Wine with Leslie: Award-winning wines, including three tasty Riojas

Leslie features a few of the gold star winners in the Irish wine world this week

It is award season in the Irish wine world with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals up for grabs in the annual NOffLA (National Off-Licence Association) Gold Star Awards. I was one of the final judges for the white wine and sparkling section and standards were mostly very high, especially in the still wine sections.

There was a disappointing entry into the Champagne section but Piper Heidsieck was nevertheless a worthy winner given how well every bottle I try seems to be drinking these days.