Not a vast amount in the way of bargains, but there were some decent, unusual wines here, proving that the New World still knows how to innovate

Some good-value wines but the relatively low ratio of entries to medals suggests a lot of bandwagon-jumping, too

A good selection of medals from across the New World shows this is a category with real strength in depth

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

No Golds but an encouraging performance from a grape that is still largely finding its feet in the on-trade

Over 1,500 wines can be boiled down to this: the hallowed Sommelier Wine Awards Gold List for 2011...

Plenty of entries, and plenty of ambition, too, for this hot, new category. Just not quite enough balance in the wines