<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>332257</docID> <postdate>2024-11-01 18:26:26</postdate> <headline>Four Winds bring home the Jimmy Watson trophy</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-332259" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241101_SDP-0488-resized-e1730444957735.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>John and Sarah Collingwood at Melbourne Royal Wine Awards with some of their winning silverware. Photo: supplied</caption> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Four Winds Vineyard, at Murrumbateman, has won five awards in the 2024 Melbourne Royal Awards – including the show's top prize, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy. </strong> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The other four trophies, presented on Friday, came for its 2023 shiraz, which won the Trevor Mast Trophy for Best Shiraz; the Douglas Seabrook Trophy for Best Single Vineyard Wine; the Best NSW/ACT Shiraz and the Kym Ludvigsen Trophy for Viticultural Excellence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sarah and John Collingwood, who own and manage the small, family run vineyard and winery, described the five wins as "an incredible honour".</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To win five awards is just amazing and totally unexpected. We’re delighted,†said Ms Collingwood, who in 2010 took over, with her husband, the12-hectare vineyard established by her parents 26 years ago.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Winning the Jimmy Watson is something we have always aspired to and the other four awards are the icing on the cake.â€Â  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms Collingwood said the award-winning shiraz held a special place in their hearts. “The photo on the front of the bottle is of a sheet on the washing line that sits between the shiraz and sangiovese blocks at Four Winds Vineyard. Beside the sheet is a pair of children’s trousers. They belong to one of our children, aged one at the time,†she said.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our children are now nine and 12, and that label reminds us of how our business and family have grown together.â€Â </span></p> </body>