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Fin: Canberra International Riesling Challenge

By CBR Wine Hunter

The Canberra International Riesling Challenge logo: the event name in black beneath gold rules, beside a sketch of a bottle pouring into a glass.

After 25 years, Ken Helm's Canberra International Riesling Challenge is wrapping up. Citing economic headwinds and a reduced number of entries year-on-year, unfortunately it's the end of an era. Still, their work leaves behind a significant legacy and was certainly a feather in the CBR wine region's cap.

I'll leave all the historical award-winner entries in the Awards section of this site for reference. You may still come across some of the winning bottles in the wild.

You can read the committee's full media release.

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