DO YOU MAKE AUSTRALIA'S BEST WINE?
Entries for the 2011 Macquarie Group Sydney Royal Wine Show are now open! Test your wine against Australia's best.
Click on the SCHEDULE link on the left hand side to download the Schedule and view our step-by-step guide of how to enter your product.
WHAT'S NEW IN 2011
2011 will see the Sydney Royal Wine Show become the first capital city wine show to implement a regional grouping judging system, based on geographical indicators (GI), enshrined by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
Exhibitors entering Class 78 - named Vineyard Shiraz, will be asked to nominate the GI for their entry, either by Zone, Region or Sub-region.
Chairman of Judges, Iain Riggs said as the Australian wine industry heads down a promotion of regionality, wine shows need to address how best to group wines.
"In the past judging has been based on style or vintage, which was useful as it allowed smaller classes to be judged, The new system will avoid the situation of a medium bodied, savoury style wines being in the shadow of a more opulent styles. In its simplest form it is a way of judging 'like with like" said Mr Riggs
Gold medal winning entries in class 78 class will then go forward to a “taste-off” to compete for the Best Wine of Class. If successful the judging process will be extended to other classes from 2012.
Another exciting development for the 2011 Show is the addition of a new Trophy. Formerly the RAS of NSW Annual Prize for Chardonnay, the AP John Coopers Perpetual Trophy will be awarded to the Exhibitor of the best Varietal Wine Chardonnay entered in Classes 22, 31 and 35
2011 INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
We would like to welcome Mr Stephen Brook as the International Guest Judge for 2011.
Stephen Brook is a well respected and award winning wine writer from the UK. His articles can be read in four international wine magazines and he also lectures on wine at Christie’s Education in London.
