Terms & Conditions
REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXHIBITS TO THE VICTORIAN WINES
SHOW
1. All classes are
open for competition to winemakers and vignerons.
2.
"Grapes" shall mean 85% variety or vintage of grapes grown within
Victoria in compliance with Australian Geographical Indication regulations.
3. A "
winegrower" shall mean any person or firm producing wine from grapes with
85% of variety or vintage grown in Victoria.
4. Each wine entry
shall consist of 4 x 750 ml bottles or equivalent as specified in the Schedule
of Conditions.
4.1
All entries must be commercially bottled at the time of entry
4.2 Unbottled wines are not
permitted
5. The same wine may
not be entered more than once. No exhibit may be entered in more than one
class.
6. Exhibits will be
judged on points and the points will be set out in a list of awards.
7. Gold, silver and
bronze certificates will be issued to award winners.
8. Entries should be
made through the Showrunner website: https://wineshow.awri.com.au
9. Exhibitors must
state, on the entry form, the class to be competed for, the style or type and
vintage or approximate age of the wine, the region(s) and the level of
sweetness where requested. In addition, please indicate eligibility for the
Best Small Producer Trophy (see conditions for eligibility in item 27 below).
10. No person will
be allowed to inspect an entry form after lodgement with the Victorian Wines
Show until the judges' awards have been made public.
11. In all classes
the stock as required to be held according to the class requirements may be
inspected and checked by a representative of the Victorian Wines Show Committee
or its nominee before the Presentation of Awards ceremony and for up to one
month after this time. Samples of award-winning wines must be held for at least
one month after announcement of awards. The representative may procure one
bottle of such inspected entry for comparison with the original entry.
12. Exhibits are to
bear the labels supplied by the Victorian Wines Show for the purpose and must
show:
12.1 The number of the class and the
name of the grape variety or varieties.
12.2 Distinguishing mark to enable
exhibits to be positively identified.
12.3 The year of vintage or, if
blended, the approximate age of the blend
12.4 Density in classes where the
sweetness level is specified
12.5 The commercial name of the wine
if the entry includes words other than the name of the maker and the
variety.
NOTES:
A. All bottles, either unlabelled or
commercially labelled, must bear labels supplied by the Victorian Wine Show.
B. Commercially
labelled bottles are permissible
C. Branded bottles and corks are permissible
D. Exhibitors are
requested to remove capsules from cork-sealed bottles for entry.
13. After the close
of entries, no person will be permitted access to the exhibits except the
stewards, secretary and staff, until the awards have been made.
14. Each exhibit
must represent stock as set out on the entry form and be the bona fide property
of that exhibitor.
15. Exhibits of
blended wines must represent the prescribed quantity already blended.
16. All exhibits
become the property of the Victorian Wine Show.
17. The Victorian
Wine Show committee may request up to two (2) dozen of any exhibits for awards
presentation function or other promotional activity by
donation. We will make contact to arrange delivery.
18. All exhibits
must be made from at least 85% Victorian grapes and, where required, conform to
the respective Acts of the State of Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia
which govern the production of Australian wine, these to include the Health Act
regulations, and any others. The Victorian Wine Show reserves the right to have
any exhibit inspected and/or analysed.
19. No protest will
be entertained unless made in writing within seven days of the announcement of
the awards, and is to be accompanied by a deposit of
$100.00.
20. An exhibitor
breaking any rule or regulation may be disqualified from this show or any
future shows conducted by the Victorian Wine Show. The length of this
disqualification is at the discretion of the VWS council executive.
21. No entry will be
received from any disqualified exhibitor 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 and any awards or trophies will be
forfeited.
22. Judges shall not
at any time prior to the announcement of the awards have any access or
knowledge as to the identity of the exhibits.
23. No exhibitor
shall advertise or allow to be advertised by any means whatsoever, whether by
broadcasting, pictorially, or in writing, the fact that any exhibit has won any
prize in this Show unless such advertisement shows clearly:
a. Victorian Wine
Show
b. the name (trophy,
gold, silver or bronze) of the award;
c. the year of the
medal or trophy award;
or, if applicable;
d. the special prize
won;
Exhibitors are also
expected to comply with the Australian Grape & Wine Inc Wine Industry
Display of Awards Code of Practice, which can be
found at
https://www.agw.org.au/about-australian-grape-and-wine/codes-guidelines/.
24. In connection
with aggregate prizes, points for Major Awards will be allocated as follows:
GOLD AWARD 5 points
SILVER AWARD 3 points
BRONZE AWARD 1 point
25. Exhibitors have
no restriction on number of entries per class as long as the same wine is not
entered more than once.
26. A refund of
Entry Fees shall not be made unless a notification of withdrawal is received by
the VWS before the Closing Day of Entry.
27. Best Small
Producer Trophy
Exhibitors are to
mark at the time of entry if exhibits qualify for consideration.
A small producer is
defined as one who produces the wines submitted as entries to the show and
processes no more than one hundred (100) tonnes of grapes at all facilities
owned or otherwise.
JUDGING
CONDITIONS
1. Judges will judge each class without
collaboration and on receipt of all result sheets applicable to any one class,
the Chair of the Judges panel shall have the points totalled, checked and
determine the awards.
2. Judges will not have access to exhibits
apart from the glass of each placed in front of them by the stewards.
3. Exhibits will be judged using the
100-point scale.
4. Awards will be made as follows:
Gold Award 95 points and over
Silver Award 90-94 points
Bronze Award 85-89 points
5. Most successful exhibitor will be judged
on the aggregate total of an exhibitor's five (5) highest pointed wines. Only one wine from any class will be counted
towards the aggregate total in the first instance. In the case of a tie, the
result will be determined by the next highest award(s) in any class.
6. Best Small Producer will be judged on the
aggregate total of an exhibitor's three (3) highest pointed wines. Only one wine from any class will be counted
towards the aggregate total in the first instance. In the case of a tie, the
result will be determined by the next highest award(s) in any class.
7. To determine trophy awards where more than
one class is involved only the highest pointed award from each class will be
eligible. In the case of the Most Successful Exhibitor award, only one wine
from any class will be eligible, except as outlined in item 5 in the case of a
tie of points.
8. The Chief Judge shall have the power to
disqualify, dismiss or relocate as being not eligible for judging, any exhibit which,
in his opinion, does not comply with the regulations in every respect, and such
action shall be accepted as final.
9. Awards may be withheld in any class where
exhibits are considered unworthy.
