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2008 Wine Show
Entries are invited for the seventh annual Daylesford Wine Show Inc.
As has been the case in previous years, entry will be restricted to wine made from fruit grown (85%) in the Macedon Ranges and surrounding Wine Regions, ie Bendigo, Heathcote, Sunbury and Ballarat.
The wine must be bottled. Three bottles of wine will be required for each entry, with only labels supplied by Daylesford Wine Show Inc. to be used. (If your bottles already have commercial labels then please either scrape them off or mask them.) Trophy or top medal winners undertake to supply two cases free to Lake House if required for the awards dinner on Friday 14th November.
Judges:
Gary Baldwin (Wine Network) - Chairman
Trina Smith (senior sparkling winemaker –Fosters)
John Harris (winemaker – Mount Avoca)
Loic Le Calvez (winemaker – Taltarni)
Chris Barnes (wine writer/educator)
Michael Clayden (winemaker – Plunkett-Fowles)
Associate judges: James Bone (Food and Beverage Manager and Sommelier, Lake House); Chris Smales (winemaker – Blue Pyrennees)Trophies:
Best sparkling wine: Lake House, Daylesford
Best chardonnay: Peppers Springs Retreat, Hepburn Springs
Best other white wine:
Best shiraz or shiraz blend: The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford Best cabernet or cabernet blend: Frangos & Frangos, Daylesford Best Pinot Noir: Mercato, Daylesford
Best sweet wine:
Best wine in show: Julian West Memorial Trophy: awarded to a small winery (<50 tonnes) which makes its own wine, on the basis of scores for the top three wines.Trophies will only be awarded to wines achieving gold medals.
Entry fees:
$15 per entry. Cheques (payable to Daylesford Wine Show Inc.) must accompany entry form. Send to Daylesford Wine Show inc. , PO Box 952
Kyneton 3444.Closing date: Friday 17th October.
Wines to be delivered by: Friday 7th November
Judging: Monday 10th November
Awards Dinner: Friday 14th November at the Lake House Terrace Room.
Exhibitor/Public Tasting: Saturday 15th November at Daylesford Neighbourhood House, Camp Street Daylesford
Exhibitors agree to adhere to the ASVO Code of Practice for the Display of Awards. Any exhibitor breaking this or any regulation may be disqualified from this and future shows.
All entries become the property of the Daylesford Wine Show Inc.
Information on where to send entries will be sent out with the show labels. Please do not send any wine without official labels; and please remove capsules from bottles with corks.
Contact:
For more information, call Miranda Jones at Big Shed Wines on 5348 7825
Important dates:
Closing date for entries: Friday 17th October
Entries to be received by Friday 7th November
Judging: Monday 10th November
Awards Dinner: Friday 14th November
Exhibitor/Public Tasting: Saturday 15th November.
