Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania

2010 Wrest Point Royal Hobart International Wine Show

13 – 19 November

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:

to support the development of the Australasian 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.

Important Dates to Remember for 2010

Wine Show	13 – 19 November 2010
Closing date for entries:	Friday 6 August 2010
Schedule and Entry Forms:	Now available on the How To Enter page.
Delivery of Wine Exhibits:	Hobart Showground, Main Grandstand - Not before 1 November and no later than 8 November 2010
Judging:	Saturday 13 November to Wednesday 17 November 2010
Awards Dinner:	Wednesday 17 November – Wrest Point 7pm for 7.30pm. For bookings contact the Service Centre on 6221 1700
Trade and Exhibitor tasting:	Thursday 18 November – Hobart Showground 10am to 1pm
Public Tasting:	Friday 19 November – Hobart Showground – 4pm to 8pm
For further information
– Secretary:	Marion Woodward 03 6272 6812 marion@hobartshowground.com.au
– Officer:	Janice Overett – Project Officer 03 6272 6812 janice@hobartshowground.com.au

Judging Criteria

Judging will take place over the five day period from 13 – 17 November 2010
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, Whisky & Other Distilled Spirits.
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