2010 dan murphy's national wine show of australia schedule

2010 Dan Murphy’s National Wine Show of Australia TM


Royal National Capital Agricultural Society

2010 DAN MURPHY’S NATIONAL WINE SHOW OF AUSTRALIA™

Exhibition Park in Canberra

Key Dates for Exhibitors

Closing date for entries: 8 October 2010 Exhibits must be delivered by: 29 October 2010 Closing date for late entries (late entry fee applies): 29 October 2010 Exhibits for late entries must be delivered by: 10 November 2010 Judging of exhibits: 15 to 18 November 2010 Publication of results: 26 November 2010

Office bearers

ROYAL NATIONAL CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Patron: ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope MLA President: Rod Crompton Chief Executive Officer: Geoff Cannock

NATIONAL WINE SHOW COMMITTEE

Chair: David Metcalf Deputy Chair: Michele Norris Members: Andrew Moore Deanna Riddell

NATIONAL WINE SHOW ADVISORY PANEL

Chair of Judges: Tom Carson Past Chair of Judges: James Halliday AM Past Chair of National Wine Show Committee: Bill Moore Members: Dr Edgar Riek OAM

Tim Kirk


TROPHY PRESENTATION DINNER

Thursday 25 November 2010, 7:00pm for 7:20pm Hotel Realm, National Circuit, Barton ACT

Dress: Black Tie Invitations will be mailed to exhibitors under separate cover

EXHIBITORS’ TASTING Friday 26 November 2010, 8:30am to 12:00pm

Coorong Pavilion, Exhibition Park in Canberra, Mitchell ACT

Catalogues and Individual Exhibitor results will be available from 7:45am

Tickets will be allocated as follows:

1-14 entries: 2 tickets 15-29 entries: 4 tickets 30+ entries: 6 tickets

Tickets are for the exclusive use of Exhibitors and are not transferable.

EXHIBITORS’ LUNCHEON Friday 26 November 2010, 12:15 to 2:00pm

Coorong Pavilion, Exhibition Park in Canberra, Mitchell ACT A Luncheon for Exhibitors will be held following the Exhibitors’ Tasting.

Please indicate the number of tickets required on the Application for Entry

Tickets are for the exclusive use of Exhibitors and are not transferrable.

A limited number of tickets will be reserved for people paying the Wine Grape Levy who have not exhibited in this Show to attend the

Exhibitor’s tasting and the Exhibitors’ Luncheon. Written requests for tickets must be submitted to the RNCAS. Limit: 1 ticket per levy payer for the Tasting and the Luncheon.


