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Royal Hobart International Wine Show
2014
Celebrating 40 years!
15th - 21st November 2014
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Medals sell wines!
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
Reasons to enter………….
Gold, Silver and Bronze
The value of winning a medal can be enormous in terms of marketing power,
even for those who don’t win, just entering gives wine producers the
opportunity to benchmark their wines and perhaps improve it. In this way the
RAST believes the Royal Hobart Wine Show is an important contributor to the
development of fine Australian wines.
Each year, the Wine Show attracts wine entries from all around Australia, with
judging undertaken by a panel of international, national and Tasmanian
experts.
The prestigious RAST Trophy - Best Pinot Noir sponsored by Etihad Airways
is the major prize and attracts pinot noir entries from all over Australia. The
winner of this prestigious trophy receives a return Coral economy class trip for
two people to Paris flying with Etihad Airways.
40 years of experience & history……..
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania traces its history back to 1821
when a group of residents of Van Diemans Land corresponded with the
Official Secretary and gained approval for the establishment of a Society for
the protection of animals. Tasmania has the distinction of being the first
colony in Australia to form an Agricultural Society when the “Van Diemans
Land Agricultural Society” was formed in Hobart Town on 1st January 1822.
The first show was conducted in January 1822, in the Old Market Place, just
in front of the present State Parliament House.
The first Royal Hobart Wine Show was held in conjunction with the Royal
Hobart Show 22 to 25 October 1974, entries totalled 382.
Since 1974 the Royal Hobart Wine Show has grown and entries have
increased to over 2,500 on average with a peak entry record of 3,254. The
Wine show now enlists international judges to join the panel of judges from all
over Australia. Just to mention a few, John Avery - UK, Clive Torr - South
Africa, John Belsham - NZ, Kent Tsiang - China, Emma Roberts - UK.
The Royal Hobart Wine Show is the only wine show in Australia with Certified
Quality Management accreditation ISO 9001 which is strictly adhered to and
audited each year.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
Important Information for Exhibitors
CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES
Friday 3 Ocober 2014
How to enter
Enter Online at: http://entries.hobartshowground.com.au
Download entry form from: http://www.hobartshowground.com.au/wineshow
Entries will only be excepted up to to COB Friday 3 October 2014.
Postal address
Royal Hobart International Wine Show
P.O. Box 94,
Glenorchy, Tasmania, 7010
Faxed entries will not be accepted
DELIVERY OF ENTRIES
Entries to be delivered after Monday, 27 October 2014
and no later than Friday, 7 November 2014
Delivery Address
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
Main Grandstand, Hobart Showground, 2 Howard Road,
Glenorchy, Tasmania, 7010
JUDGING
Judging:
Saturday 15 November to Wednesday 19 November 2014.
Commencing at 8.30 am each day, Grandstand Hall, Hobart Showground.
ROYAL HOBART INTERNATIONAL WINE SHOW AWARDS PRESENTATION DINNER
The annual awards presentation dinner will be held on Friday 21 November 2014. The dinner will be
accompanied with wine selected from the 2013 trophy and gold medal wines. As the event is so
popular we encourage you to book early. This year, the dinner will celebrate our fortieth year. A very
special night is planned. Please phone the RAST on 03 6272 6812 for further information or to book
seats. Online tickets can be purchased as an additional item at the end of processing your entries.
PUBLIC & TRADE TASTING
Exhibitor and Trade Tasting: Friday 21 November 2014, 10am to 1.00 pm at the Hobart Showground,
Glenorchy. Entry on presentation of business card.
Riedel Public Tasting and inaugural Simply The Best of Tasmania event:
Saturday 29 November 2014, Hobart Showground, Glenorchy, 10am to 4.00pm.
Sponsors, exhibitors, judges and the public are invited to attend these events. The Simply the Best is
designed to have the general public engage more with the Wine Show and the Fine Food Awards
which traditionally concentrated on the competition between entrants.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
The Fortieth Annual
Royal Hobart International Wine Show
15 – 21 November 2014
Royal Hobart International Wine Show
is conducted under the authority of
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
RAST President – Paul Grubb
CEO – Scott Gadd
Committee:
John Ellis MJW (Chairman)
Helen Brock
Peter Edwards
Graeme Geard
Bill Geeves
Graham Harrington
Alistair Home
Carole Rodger
Brian Smith
Stephen Smith
Robert Tanner
Jim Munro
Janice Overett
Josef Giedl
RAST Vice President
Project Officer
QA Controller
ENTRY FEES
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania Members and Tasmanian Exhibitors $60.00 per entry.
