Held in November each year the Wrest Point Royal Hobart International Wine Show is one of the most significant events in the Australian wine industry and has grown to become the second largest in the country.
First held in 1975, the Show prides itself on its innovations. Currently we are the only Wine Show in the Southern Hemisphere using AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance accreditation to govern the judging and stewarding processes. Under this system continuous improvements are made to the wine show process.
The Wrest Point Royal Hobart International Wine Show restricts entries to wines already bottled-that is, not barrel samples or wines yet to be bottled- so that the public can be assured that the wines judged and possibly awarded medals are the same as they’ll find on bottleshop shelves.
The Wrest Point Royal Hobart International Wine Show aims:
Wine Show |
14 – 20 November 2009 |
Closing date for entries: |
Friday 7 August 2009 |
Judging: |
Saturday 14 November to Wednesday 18 November 2009 |
Awards Dinner: |
Thursday 19 November 2009 |
Trade and Exhibitor tasting: |
Friday 20 November 2009 – 10am to 1pm – Hobart Showground |
Public Tasting: |
Friday 20 November 2009 – 4pm to 8pm – Hobart Showground |
Delivery of exhibits: |
NOT BEFORE Wednesday 29 October and NOT LATER THAN Friday 6 November 2009 |
Judging will take place over the five day period from 14 – 18 November 2009
To enable a fair and equitable assessment to be made entries are divided into 6 sections:
White Wine
Red Wine
Fortified Wine
Sparkling Wine
Brandy
Any Other Wine
These sections are then broken into 98 wine classes.
All entries will be judged on points allocated by each of the three judges in a panel as follows:
Colour and Clarity |
3 max. |
Bouquet |
7 max. |
Palate |
10 max. |
Total |
20 max.(to the nearest.0 or.5) |
Awards will be made as follows:
Bronze Award |
46.5 - 50.5 |
Silver Award |
51.5 - 55.0 |
Gold Award |
55.5 and over |
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