CONTENTS

CLAUSE DESCRIPTION PAGE

1 The National Wine Show of Australia TM 6

2 Contact Details 6

3 General Entry Requirements 7

4 Classifications 8

5 Entry Quotas 8

6 Entries at a Glance 8

7 Qualifying Wine Shows and Award Requirements 10

8 Audit Procedure 10

9 Judges 11

10 Judging Exhibits 11

11 Disqualification 11

12 Trophies 12

13 Obligations for Gold Medal Recipients 16

14 Publication of Results 16

15 Advertising of Awards 17

16 How to Enter 17

17 How to Complete the Application for Entry 19

18 Preparation and Dispatch of Exhibits 20

19 Delivery Address for Exhibits and Extra Wines 20

20 Entries by Class 21

Premium table wines 21

Premium Gold table wines 22

Single Vineyard table wines 22

Aged table wines 22

Commercial table wines, small volume 23

Commercial table wines, large volume 23

Sparkling wines 24

Fortified wines 24

Brandy 25


1. THE NATIONAL WINE SHOW OF AUSTRALIA TM

The National Wine Show of Australia TM is Australia’s premier national show for wine and brandy. The Show invites entries from across Australia in premium, commercial and aged classes for table, sparkling and fortified wines, and brandy. The premium and newly introduced single vineyard classes are open to award winning wines only. Entries in the premium gold classes must be gold award winning wines. These restrictions ensure that in these classes, entries include only the best of the best Australian wines. New developments for 2010 The purpose of the National Wine Show of Australia TM is to judge and promote the best of the best Australian wines. Wines must qualify through Australian regional and capital city wines show to enter the premium, premium gold and single vineyard classes. In keeping with this purpose, wines from New Zealand are no longer eligible to enter this Show. This year, the Show has introduced new volume requirements, and new classes, to encourage small and medium-sized wine producers to enter. Australia has a long history of producing blended wines, and some of our best wines are blends. New premium classes for blended table wines have been introduced to encourage these styles of wines. A section for single vineyard wines highlights the growing importance in Australia of region and terroir. Five regional shows and other competitions have been accepted as qualifying shows for the premium and single vineyard classes. Silver awards from qualifying regional shows and competitions will be accepted from 2010. Quotas for individual classes may be applied if entries exceed 80 (table wines) or 50 (sparkling wine). The catalogue of results will publish the point score for award winning wines only. Point scores for all of an Exhibitor’s exhibits will be provided to the Exhibitor at the Exhibitors’ tasting or on request.

2. CONTACT DETAILS Mailing Address: P.O. Box 124, MITCHELL ACT 2911 Telephone: (02) 6241 2478 Business hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm After hours:

David Metcalf: 0408 491 192 Andrew Moore: 0418 630 345 Fax: (02) 6241 1712 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rncas.org.au/NationalWineShow


3. GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (1) Wine and brandy producer means a person, including a partnership or body corporate, who in the opinion of the

RNCAS: (a) manufactures wine or brandy; or (b) has wine or brandy manufactured from grapes grown by the person, for sale under the person’s name or

business name. (2) An Exhibitor may enter a class if the Exhibitor:

(a) is a wine or brandy producer; and (b) complies with the conditions of entry that apply to the class.

(3) An Exhibitor may enter an exhibit in a class only if the Exhibitor:

(a) is named on the Application for Entry as the Exhibitor; and (b) is named as the producer of the exhibit on the commercial label under which the exhibit is, or is to be, sold.

(4) An exhibit must be made only from grapes grown in Australia. (5) An exhibit must comply with the laws in relation to the manufacture of wine and brandy in the place where the

exhibit was made. (6) An exhibit must not be entered in more than one class. (7) The same exhibit must not be entered by more than one Exhibitor. (8) Unless stated otherwise in this schedule, an exhibit:

(a) must be a named commercial wine or brandy (whether or not commercially released); and (b) if the exhibit is commercially released—must be commercially labelled; and (c) need not be bottled on the day of entry; but (d) must be from a commercial bottling run, bottled before the exhibit is sent for judging.

(9) The National Wine Show Committee reserves the right to accept or reject an entry, to question an Exhibitor about

entry details and to transfer an entry to a more appropriate class. (10) All exhibits become the property of the RNCAS on receipt. (11) If an entry is withdrawn, the RNCAS may in its discretion refund the entry fee less any administrative costs

incurred in processing the entry. (12) The Exhibitor acknowledges that:

(a) the RNCAS does not have a duty to conduct this Show; and (b) if the RNCAS cancels this Show either partly or fully for any reason, the Exhibitor may not recover any lost

income or damages from the RNCAS; and (c) this clause operates as a complete defence for the RNCAS to any action for the recovery.


4. CLASSIFICATIONS STYLES: Table wines, Sparkling wines, Fortified wines, Brandy SECTIONS:

• Premium Award winning wines from qualifying shows and competitions

• Premium Gold Gold award winning table wines from qualifying shows and competitions

• Single Vineyard Award winning table wines sourced 100% from a single named vineyard

• Aged Aged, mature wines; awards not necessary

• Commercial Small and large volume; awards not necessary

5. ENTRY QUOTAS To facilitate judging of exhibits, a quota may be applied to the total number of entries to be accepted in individual classes. Indicative quotas are as follows: Table wines: 80 exhibits per class Sparkling wines: 50 exhibits per class Complete and correct Applications for Entry for which the entry fee has been received in full will be processed in order of receipt. If a class has been closed to further entries, notification will be provided on the National Wine Show website: www.rncas.org.au/NationalWineShow/

6. ENTRIES AT A GLANCE

Classification Classes Volume Award required

Limit on Entries1

Bottles per entry2

Table Wines 1-55

Premium 1-14 250 dozen Yes No limit 6 x 750ml

Premium (Pinot noir) 15 100 dozen Yes No limit 6 x 750ml


Premium Gold 27-30 100 dozen Gold only No limit 6 x 750ml

Single Vineyard 31-38 80 dozen Yes No limit 4 x 750ml

Aged 39, 40, 42 50 dozen No No limit 4 x 750ml Aged (sweet white) 41 20 dozen No No limit 4 x 750ml

Commercial, small vol 43-49 2,000 dozen No 23 6 x 750ml

Commercial, large vol 50-55 60,000 litres No 23 6 x 750ml

Sparkling Wines 56-61


Aged 58-59 20 dozen No No limit 4 x 750ml

Commercial, white or pink 60 1,000 dozen No No limit 6 x 750ml

Commercial, red 61 500 dozen No No limit 6 x 750ml

Fortified Wines 62-77

Premium 62-66 450 litres Yes No limit 3 x 750ml Aged 67-72 180 litres No No limit 3 x 750ml

Commercial apera 73 900 litres No No limit 3 x 750ml

Commercial other 74-77 1800 litres No No limit 3 x 750ml

Brandy 78-79

2 to less than 3 years old 78 2,400 litres No No limit 2 x 750ml

More than 3 years old 79 1,000 litres No No limit 2 x 750ml

1 A quota on total entries may also apply. 2Equivalent volume in smaller bottle sizes will be accepted. 3Limit of two exhibits per brand or label per class. Exhibits of any given brand or label must be entered under a single Exhibitor’s name; cross-entries are not permitted.


7. QUALIFYING WINE SHOWS AND AWARD REQUIREMENTS Exhibits in Premium, Premium Gold and Single Vineyard Sections must be award winning wines from qualifying wine shows. The qualifying award must be from a year in which the awarding show is a qualifying show (for example, a gold medal awarded to a wine at the 2009 Canberra Regional Wine Show is not a qualifying award, but a gold medal awarded at the 2010 Show is a qualifying Award). Please state the most recent qualifying award on the Application for Entry. Premium Section: Classes 1-26 (Table wines)

Classes 56-57 (Sparkling wines) Classes 62-66 (Fortified wines)

Premium Gold Section: Classes 27-30 (Table wines) Single Vineyard Section: Classes 31-38 (Table wines) Qualifying wine shows are reviewed annually and include all capital city wine shows, regional wine shows and other competitions selected in consultation with the National Wine Show Advisory Panel.

AWARD REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFYING WINE SHOWS Premium Section and Single Vineyard Section

Premium Gold Section

Capital City Wine Shows

• Perth Royal Wine Show

• Royal Adelaide Wine Show

• Royal Hobart International Wine Show

• Royal Melbourne Wine Show

• Royal Queensland Wine Show

• Sydney Royal Wine Show

Gold or Silver or Bronze

Gold only

Regional Australian Wine Shows

• Adelaide Hills Regional Wine Show

• Barossa Wine Show

• Clare Valley Regional Wine Show

• McLaren Vale Wine Show

• Limestone Coast Wine Show

• Hunter Valley Wine Show

• Canberra Regional Wine Show *

• Victorian Wines Show

• Yarra Valley Wine Show * • Tasmanian Wine Show

• Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia

• Margaret River Wine Show *

Gold or

Silver

Gold only

Special Purpose Competitions

• Alternative Varieties Wine Show * • Winewise Small Vigneron Awards *

Gold or

Silver

Gold only

* New in 2010

8. AUDIT PROCEDURE Before judging, any exhibit or record relating to an exhibit, stated in the Application for Entry, may be inspected and checked by an auditor appointed by the RNCAS. After the closing date for entries, one or more regions from which entries have been received will be selected for audit. The auditor may inspect the records relating to each exhibit from the selected regions, to determine that at the time of entry the exhibit complied with the conditions of entry for the class entered, including qualifying awards, bottling from a commercial bottling run and volume. The auditor may take at least one sample bottle for comparison with the exhibit at the time of judging.


9. JUDGES National Wine Show judges are carefully selected from amongst the best judges on the Australian wine show circuit. Their expertise is complemented by international judges, providing a broader, international perspective to the Show. The current Chairman of Judges, Tom Carson, brings a wealth of experience to the Show as a distinguished winemaker and judge.

