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Last modified on Thu 10 Dec 2020 22.17 EST Poking around partitions of plonk at the bottle shop can be flustering on a regular day, and nightmarish when special occasions, gifts or in-laws factor. In a sea of unfamiliar labels, a little award-sticker bling is eye-catching, but is it a warranty that you’ve snagged a winner? “It’s almost like throwing darts at a dartboard blind when you’re picking up a wine bottle with a medal on it,” says Mike Bennie, wine critic, judge and founder of the Drink Easy Awards. “It’s not necessarily a guarantee of higher quality per se, it’s a guarantee that it’s performed well in a wine show.”

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