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Of all the wine trophies in the land – and there are scores of them – the one that resonates the most to many pundits is the Jimmy Watson Trophy, judged annually at the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards and announced around this time every year.
Awarded for the best Australian red wine from the current and previous vintages, the “Jimmy” celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. It has been awarded to a South Australian wine more than 40 times, including the inaugural 1962 trophy.
That first winner was a humble little number, Stonyfell Wines Metala Cabernet Shiraz 1961, affectionately subtitled “Claret Type”.
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