10. JUDGING EXHIBITS Each exhibit will be judged in its class by a panel of three judges who will assess the exhibit independently of other exhibits in the class. Judges will be screened from the exhibits and from one another, and will have access only to a glass of each exhibit, poured for them by a Steward. The number of exhibits judged each day will be restricted to allow adequate time to assess exhibits and avoid palate fatigue. Exhibits will be judged in Riedel stemware. Each exhibit will be scored by each judge out of 20 points according to the following criteria: Colour and condition 3 points Bouquet 7 points Palate 10 points The chair of the judging panel will tally the points for each exhibit after all exhibits in a class have been judged and a final assessment of each exhibit will be made. A medal will be awarded to an exhibit according to the aggregate score of the judging panel (out of 60) as follows: Gold Medal 55.5 points or higher Silver Medal 51-55 points Bronze Medal 46.5-50.5 points Each Exhibit will be judged on its merits, with no limit on the number of Gold, Silver or Bronze medals that may be awarded in a class. If more than one Gold medal is awarded in a class, the judging panel will award a Top Gold for the class. The judging panel may decline to make an award in any class. The decision of the judges is final and no discussion will be entered into except that the reason for a decision may be given. Each Exhibitor must accept the Judges’ decision on the merits of an Exhibit. The catalogue of results will publish the point score for award winning wines only. Exhibitors may obtain scores for all of the Exhibitor’s exhibits at the Exhibitors’ tasting or on request.

11. DISQUALIFICATION The RNCAS or its representative may disqualify, or dismiss as not eligible for judging, any Exhibit that does not comply with the regulations. A disqualification or dismissal is final. An Exhibitor may be disqualified from this and any future Show. For example, an Exhibit may be disqualified if: (a) the stock at the time of entry does not comply with requirements for the class in which the Exhibit has been entered; or (b) a false claim is made for an award won at a qualifying wine show; or (c) the Exhibit is not commercially bottled (e.g. a tank or barrel sample) or has not been obtained from a commercial

bottling run; or (d) in the opinion of the Chairman of Judges, the sample bottle (see clause 8: Audit Procedure) does not conform to the

Exhibit submitted by the Exhibitor.


12. TROPHIES

Trophies will be awarded to the best exhibits in Premium and Commercial classes after a judge-off of the Top Gold awards from eligible classes. The top exhibit in a class must be of Gold medal standard to be eligible for Trophy judging. Contested Trophies are decided by a ballot of all judges. Exhibits in Class 12 (Medium or Sweet White) and Class 13 (Rosé) are not eligible for Premium Trophies; but the Top Gold award in each of these classes automatically receives a Trophy for that style. Exhibits in Single Vineyard, Aged, Sparkling and Fortified classes do not compete against the Premium and Commercial sections for Trophies, but compete for the Trophy in their respective sections (e.g. Single Vineyard Trophy, Best Aged Table Wine; Best Fortified Wine). Special Trophies are awarded to the top exhibit in each Premium Gold class, namely: The Semillon Trophy; The Chardonnay Trophy; The Shiraz Trophy; The Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy. Trophies will be presented at the Trophy Presentation Dinner and all Trophy contenders will be invited to attend. If for whatever reason a Trophy cannot be collected at this event, all delivery costs, including transport and insurance, will be the responsibility of the trophy winner.

OPEN TROPHIES FOR PREMIUM AND COMMERCIAL TABLE WINES

Ref Classification Classes A1 Best Dry White, Commercial Classes 43-46, 50-52

B1 Best Riesling, Premium Classes 1, 2

B2 Best Sauvignon Blanc, Premium Classes 4, 5

B3 Best Semillon, Premium Classes 6, 7

B4 Best Chardonnay, Premium Classes 8, 9

C6 Best Dry White Wine various

A2 Best Dry Red, Commercial Classes 47-49, 53-55

B5 Best Pinot Noir, Premium Classes 14, 15

B6 Best Shiraz, Premium Classes 17-20

B7 Best Cabernet Sauvignon, Premium Classes 21-22

B8 Best Blended Dry Red, Premium Classes 23, 25, 26

B9 Best Dry Red, Other Varieties, Premium Classes 24

C7 Best Dry Red Wine various

C8 The Len Evans Memorial Trophy: Best Table Wine of the Show C6, C7

SPECIAL TROPHIES (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OPEN TROPHIES) Ref Classification Classes A3 Best Medium or Sweet White Table Wine 12

