Own-label wines starred at this year's International Wine Challenge, the event's organisers said.
Tesco and Marks & Spencer were joint winners, each with 62 own-label wines picking up IWC awards and M&S claiming five gold medals. Sainsbury's and Asda were hot in their heels with 59 and 56 awards respectively. Waitrose lagged behind with just 18 awards.
"The lower-priced wines from supermarkets are doing really well," said IWC event director Chris Ashton. "It shows their buying teams are working successfully to find high-quality wines at low prices.
"A lot of these winning wines are under a tenner. It shows there is fantastic wine buying going on."
The IWC recorded a 15% increase in the number of wines judged this year.
Cornish winery Camel Valley won a gold medal for the second year in a row.
Tesco and Marks & Spencer were joint winners, each with 62 own-label wines picking up IWC awards and M&S claiming five gold medals. Sainsbury's and Asda were hot in their heels with 59 and 56 awards respectively. Waitrose lagged behind with just 18 awards.
"The lower-priced wines from supermarkets are doing really well," said IWC event director Chris Ashton. "It shows their buying teams are working successfully to find high-quality wines at low prices.
"A lot of these winning wines are under a tenner. It shows there is fantastic wine buying going on."
The IWC recorded a 15% increase in the number of wines judged this year.
Cornish winery Camel Valley won a gold medal for the second year in a row.
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