All other entries $70.00 per entry.
MEMBERSHIP
Full Membership of The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania is available for a subscription of $90.00.
MOMENTO
A 40th Royal Hobart International Wine Show momento is intended to be produced for purchase. Further details will be
announced closer to the show.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Phone: (03) 6272 6812
Email:
admin@hobartshowground.com.au
Web site:
www.hobartshowground.com.au
RESULTS
Trophy Awards will be announced at the Presentation Dinner to be held on Friday 21 November 2014.
Medal results will be posted on www.hobartshowground.com.au after the Presentation Dinner.
The full Catalogue of results can be purchased from RAST for $10.00.
RIEDEL JUDGING GLASSES
The Royal Hobart International Wine Show uses the Riedel Ouverture Magnum Glass for judging. We acknowledge
Riedel’s sponsorship of the Public Tasting Event.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
Gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors
Major Sponsors
Etihad Airways
The Old Woolstore
Riedel
Trophy Donors & Minor Sponsors
A & G Engineering
Abel Labels
Australian Liquor Marketers
Big Bargain Bottle Shops
Casella Wines – the home of Yellowtail
Classic Oak
Department of State Growth
Longfellows Group
Nine Eleven
Poly-Tech
Red + White
The Wine Society
The Travel Studio
Vinocor
Vinvicta
Wine Tasmania
RAST TROPHY
Best Pinot Noir
Sponsored by
Etihad Airways
The winner of this prestigious trophy for the Best Pinot Noir will receive
a return Coral economy class trip* for two people to Paris, provided by Etihad Airways.
Etihad Airways is proud to be a major sponsor of the
2014 Royal Hobart International Wine Show.
Classes 18,19,20,28,29,30
The winner of the best Pinor Noir
* subject to availability and excludes Govt taxes and levys
TASMANIAN AWARD
Awarded to an individual for outstanding service to the Tasmanian wine industry.
Sponsored by
THE ROYAL AGRICULTRUAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA
TASMANIAN TROPHIES
See Regulation 21
Best Tasmanian Red Wine (Selected from all the Tasmanian gold medal red wines)
Sponsored by
CLASSIC OAK
Best Tasmanian White Wine (Selected from all the Tasmanian gold medal white wines)
Sponsored by
POLY-TECH
Best Tasmanian Sparkling Wine (Selected from all the Tasmanian gold medal sparkling wines)
Sponsored by
VINOCOR
Best Tasmanian Wine (Selected from all the Tasmanian gold medal wines)
Claudio Alcorso Trophy
Sponsored by
DEPARMENT OF STATE GROWTH
Most Successful Tasmanian Exhibitor (Tasmanian exhibitor accumulating the most points)
Sponsored by
WINE TASMANIA
see Regulation 12
TROPHIES
With the exception of The Most Successful Exhibitor in the Show, only wine attaining a
Gold Medal in this Show will be eligible for trophy awards.
Trophy
Sponsor
Best Cabernet Sauvignon
Sponsorship available
Classes:18, 19,20, 21,22,23
Best Shiraz
Abel Labels
Classes: 18, 19, 20,24,25,26,27
Best Blended Red
The Travel Studio
Classes: 18,19,20,34,35,36,37, 38,39
Best Varietal Red Wine
Other than Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon or Shiraz
Classes: 18,19,20, 31,32,33
Best Chardonnay
Casella Wines
Vinvicta
Classes: 7,8,9, 15,17
Best Riesling
Sponsorship available
Classes: 1,2,15,16
Best Sauvignon Blanc
Big Bargain Bottle Shops
Classes: 3,4,15,17
Best Varietal White
Other than Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay
Classes: 5,6,10,11,12,15,16,17
Best Sweet Dessert Wine – Unfortified
Classes: 15,16,17
Best Individual Vineyard Table Wine
Classes: 1 to 17, 18 to 39
Best Sparkling Wine
Nine Eleven
Sponsorship available
A & G Engineering
Red + White
Classes 41, 64,65,66,67
Best Fortified
Sponsorship available
Classes: 44 to 63
Best Red Wine in Show
Max Lake Trophy
Selected from the winners of trophies of Best Pinot Noir,
Best Cabernet Sauvignon, Best Shiraz, Best Varietal Red Wine
and Best Blended Red
Best Dry White Wine in Show
Cliff Heard Perpetual Trophy
Selected from the winners of trophies Best Chardonnay,
Best Riesling, Best Varietal White Wine, Best Sauvignon Blanc
and the top wine from classes 13 and 14
Most Successful Exhibitor
The Wine Society
RAST
Australian Liquor Marketers
Exhibitor accumulating the most points
Best Wine in Show
Chairman’s Trophy
Longfellows Group
Selected from the winners of all other trophies
Vision Statement
To support the development of the Australian wine industry, to promote wine excellence, to represent the best interests
of wine consumers and to educate emerging consumers about wine, so that they can develop their palates
to enjoy wine in moderation
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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All classes are open for competition to
vignerons, wine makers, distillers and wine and
spirit merchants.
A wine and spirit merchant shall mean any
person, association, or company, buying wine
and brandy for resale.
A wine maker shall mean any person or firm
manufacturing and selling wine from grapes.
A vigneron is any person or firm who grows
grapes for the production of wine for sale.
Fees for each entry will be - RAST Members
and Tasmanian Exhibitors $60.00, all others
$70.00.
All entries become the property of the Society.
Entries shall consist of SIX 750 ml bottles and
the minimum wine quantity specified must have
been bottled or will be bottled by the
commencement of judging on 15 November
2014. The entry number for half bottles is
double that for 750 ml bottles.
The qualifying stock volume of wine for each
class is 2250 litres for all entrants except for
Tasmanain entrants whose qualifying stock
volume is 225 litres for each class.
A further six bottles will be required in the event
that the entry wins a Gold Medal.
Entries will be awarded points (on the 20 point
scale) by the judges and aggregate trophy
points per Regulation 11 will be set out in the
list of awards. Certificates for Gold, Silver and
Bronze Medals will be issued to award winners.
Points for aggregate trophies will be allocated
according to the following scale:
Points
GOLD AWARD
5
SILVER AWARD
3
BRONZE AWARD
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The Tasmanian exhibitor accruing the highest
aggregate score receives the Most Successful
Tasmanian exhibitor award.
Entries must be made on forms supplied by the
Society for that purpose. Exhibitors must state
on the entry form the class to be competed for,
the name under which the wine is marketed,
vintage, the grape varieties contained therein,
their proportions, whether the wine is wooded
or not, the alcohol content and that the
stipulated quantity will be in stock at the time of
judging. (See also Regulation 14).
There is no restriction on the number of entries
in any one class, but no exhibit may be entered
more than once, regardless of class, even if
bottled under a different label and/or by a
different exhibitor. However, entries in Fortified
classes are restricted to only two entries by any
one entrant in any one class.
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All bottles received by the RAST must carry
the identifying RAST Wine Show Label
provided, and must show:
a) the year of the competition;
b) the number of the class;
c) the year of the vintage;
d) the grape varieties and proportions
thereof;
e) the alcohol content.
Incorrect or incomplete information on the
entry form may result in the disqualification
of the entry.
No person, except for the RAST Staff and the
Chair or the nominee of the Wine Show
Committee, will be allowed to inspect an entry
form of any entry until the Judges' Awards
have been made public.
After the close of entries, no person will be
permitted access to bottles, except the Wine
Show Coordinators, Stewards and authorised
RAST staff, until the awards have been made.
In addition to the RAST Wine Show Label,
exhibitors must have their own commercial
label, or an accurate facsimile, on the bottle
with the RAST Wine Show Label placed on the
back of the bottle. Bottles not carrying the
RAST Wine Show Label will be excluded from
judging. The RAST label must be placed so
that on at least one bottle of the entry the
variety(ies), vintage, and vineyard name (if
applicable) on the commercial label(s) are
clearly visible.
BLEND & VARIETAL CLASSES. Wines
containing 85% or more of any single variety
must be entered into a varietal class unless the
blend is stated on the commercial label (or
facsimile) whereupon the wine must be entered
into the appropriate blended class. The
proportions of grape varieties in blended wines
MUST be specified on the entry form. Special
attention is drawn (by way of example) to
Shiraz and Viognier blends. If a wine is ≥ 85%
Shiraz and labelled Shiraz (only), then it must
be entered in Classes 24-27. If the wine is
labelled Shiraz/Viognier it must be entered in
Class 38 or 39.
INDIVIDUAL VINEYARD WINE. All entries
must be made from 100% of grapes grown on
an individual vineyard, the name of which
appears on the commercial (or accurate
facsimile) label of the wine. All entries in this
class must have a commercial label (or
accurate facsimile) on each bottle as well as
the RAST wine show label. It is insuffient to
say on the label that it is from an individual
vineyard, whilst not naming that vineyard.
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TASMANIAN WINE ENTRIES:
To be eligible for a Tasmanian Wine Trophy
the wine must be made from ≥85% grapes
grown in Tasmania. The exhibitor must
certify this by ticking the box provided on
the entry form.
SPARKLING WINE. With the exception of
Class 41, entries must represent wine with
natural effervescence as a result of
fermentation.
OUT OF CLASS ENTRIES MAY BE
DISQUALIFIED AND NOT TRANSFERRED.
Entries must be delivered as follows:
AFTER 27 October 2014 and
NO LATER than 7 November 2014,
Main Grandstand, Hobart Showground,
2 Howard Road, Glenorchy, Tasmania, 7010
in containers holding not more than one dozen
bottles, properly marked to show the exhibitor's
name and the class number(s).
All entries, except as otherwise provided for in
these rules, must be solely the product of
grapes and conform to the respective Acts of
States and the Commonwealth of Australia.
These include the Customs and Excise Act
and Regulations, Health Act and
Regulations, and the Australian Wine and
Brandy Corporation Act 1980.
In all classes, the wine stock as stated on the
entry form may be inspected and checked by a
representative of the Society or its nominee at
any time between the closing date for entries
and the completion of judging.
Inspection and/or testing of any award winning
wines may be made in the eight weeks
following the announcement of awards and the
Committee of the Society will later consider this
audit and take appropriate action if necessary.
No entry will be received from any person or
persons disqualified by this or any similar
Society during the period of such
disqualification. Should any such entry be
accepted, it shall, when discovered, be
deemed void and the entry fee and exhibit shall
be forfeited.
A judging panel shall consist of three judges.
All persons exhibiting shall accept the decision
of the judges appointed by the Society as to
the merit of the entries.
No protest with respect to process will be
entertained unless made within seven days of
the announcement of the awards.
The exhibitor must comply with the
Winemakers’ Federation of Australia Code of
Practice for the display of Awards.
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Any competitor making misleading or other
improper use of awards won in the Royal
Hobart International Wine Show may be
disqualified from any future Show or Shows.
JUDGING CRITERIA
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Judges will judge each class and on receipt of all result sheets applicable to any one class, the Panel Chair shall have the
points totalled. He or she shall have the power to arbitrate the Awards.
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Judges will not have access to entries apart from the glasses placed in front of them by the Stewards.
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All entries will be judged on points allocated by each of the three Judges in a panel as follows:
Points
Colour and Clarity
3 max
Bouquet
7 max
Palate
10 max
TOTAL
20 max (in 0.5 increments)
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Awards will be made as follows:
Bronze Award
Silver Award
Gold Award
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The RAST shall have the power to disqualify or dismiss, as being not eligible for judging, any exhibit which in their opinion
does not comply with regulations in every respect. Such disqualification shall be accepted as final.
46.5 to 50.5 points
51.0 to 55.0 points
55.5 to 60.0 points
JUDGES 2014
Chief Judge:
Louisa Rose
South Australia
Chairman:
John Ellis MJW
Victoria
Show Co-ordinator:
Bill Geeves
Tasmania
Results Co-ordinator:
Reg Emmett
Tasmania
International:
Emma Roberts
Hwee Peng Lim
United Kingdom
Singapore
Panel:
Russell Cody
Samantha Connew
Rob Diletti
Peter Douglas
Steve Goodwin SJW
Lester Jesberg
Mark O’Callaghan
Jennifer Pfeiffer
Tom Ravech
Tom Wallace
New South Wales
Tasmania
Western Australia
South Australia
Victoria
Australian Capital Terrirory
Victoria
Victoria
Tasmania
Tasmania
Associate Judges:
Tim Birmingham
Curly Haslam-Coates
Luke Joliffe
Ockie Myburgh
Cynthea Semmens
Etihad – Dubai
Tasmania
Western Australia
Tasmania
Tasmania
Membership
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania
Join the RAST and you
Will reap the rewards of membership
As a RAST member you will be eligible for the privileges that RAST members enjoy during the show and
throughout the year.
Full Membership includes the following:-
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Royal Hobart Show tickets for yourself, 1 adult guest and 2 children, each day plus free parking.
Access to the member’s lounge at the Show, your first drink free.
Priority access to Royal Hobart Food & Wine Show events and benefits.
A $50 discount on any venue hire fee at the Showground.