A4 Best Rosé 13

A5 The Kit Stevens Memorial Trophy: Best Bottle Fermented Sparkling White or Pink 56, 58, 60

A6 Best Bottle Fermented Sparkling Red 57, 59, 61

A7 Best Table Wine, Aged Classes 39-42

A8 Best Fortified Wine 62-66, 73-77

C1 The Semillon Trophy 27

C2 The Chardonnay Trophy 28

C3 The Shiraz Trophy 29

C4 The Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy 30

C5 The Single Vineyard Trophy 31-38


13. OBLIGATIONS FOR GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS Gold Medals awarded at the National Wine Show of Australia TM are keenly contested and highly regarded. Exhibitors, retailers, industry observers, the media and consumers show great interest in these award winning wines. In turn, we seek the support of Exhibitors in the following ways. (1) TASTINGS To ensure that adequate supplies of all Trophy and Gold Medal winning exhibits are available for the Exhibitors’ and VIP Tastings, Exhibitors must supply, at their own expense, additional bottles of each Trophy and Gold Medal winning wine as follows: Table wines and sparkling wines Trophy – 12 bottles (750ml or equivalent)

Gold Medal – 6 bottles (750ml or equivalent) Fortified wines (all classes) 2 bottles (750ml or equivalent) Exhibitors will be notified by Friday 19 November 2010 of their obligation to supply additional wines. These wines must be delivered by Thursday 25 November 2010. See clause 19 for delivery details. (2) TROPHY PRESENTATION DINNER The RNCAS may request up to five (5) dozen of selected Gold Medal winning table wines (other than aged classes) and six (6) dozen Gold Medal winning sparkling wines (other than aged classes) to be served at the Trophy Presentation Dinner. Exhibitors will be notified by Friday 19 November 2010. Wines selected for the Dinner must be delivered no later than Wednesday 24 November. See clause 19 for delivery details. Donors will be formally acknowledged at the Trophy Presentation Dinner and on the National Wine Show website where donated wines and their awards will be prominently displayed.

14. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS The points received by each award-winning Exhibit will be set out in the Catalogue of Results. Results remain embargoed and must not be published, disclosed or disseminated, except under clause 13, until the official announcement of awards at the Trophy Presentation Dinner. The Catalogue of Results will be released to guests at the conclusion of the Trophy Presentation Dinner. Copies will be available on Friday 26 November 2010 at the Exhibitors’ Tasting and on the National Wine Show website.


15. ADVERTISING OF AWARDS An Exhibitor must comply with The Winemakers Federation of Australia Code of Practice for the Display of Awards in relation to any Award won for any Exhibit in this Show. An Exhibitor must not advertise or allow to be advertised by any means, the fact that an exhibit has won an Award in this Show unless the advertisement shows clearly: (a) the year of the award; (b) the class in which the award was won; (c) the award won; (d) the correct name of the competition, that is, The National Wine Show of Australia or The National Wine Show (but not

Canberra Wine Show). A product must not be marketed bearing any reference to any award won at this Show unless the product is the winner of the award. Reference to any award on a label or sticker attached to a bottle must relate to the contents of the bottle.

16. HOW TO ENTER

Entries:

Exhibitors are encouraged to lodge entries online to reduce the time required for processing entries and ensure that entries are received. Late entries must be lodged online. Online entries can be lodged at: www.rncas.org.au/NationalWineShow Payment methods for online entries: Direct Deposit, Credit Card, Cheque The Application for Entry may be downloaded from the RNCAS website OR An Application for Entry is enclosed with this Schedule. Additional copies may be downloaded from www.rncas.org.au/NationalWineShow Mail the completed entry form to: The Chief Executive Officer, RNCAS, PO Box 124, MITCHELL ACT 2911

Closing date: 8 October 2010

Late entries:

May be accepted at the discretion of the Wine Show Committee and must be lodged online. The closing date for late entries is 29 October 2010. Normally, late entries will be reserved for exhibits which win a qualifying award after the closing date for timely entries. To minimise the number of late entries and avoid late entry fees, Exhibitors are invited to enter non-award exhibits in an appropriate non-award class, subject to meeting all entry requirements for that class. If an exhibit wins a qualifying award after the closing date for entries, Exhibitors at their discretion may request that the exhibit be transferred to an appropriate award class.

