Pyramul fine wool producers, the Hundy family, have been crowned the best in Australia and New Zealand with first and third placings in the oldest wool competition in the world.
Ed and Jill Hundy, “Windradeen”, took first place in the 2016 edition of the Extrafine Wool Trophy with son Andrew and his wife Penny taking third place. Second place went to Allan and Carolyn Phillips, Deddington, Tas.
For the Venus Aureum Trophy, David and Susan Rowbottom, St Helens Vic, won both first and third place while Bradley Sandlot, Lexton, Vic, was awarded second.
Established with the Australian Superfine Wool Growers Association (ASWGA) in 1963, the goal of the annual Zegna Wool Awards is to weave finesse and tradition together to create the finest of fabrics.
“It is always a pleasure to award the efforts and achievements of the woolgrowers,” Chairman Ermenegildo Zegna Group, Paolo Zegna said. All fleeces entered in the competition are purchased by the Zegna Group. A further severe selection of the best of them is transformed into the top-line fabrics of the Ermenegildo Zegna collections.