Discounted exhibitor fees to the Royal Hobart Show, Wine Show and Fine Food Show.
Priority invitation to the Presidents Cocktail Party (held at the Royal Hobart Show) and all other VIP
dinners and functions.
Access to CMCA rates in the Showground Motor Home Park which represents a 20% discount.
Free stall in the Hobart Showground Sunday Market once each year, valued at around $33.00.
A copy of our regular newletter the Bush Telegraph.
Ability to purchase wine from the Royal Hobart International Wine Show in November each year.
Eligibility to stand for election to any office of the Society and the right to vote at the Annual General
Meeting and other priviliges as defined in the Articles of Association.
To find out more about becoming a RAST member go to:
www.hobartshowground.com.au
or
phone 03 6272 6812
Quality Objectives
The Royal Hobart International Wine Show aims to conduct an annual wine show that meets or exceeds our customers
expectations by incorporating the following objectives and using the listed performance criteria:
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Conduct an annual wine show to judge quality in Australian wine styles.
Assessed by: Chairman of Judges’ and Judges’ satisfaction; survey results from entrants; number of nonconformances; wine press review/appraisal.
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Provide leadership among wine shows both in the application of quality assurance standards to the conduct of wine
shows and in the judging of cool climate wines.
Assessed by: successful QA accreditation; one third of Judges experienced with cool climate wines; at least one third of
judging panel are Tasmanian judges; Chair of Judges and one other judge experienced in Pinot Noir.
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Accommodate changes in industry products and provide direction for exhibitors by the annual review and
designation of classes.
Assessed by: provision of new classes; changes to rules; customer survey results.
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Provide in-service training for Judges and Stewards.
Assessed by: Chair of Judges and panel chairs after completing the associate judge’ training period. Training of
stewards to be the responsibility of the chief steward and the chair of the Wine Show committee.
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Maintain and constantly improve wine judging facilities.
Assessed by: improvements to cellar, judging rooms, lighting, glasses; better procedures for split classes and trophy
judging; ensuring that judges’ accommodation, food and social activities while attending the Show are of the highest
possible standard; absence of critical comment from judges.
ROYAL HOBART
INTERNATIONAL WINE
SHOW
Red Wine
Vintage Dry Red Wines
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres
The minimum quantity must be bottled at the time of judging.
Variety & Vintage must be declared on the entry form.
6 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
White Wine
Class 18
Red Wine, light style, ready for drinking at the time of
judging- any vintage
Vintage Dry White Wines
Class 19
Rose - any vintage
Class 20
Red wine, any variety or blend - 2014
Class 21
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2013
Class 22
Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres
The minimum quantity must be bottled at the time of judging.
Variety & Vintage must be declared on the entry form.
6 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
Class 1
Riesling 2014
Class 23
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011 & Older
Class 2
Riesling 2013 & Older
Class 24
Shiraz - 2013
Class 3
Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Class 25
Shiraz - 2012
Class 4
Sauvignon Blanc 2013 & Older
Class 26
Shiraz - 2011
Class 5
Semillon 2014
Class 27
Shiraz 2010 & Older
Class 6
Semillon 2013 & Older
Class 28
Pinot Noir 2013
Class 7
Chardonnay 2014
Class 29
Pinot Noir 2012
Class 8
Chardonnay 2013
Class 30
Pinot Noir 2011 & Older
Class 9
Chardonnay 2012 & Older
Class 31
Merlot 2013
Class 10
Pinot Gris 2014
Class 32
Merlot 2012 & Older
Class 11
Pinot Gris 2013 & Older
Class 33
Other Single Red varieties - 2013 & Older
Class 12
Other Single White Varieties - any vintage
Class 34
Class 13
Blends of any White varieties 2014 (Refer to Rule 16)
Class 14
Blends of any White Variety 2013 & Older (Refer to
Rule 16)
Cabernet Style Blend - 2013. To be a blend of any two
or more of the following: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet
Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot & Malbec. No other varieties
permitted in the blend
Class 35
Cabernet Style Blend - 2012 & Older. To be a blend of
any two or more of the following: Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot & Malbec. No
other varieties permitted in the blend
Class 36
Australian Classic Blend - 2013. To be a blend of
Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz, either variety dominant
& together must total at least 85% of the blend. Only
Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz varieties to be listed on
the label.
Class 37
Australian Classic Blend - 2012 & Older. To be a blend
of Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz, either variety
dominant & together must total at least 85% of the
blend. Only Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz varieties to be
listed on the label.