Entry fees: Entries submitted on or before the closing date: $110 Late entries: $120 The entry fee is not refundable once an entry has been accepted.


17. HOW TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR ENTRY

� Exhibitors must consult the detailed list of Entries by Class (see clause 20) to decide which classes they wish to enter.

� If an Exhibitor enters more than one exhibit in a class, the exhibits in that class must be numbered sequentially on the Application for Entry.

� Description of Exhibits: please complete all fields that apply, as stated on the exhibit’s actual or intended commercial label. The exact commercial name of each exhibit, consistent with the actual or intended commercial label, must be stated for inclusion in the Catalogue of Results.

� Single Vineyard Section: the name of the Single Vineyard from which the exhibit is sourced must be stated, exactly as shown on the commercial label.

� Table Wines, Sparkling Wines, Sweet White Fortified and Ruby or Vintage Fortified Wines: The predominant variety or varieties and corresponding percentage composition must be stated. Please list varieties in descending percentage order. This information will be used to check entries against class specifications and assist with judging but will not be published in the Catalogue of Results.

� Volume at time of entry: exact quantities in units according to class specifications should be stated. Approximate quantities (e.g. 650+ dozen) may be stated so long as it is clear that the volume declared meets minimum class requirements. Stated volumes may be audited.

� Premium, Premium Gold and Single Vineyard Sections: please state the most recent qualifying award. Awards claimed may be audited.

� Please indicate the number of tickets required for the Exhibitors’ Luncheon.


18. PREPARATION AND DISPATCH OF EXHIBITS (1) PREPARATION OF EXHIBITS (a) Commercially released wines must bear the commercial label under which the exhibit is or will be marketed. All other

exhibits should bear commercial labels, if available. (b) The wine show labels supplied must be attached to the exhibits and must show the following:

(i) the Exhibitor’s name; (ii) the number of the Class entered; (iii) the type of wine (grape variety or style); (iv) if there is more than one entry in any one class, an exhibit number (1, 2…) conforming with the exhibit number

on the Application for Entry; v) the year of vintage (when applicable).

(c) Wine show labels must be attached so that an exhibit’s identifying information (brand, label, variety etc) is not obscured. For an exhibit entered in the Single Vineyard Section, the vineyard name must not be obscured.

(d) Exhibits must be submitted without capsules (except for pilfer-proof capsules or seals).

(e) An exhibit must comprise the following number of bottles: (i) Tables wines (other than Aged and Single Vineyard): 6 x 750ml bottles or equivalent (ii) Table wines — Aged and Single Vineyard: 4 x 750ml bottles or equivalent (iii) Sparkling wines (other than Aged): 6 x 750ml bottles or equivalent (iv Sparkling wines — Aged: 4 x 750ml bottles or equivalent (iii) Fortified wines: 3 x 750ml bottles or equivalent (iv) Brandy: 2 x 700ml bottles or equivalent

(2) DISPATCH OF EXHIBITS (a) Exhibits must be delivered to the RNCAS by 29 October 2010.

(b) Late entries, for which the late entry fee has been paid, must be delivered to the RNCAS by 10 November 2010.

19. DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR EXHIBITS AND EXTRA WINES Exhibits, Tasting wines and Trophy Presentation Dinner wines must be delivered to the following address:

The Chief Executive Officer RNCAS Building Z, Exhibition Park in Canberra Flemington Rd MITCHELL ACT 2911


20. ENTRIES BY CLASS

PREMIUM TABLE WINES (Classes 1-26) STYLES: Dry White, Rosé, Medium or Sweet White, Dry Red • Award winning wines only • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Volume required at time of entry: 250 dozen (100 dozen for Class 15, 2008 and older Pinot Noir) • In single varietal classes, exhibits must comprise at least 85% of the specified variety • Blended wines comprising at least 85% of a single variety must be entered in a corresponding varietal class,

except for Class 20, Shiraz Viognier

Dry White Class Vintage Classification 1 2010 Riesling 2 2009 and older Riesling 3 Any vintage Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio 4 2010 Sauvignon Blanc 5 2009 and older Sauvignon Blanc 6 2010 or 2009 Semillon 7 2008 and older Semillon 8 2010 or 2009 Chardonnay 9 2008 and older Chardonnay 10 Any vintage Other Dry White Varietals (not eligible for classes 1-9) 11 Any vintage Blended Dry White, comprising less than 85% of any single variety

Medium or Sweet White Class Vintage Classification 12 Any vintage Medium or Sweet White table wine – any variety or blend

Rosé Class Vintage Classification 13 Any vintage Rosé – any variety, blend or style

Dry Red Class Vintage Classification 14 2009 Pinot Noir 15 2008 and older Pinot Noir (quantity: 100 dozen) 16 2009 and older Merlot 17 2009 Shiraz 18 2008 Shiraz 19 2007 and older Shiraz 20 2009 and older Shiraz Viognier (comprising at least 1% Viognier) 21 2009 or 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon 22 2007 and older Cabernet Sauvignon 23 2009 and older Grenache or Mourvedre or blends thereof, with or without Shiraz,

comprising at least 30% Grenache or 30% Mourvedre 24 2009 and older Other Dry Red Varietals (not eligible for classes 14-23) 25 2009 or 2008 Blended Dry Red, comprising less than 85% of any single variety and

not eligible for classes 14-24 26 2007 and older Blended Dry Red, comprising less than 85% of any single variety and

not eligible for classes 14-24


PREMIUM GOLD TABLE WINES (Classes 27-30) STYLES: Dry White, Dry Red • GOLD award winning wines only • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Exhibits must comprise at least 85% of the specified variety • Volume required at time of entry: 100 dozen

Class Vintage Classification 27 2008 and older Semillon (The Semillon Trophy) 28 2008 and older Chardonnay (The Chardonnay Trophy) 29 2008 and older Shiraz (The Shiraz Trophy) 30 2008 and older Cabernet Sauvignon (The Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy)

SINGLE VINEYARD TABLE WINES (Classes 31-38)

STYLES: Dry White, Dry Red • Award winning wines only (award not necessary as a Single Vineyard exhibit) • Exhibits must be commercially bottled and labelled, from a commercially bottled run, and must be sourced entirely

(100%) from fruit grown on the Single Vineyard named on the commercial label. • Wine show labels must be attached so that the vineyard name is not obscured • In single varietal classes, exhibits must comprise at least 85% of the specified variety • Volume required at time of entry: 80 dozen

Class Vintage Classification 31 Any vintage Riesling 32 Any vintage Semillon 33 Any vintage Chardonnay 34 Any vintage Other Dry White (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 31-32) 35 2009 and older Pinot Noir 36 2009 and older Shiraz 37 2009 and older Cabernet Sauvignon 38 2009 and older Other Dry Red (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 34-36)

AGED TABLE WINES (Classes 39-42)

STYLES: Dry White, Sweet White, Dry Red • Aged, mature wines, possibly with potential for further maturation • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry: 50 dozen (20 dozen for Class 41, Sweet White table wines)

Class Vintage Classification 39 2005 and older Dry White – Aromatic varieties or blends (e.g. Riesling) 40 2005 and older Dry White – Soft, fruity or flinty varieties or blends (e.g. Semillon, Chardonnay) 41 2005 and older Sweet White – any variety or blend (quantity: 20 dozen) 42 2005 and older Dry Red – any variety or blend


