Jen Pfeiffer wins Sommeliers Choice Awards 2009

National gong for young Rutherglen winemaker

At an official dinner in Sydney on Friday, the talented 30 year-old was awarded the title from a field of 10 finalists, selected from a pool of the cream of young winemakers from across Australia and New Zealand.

The prestigious Sommeliers Choice Award is decided by sommeliers from some of Australia’s most admired fine-dining restaurants and is awarded to the winemaker whose wines attract the greatest number of sommelier votes.

The two outstanding wines which captured the sommeliers’ attention were the Pfeiffer 2008 Shiraz and the Pfeiffer 2006 Christopher’s VP.

The Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year awards encourages and recognises excellence in the young winemakers of Australia and New Zealand providing them with a national platform to be rewarded and acknowledged at a professional level.

The Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year Sommeliers Choice Award tops off an amazing year for Jen Pfeiffer. In 2009 she has also taken out trophies for Best Wine of Show at the Riverland Wine Show, Best Victorian White Wine at the Ballarat Wine Show and Best Dessert Wine at the Brisbane Fine Wine Show.