Class 38
Blends of red varieties - 2013, ineligible for Class 34 or
36
Class 39
Blends of red varieties - 2012 & Older, ineligible for
Class 34 or 36
Vintage Non-Dry White Wines
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres.
The minimum quantity must be bottled at the time of judging.
Variety & Vintage must be declared on the entry form.
6 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
Class 15
Medium Sweet Table Wine - any vintage. As a guide the
wines will not have more than 80 g/l residual sugar.
Class 16
Sweet White Table Wine from Riesling, Traminer or
Muscat varieties and their blends - any vintage. As a
guide the wines will have more than 80 g/l residual
sugar.
Class 17
Sweet White Table Wines for wines not eligible for
Class 16 - any vintage. Includes Semilon or other
varieties and blends. As a guide the wines will have
more than 80 g/l residual sugar.
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Other Wine Styles
Topaque
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres
The minimum quantity must be bottled at the time of judging.
Variety & Vintage must be declared on the entry form.
6 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
Class 40
Moscato - Still - Any vintage, less than 1.5 g/l C02
Class 41
Moscato - Sparkling - Any vintage, less than 1.5 g/l C02
Class 42
Any other style of white wine not otherwise covered in
this schedule
Class 43
Any other style of red wine not otherwise covered in
schedule
Class 55
Australian Topaque < 5years
Class 56
Classic Topaque 5 to 10 years
Class 57
Grand Topaque 10 to 15 years
Class 58
Rare Topaque > 15 years
Muscat
Fortified
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres
Exhibitors may enter two entries in any Class
For Classes 44 to 47, where there is more than one entry per
exhibitor in each class, one entry must be commercially labelled and
available for purchase in the market place.
For Classes 51, 52, 55, 56, 59, 60 entries must be commercially
labelled and available in the retail market place.
For Classes 53, 54, 57, 58, 61, 62 qualifying stock must be gheld but
not necessarily in the bottle.
4 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
Class 59
Australian Muscat < 5 years
Class 60
Classic Muscat - 5 to 10 years
Class 61
Grand Muscat - 10 to 15 years
Class 62
Rare Muscat - > 15 years
Any Other Style or Variety
Class 63
Sweet Fortified Style Dessert Wine (not eligible for
Classes 44 to 62)
Sparkling Wine
Class 44
Pale Dry Apera <10g/l residual sugar
Class 45
Medium Dry Apera <1.5 Be
Minimum Quantity 2250 litres
ENTRIES MUST BE WINES WITH NATURAL
EFFERVESCENCE THAT IS A RESULT OF FERMENTATION.
Qualifying stock must be finished and ready for sale by the
commencement of judging.
6 BOTTLES PER ENTRY REQUIRED
Class 46
Medium Sweet Apera 1.5 to 4.0 Be
Class 64
Class 47
Sweet (including Cream) Apera 4.0 to 9.0 Be
Sparkling Wine - any vintage or a blend of vintages.
Bottle fermented. 85% of the wine must be from the
varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or
blends of these varieties. Aged on lees not less than 24
months.
Class 65
Sparkling Wine - any vintage or a blend of vintages.
Bottle fermented. 85% of the wine must be from the
varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier or
blends of these varieties. Aged on lees not less than6
months & up to 24 months.
Class 66
Sparkling - any vintage. naturally fermented, including
tank fermented wines, other than wines eligible for
Classes 63, 64 or 66
Class 67
Sparkling Red Wine - any vintage. Bottle fermented.
Blend composition to be specified.
Apera
Ruby/Vintage Style
Class 48
Ruby Style Fortified - any vintage
Class 49
Vintage Fortified < 5 years
Class 50
Vintage Fortified > 6 years
Tawny
Class 51
Australian Tawny <5 years
Class 52
Classic Tawny - 5 to 10 years
Class 53
Grand Tawny 10 to 15 years
Class 54
Rare Tawny > 15 years
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NOTES
Royal Hobart International Wine Show
40th Anniversary - 2014
Calendar of events:
Judging: 15 to 19 November - Hobart Showground
Awards Celebration Dinner: Friday 21 November
Trade tasting: Friday 21 November - Hobart Showground
Wine & Food tasting : Saturday 29 November - Hobart Showground
Royal Hobart International Wine Show
Hobart Showground
2 Howard Road
Glenorchy Tas 7010
Postal address
PO Box 94, Glenorchy, Tas, 7010
Phone: 03 6272 6812
Fax: 03 6273 0524
Email: admin@hobartshowground.com.au
Web: www.hobartshowground.com.au