay | 96 | Champion Chardonnay & Champion White Wine of the Show |
| Esk Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Gancia Prosecco Rosé DOC 2020 | Bubbles | Italy | 95 | |
| Giesen Estate Riesling 2021 | Aromatics | New Zealand | 95 | |
| Graham Norton Prosecco DOC | Bubbles | Italy | 95 | |
| Grande Cuvée 1531 de Aimery Brut Rosé | Bubbles | France | 95 | |
| Grant Burge Fifth Generation Cabernet Merlot 2021 | Red Blends | Australia | 95 | Champion Red Blend |
| Jacobs Creek Double Barrel Shiraz Cabernet 2019 | Red Blends | Australia | 95 | |
| La Vieille Ferme Rosé 2021 | Rosé | France | 95 | |
| Leftfield Hawkes Bay Pinot Gris 2022 | Pinot Gris | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Lindauer Vintage Series Brut Cuvée 2017 | Bubbles | Gisborne | 96 | Champion Bubbles |
| Main Divide North Canterbury Gewürztraminer 2020 | Aromatics | North Canterbury | 95 | |
| Mount Riley Marlborough Albariño 2022 | Aromatics | Marlborough | 96 | Champion Aromatic |
| Mount Riley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 | Pinot Noir | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Mud House Single Vineyard Home Block Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2021 | Pinot Gris | North Canterbury | 95 | |
| Mud House Waipara Valley Riesling 2022 | Aromatics | North Canterbury | 95 | |
| Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz 2020 | Shiraz & Syrah | Australia | 95 | Champion Shiraz & Syrah |
| Rapaura Springs Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | 96 | Champion Sauvignon Blanc |
| Roaring Meg Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2022 | Rosé | Central Otago | 95 | |
| RUA Pinot Noir 2021 | Pinot Noir | Central Otago | 95 | |
| Russian Jack Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 | Pinot Gris | Marlborough | 96 | Champion Pinot Gris |
| Sacred Hill Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2022 | Rosé | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Sacred Hill Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 | Chardonnay | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Saint Clair James Sinclair Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2021 | Shiraz & Syrah | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Saint Clair Origin Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 | Pinot Gris | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Selaks Taste Collection Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2022 | Rosé | Hawke’s Bay | 96 | Champion Rosé |
| SOHO Bobby Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021 | Pinot Noir | Marlborough | 96 | Champion Pinot Noir & Champion Red Wine of the Show |
| SOHO Ziggy Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 | Pinot Gris | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Squawking Magpie First Flight Chardonnay 2020 | Chardonnay | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Stoneleigh Rapaura Marlborough Chardonnay 2021 | Chardonnay | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Sugar Loaf Southern Valleys Marlborough Pinot Noir 2020 | Pinot Noir | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Taylors Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 | Single Variety Reds | Australia | 95 | |
| The Last Shepherd Gisborne Chardonnay 2021 | Chardonnay | Gisborne | 95 | |
| Thornbury Hawkes Bay Rosé 2022 | Rosé | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Tohu Awatere Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2019 | Pinot Noir | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec 2021 | Single Variety Reds | Argentina | 95 | |
| Vavasour Awatere Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Verde Brut | Bubbles | Gisborne | 95 | |
| Vigneti Romio Romagna DOC Sangiovese Superiore Riserva 2018 | Red Blends | Italy | 95 | |
| Villa Maria Private Bin East Coast Pinot Gris 2022 | Pinot Gris | Other / Regional Blend | 95 | |
| Villa Maria Private Bin Hawkes Bay Merlot 2021 | Single Variety Reds | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Vina Borgia by Borsao Organic Garnacha 2020 | Single Variety Reds | Spain | 95 | |
| Wairau River Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | 95 | |
| Wild Grace Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2021 | Shiraz & Syrah | Hawke’s Bay | 95 | |
| Yalumba Y Series Tempranillo 2021 | Single Variety Reds | Australia | 96 | Champion Single Variety Red |
| Yealands Reserve Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 | Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | 95 |
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