COMMERCIAL TABLE WINES, SMALL VOLUME (Classes 43-49) STYLES: Dry White, Dry Red • Exhibits are classified into broad varietal groupings to assist with judging; for classes 43-45 and 47-48, the exhibit

must comprise at least 50% of the stated variety • Exhibits to be named commercial wines, commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry: 2,000 dozen • Limit of 2 entries per brand or label in any one class. Exhibits of the same brand or label must be entered under

the same Exhibitor’s name; cross-entries are not permitted

Class Vintage Classification 43 Any vintage Riesling, Gewurztraminer or predominant blends of either variety 44 Any vintage Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc or predominant blends of either variety 45 Any vintage Chardonnay and Chardonnay predominant blends 46 Any vintage Other Dry White (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 43-45) 47 2009 and older Shiraz and Shiraz predominant blends 48 2009 and older Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Sauvignon predominant blends 49 2009 and older Other Dry Red (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 47-48)

COMMERCIAL TABLE WINES, LARGE VOLUME (Classes 50-55)

STYLES: Dry White, Dry Red • Exhibits are classified into broad varietal groupings to assist with judging; for classes 50, 51, 53 and 54, the exhibit

must comprise at least 50% of the stated variety • Exhibits to be named commercial wines, commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry: 60,000 litres • Limit of 2 entries per brand or label in any one class. Exhibits of the same brand or label must be entered under

the same Exhibitor’s name; cross-entries are not permitted

Class Vintage Classification 50 Any vintage Riesling, Gewurztraminer or predominant blends of either variety 51 Any vintage Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc or predominant blends of either variety 52 Any vintage Other Dry White (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 50-51) 53 2009 and older Shiraz and Shiraz predominant blends 54 2009 and older Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Sauvignon predominant blends 55 2009 and older Other Dry Red (varieties and blends not eligible for Classes 53-54)


SPARKLING WINES (Classes 56-61) STYLES: Sparkling White or Pink, Sparkling Red • Exhibits must be bottle fermented (Premium and Aged classes) or naturally fermented (Commercial classes) • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially disgorged run • Exhibits must be dressed with the stoppers that are used commercially

Premium (Classes 56-57) • Award winning wines only • Volume required at time of entry: 100 dozen Class Vintage Classification 56 Vintage & NV White or Pink 57 Vintage & NV Red

Aged (Classes 58-59) • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry: 20 dozen Class Vintage Classification 58 2005 and older White or Pink 59 2005 and older Red

Commercial (Classes 60-61) • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry:

o Sparkling White or Pink: 1,000 dozen o Sparkling Red: 500 dozen

Class Vintage Classification 60 Vintage & NV White or Pink 61 Vintage & NV Red

FORTIFIED WINES (Classes 62-77)

STYLES: Apera (Sherry); Sweet White, excluding Muscat; Muscat; Tawny; Vintage, Ruby or Vintage

Premium (Classes 62-66) • Award winning wines only • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Volume required at time of entry: 450 litres (50 dozen) Class Vintage Classification 62 Apera (sherry) – any style 63 Sweet white, excluding Muscat 64 Muscat 65 Tawny 66 Any vintage Vintage (port style – bottled)


Aged (Classes 67-72) • Awards not required • Aged, mature wines, not necessarily commercial • Volume required at time of entry: 180 litres (20 dozen) Class Vintage Classification 67 Apera (sherry) – Amontillado style 68 Apera (sherry) – Oloroso style 69 Sweet white, excluding muscat 70 Muscat 71 Tawny 72 2003 and older Vintage (port style – bottled)

Commercial (Classes 73-77) • Awards not required • Exhibits to be commercially labelled and from a commercially bottled run • Volume required at time of entry:

o Apera (sherry): 900 litres (100 dozen) o All other fortifieds: 1,800 litres (200 dozen)

Class Vintage Classification 73 Apera (sherry) – any style 74 Sweet white, excluding muscat 75 Muscat 76 Tawny 77 Any vintage Ruby or Vintage (port style – bottled)

BRANDY (Classes 78-79)

STYLE: Australian Brandy as defined by the Excise Act 1901 (Cwlth), section 77FI (2), def brandy. • Commercial brandies, commercially bottled and labelled • Awards not required • Volume required at time of entry:

o 2 years to less than 3 years old: 2,400 litres absolute alcohol o Aged 3 years or more: 1,000 litres absolute alcohol

Class Vintage Classification 78 Brandy, 2 years to less than 3 years old 79 Brandy, aged 3 years or more


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