Terms & Conditions
WINE SHOW REGULATIONS
1. Each entry shall comprise 4 x 750ml bottles (or equivalent) except for museum and fortified wines
where 2 x bottles (greater than 375ml) is sufficient.
2. Current and pre-release wines may be entered, with the
requirement of a minimum volume of 450L (or 50 dozen) produced and 25 dozen
in stock at the time of judging.
3. The wine must be
from a commercial bottling run. That is, no tank or barrel samples and
no amateur wines to be entered.
4. All wines entered shall become the property of Langhorne
Creek Grape and Wine Inc.
5. All wines entered must conform to the respective Acts of
the States and Commonwealth of Australia, which govern the production of
Australian Wine and Brandy.
6. Wines must be entered under their principal brand name and
must only be entered once in the show.
7. The Committee may move wine to another class if deemed
more suitable.
8. Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine reserves the right to
verify the origin and quantity held of any wine entered.
9. Exhibitor information including scores for medal winning
wines will be published online and in printed format.
10. The Langhorne Creek Wine Show will follow the
recommendations set out by the ASVO regarding wine show standards, judge
impartiality, trophy judging and audit protocols. (For list of recommendations
go to https://www.asvo.com.au/2020-wine-show-best-practice-recommendations
11. No wine show labels will be issued, but the exhibitor must,
where possible, have wine labelled with the commercial label or professional
looking laboratory label (pre-release wines).
12. The Wine Show committee will print and apply judging
labels to bottles upon receipt of the entered wines.
13. Judging will be by panel of three or more judges who will
judge all wines independently.
14. The Chair of Judges will tally the score and after
consultation, arrive at a final assessment of the wines.
15. Judges will always be screened from exhibits.
16. Exhibits will be judged out of a total of 100 points and
awards made on the following basis:
Gold 95 - 100 pts
Silver 90
- 94 pts
Bronze 85 - 89 pts
17. Displaying of awards must comply with the code of practice
set out by Australian Grape and Wine. (For more information go to https://www.agw.org.au/about-australian-grape-and-wine/codes-guidelines/)
18. Trophies will be awarded to gold medal winning entries
only.
19. All wines must conform with Wine Australia guidelines for
labelling. To be eligible for blended classes the wine must be commercially
labelled as a blended wine. Wines labelled as a single variety must be entered
in single varietal classes.
20. For museum and fortified wines there is no minimum volume
requirement.
21. The wine show committee at its discretion will choose
wines to be served at the awards luncheon; this will include but not be
restricted to all award-winning wines, excluding museum wines.
22. Those producers whose wine is selected must agree to
supply to LCGW up to four dozen of the selected wine for the Luncheon at a
price not greater than $120 per dozen, including WET and excluding GST.
23. Producers will be notified of their selection for the
awards luncheon as soon as possible and all wines must be delivered to the Langhorne Creek Grape
and Wine office, 79 Bridge Rd, Langhorne Creek by Thursday 30 April 2026.
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