I’m standing in a light-filled space large enough to house a jet plane, with 30 other wine judges and six wines all lined up in a row. We’re at the pointy end of four days of swilling, sniffing, slurping, evaluating, and spitting. These six wines are primed to battle it out for an overall winner – the trophy. It’s a process that might influence the style of wines that region will produce in future vintages and
