The wine competition season hasn’t even started yet, the 2014 grapes are still rolling into the winery and Nelson winery Waimea Estates is already gathering the accolades.

Winestate Magazine has just announced the results of its latest round of tastings and Waimea has taken 11 out of 40 places in their “Top 40 Best Value Buys”. In the magazines’ words, “These wines have been recommended by our Winestate Magazine judging panel as being the Best Value in Australia and New Zealand retailing less than NZ$25.” Waimea’s successful entries were:

Like a lot of wineries around the world, harvest time means very long hours.