More ambitious pricing but some decent wines too, with Australia, Argentina and South Africa leading the way

A successful haul for this must-list variety, with Chile achieving a bit of a David versus Goliath giant-slaying

One of the stars of this year’s competition, the New World Malbec category offered value for money, consistency and a customer-friendly style of wine that should suit every kind of establishment from gastropub to white tablecloth

Malbec was one of the undoubted star categories of this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards, delivering a plethora of good wines across the price spectrum. Chris Losh takes a look at just what got the judges so excited