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.

In 2007 we received 2791 entries for judging across 82 wine categories by a quality line up of the leading local, national and international wine judges.

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:

1. to support the development of the Australasian Wine Industry,
2. to promote wine excellence, to represent the best interests of wine consumers and
3. to educate emerging consumers about wine so that they can develop their palates to enjoy wine in moderation.

 
Important Dates to Remember for 2008

• Wrest Point Royal Hobart International Wine Show – 14 - 21 November 2008

  Closing date of entries: 8 August 2008

  Delivery of entries: NOT BEFORE 3 November 2008 and NO LATER THAN 10 November 2008

  Judging:  Saturday 15 November to Wednesday 19 November 2008

  Australia Post Trophy Presentation Dinner:  Wednesday 19 November 2008

  Exhibitor and Trade Wine Tasting:  Thursday 20 November 2008

  Public Wine Tasting:  Friday 21 November 2008

Judging Criteria

Judging will take place over the five day period from 15 – 19 November 2008
To enable a fair and equitable assessment to be made entries are divided into 5 sections:

White Wine
Red Wine
Fortified Wine
Sparkling Wine
Brandy

These sections are then broken into 82 wine classes.

All entries will be judged on points allocated by each of the three judges in a panel as follows:

Awards will be made as follows: