Tesco claiming wine has won awards when it hasn't

randomhedgehog · 28 January 2011 at 4:43PM

Has anyone ever checked that the awards Tesco Wine by the Case say a wine has won have actually been awarded? In the January mag, the McWilliams Hanwood Estate 2007 Riesling shows as having a Decanter 2008 WWA Bronze - not true (checked with the producer). They claim the Bodegas Santa Ana Sauvignon Blanc 2009 has won a Gold Decanter 2010 WWA - not true (checked on Decanter website). Why would they do this?

bcl999 · 28 January 2011 at 6:36PM

Is the Santa Ana this one? http://www.decanter.com/wine/finder/Bodegas-Santa-Ana--Sauvignon-Blanc--Maipu--Mendoza--Argentina/73718

It does say something about a regional award.

randomhedgehog · 29 January 2011 at 11:48AM

That's the one. However, in the Tesco Wine by the Case January mag they claim it's won a Gold award. I figure that a wine that has won medals is going to be worth a try but if Tesco's are just making these awards up (or innocently getting them wrong) how can I trust them?

POPPYOSCAR · 29 January 2011 at 11:51AM

Have you put all this to Tesco?

I would love to know what they have to say.

randomhedgehog · 29 January 2011 at 6:02PM

Rang their helpline - they assured me the Riesling had won a bronze. I checked this with Decanter & the producer - not true. This made me check a few others. I wrote (snail mail) to them a week ago & am waiting for an answer. Like you, I'm curious what they will (can) say.

randomhedgehog · 11 February 2011 at 4:43PM

Update - Tesco's still insisting I'm wrong despite me having email from the producer saying THEY are wrong & Decanter website contradicting them. Anyone got any ideas where can I go from here?

warehouse · 11 February 2011 at 4:45PM

randomhedgehog wrote: »

Anyone got any ideas where can I go from here?

Threshers.

POPPYOSCAR · 11 February 2011 at 6:34PM

randomhedgehog wrote: »

Update - Tesco's still insisting I'm wrong despite me having email from the producer saying THEY are wrong & Decanter website contradicting them. Anyone got any ideas where can I go from here?

I would assume Trading Standards?

randomhedgehog · 11 February 2011 at 8:07PM

Cheers I'll give it a go

superflygal · 11 February 2011 at 9:05PM

I'd contact the papers! What a scoop! They love slating Tesco (assuming there is nothing more newsworthy around!).

SFG x

Debt_Free_Dreamer · 11 February 2011 at 10:12PM

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Tesco claiming wine has won awards when it hasn't

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