Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show

Terms & Conditions

Entry Conditions:

1. All wines must be either fully certified organic/biodynamic or in-conversion organic/biodynamic by a recognised Australian or New Zealand organic certifying body and must be grown and produced within Australia or New Zealand.

2. Certification must be in relation to the whole product including; the grapes, the wine making process and the bottling.

3. In-conversion wines will be judged alongside fully certified wines unless the judges deem otherwise.

4. Wines labelled ‘preservative free’ or ’no-preservatives-added’ or ‘no added preservatives’ (with such claims understood to mean wines that contain <10ppm of sulphites) will be judged alongside all other wines unless the judges deem otherwise.

5. The minimum stock level for each wine entered is 450 litres (50 dozen) to have been produced and commercially available at the time of judging. The exception to this is for Museum wines where the minimum stock level for each wine entered is 225 litres (25 dozen) at the time of judging.

6. All wines must be commercially available at the time of judging and must carry their normal commercial label with their organic status noted. ‘Commercially available’ is understood to mean the wine is bottled by and available for purchase through retail outlets, cellar door sales or mail order at the time of judging. The exception to this is where a wine has been bottled as cleanskin but not labelled at time of entry to the show. The cleanskin wine may be entered and a printer’s proof of the label along with the label approval letter from the certifier must be sent with the entry form or by 13 August to be eligible for judging.

7. Only wines that are fully certified organic/biodynamic, bottled and commercially available with a minimum stock level of 450 litres (50 dozen) at the time of judging will be eligible for medals and trophies.

8. In-conversion organic/biodynamic wines, museum wines with a minimum stock level between 225 litres and 450 litres and cleanskin wines may be awarded Commended, Highly Commended and Very Highly Commended certificates.

Entry Fees:

$55 per entry (incl gst)
5 or more wines entered receive a 5% discount on the total fee

Entry Forms:

All entry forms and payments must be received by 5pm Friday 30 July to enter the show

Labelling of Exhibits:

The class labels will be emailed to you by Sunday 1 August and must be attached to all bottles so as not to obscure the commercial label of the wine. Do not send your wines until you receive your labels. If you do not receive them please call Lena on 0413 043 287.

Marking of Cartons:

The carton labels will be emailed to you by Sunday 1 August and must be attached to the outside of all cartons sent and must clearly show the name of the vineyard and classes entered of those wines in the carton

Number & Delivery of Exhibits:

2 bottles of each wine entered are required for judging in the wine show
2 extra bottles are required for the largest ever tasting of organic wines in Australia plus the wine show display at the Organic Expo & Green Show
So 4 bottles of each wine are required in total
Wines must be delivered to Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show no later than Friday 13 August (delivery address supplied when labels sent out or is available on the website www.organicwineshow.com.au)

Judging:

Judging will be undertaken on Thursday 19 August. This is a closed judging.
Judging procedures will comply with the ASVO Wine Show Project Recommendation 1 (Judge Impartiality), Recommendation 2 (Audit Protocols), and Recommendation 3 (Trophy Judging Protocols).
Max Allen, Chief Judge, will lead a panel of qualified Judges.

Announcement of Results:

Trophy winners will receive a phone call from Max Allen on Thursday night following the judging.
A summary of results and medal winners will be available at www.organicwineshow.com.au on Friday 20 August.
The full results with comments will be emailed to each vineyard at the email address supplied on the entry form within 1 week of the show.
The Best Wine of Show Winner will be officially announced and the trophy presented at the Organic Expo & Green Show (exact details to be confirmed).

Best Wine of Show Trophy

Certified organic/biodynamic Gold Award wines will be judged only.
The judging for the Best Wine of Show Trophy will use the Borda Count method: that is, each judge allocates points to the wines in decreasing order of preference. The highest scoring wine will be the winner or, in the case of a tie, a taste-off will be conducted.
The trophy will be displayed on the wine show stand at the Organic Expo & Green Show and will be available for collection on the afternoon of Sunday 22 August. If the winner is not present to collect the trophy, freight costs will be borne by the winner.
The Trophy remains the property of the Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show.
The Trophy will be returned to the Wine Show at the expense of the winner and at a specified time and place, in readiness for the next Wine Show.
In addition, a small trophy will be given to the winner to keep.

Best Wine of Show Special Prize

Sponsored by Organic Crop Protectants

www.ocp.com.au

$1,000.00 of your choice of Organic Crop Protectants (OCP) products. Check www.ocp.com.au for full product range.

Best White Wine of Show Trophy & Prize

Sponsored By Assta Label House

www.assta.com.au

A trophy and prize of $100 sponsored by Assta Label House will be given to the winner.
Certified organic/biodynamic gold medal winning white wines will be judged only.
Prize may be collected at the Organic Expo & Green Show 20-22 August. If the winner is not present to collect the trophy, freight costs will be borne by the winner.
The judging for the Best White Wine of Show Trophy will use the Borda Count method: that is, each judge allocates points to the wines in decreasing order of preference. The highest scoring wine will be the winner or, in the case of a tie, a taste-off will be conducted.

Best Red Wine of Show Prize

Certified organic/biodynamic gold medal winning red wines will be judged only.
The judging for the Best Red Wine of Show Trophy will use the Borda Count method: that is, each judge allocates points to the wines in decreasing order of preference. The highest scoring wine will be the winner or, in the case of a tie, a taste-off will be conducted.
A trophy will be given to the winner to keep. This may be collected at the Organic Expo & Green Show 20-22 August. If the winner is not present to collect the trophy, freight costs will be borne by the winner.

Best Preservative Free Wine Award

Certified organic/biodynamic no preservative added medal winning wines will be judged only.
The judging for the Best No Preservative Added Wine of Show Trophy will use the Borda Count method: that is, each judge allocates points to the wines in decreasing order of preference. The highest scoring wine will be the winner or, in the case of a tie, a taste-off will be conducted.
A trophy will be given to the winner to keep. This may be collected at the Organic Expo & Green Show 20-22 August. If the winner is not present to collect the trophy, freight costs will be borne by the winner.

Award and Use of Show Medals:

Medal winners will receive a Certificate and may use the appropriate Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show medals only on their wine labels and marketing materials.
Those winners interested in using medals are requested to contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it who will email a print ready medal format for your own printing.

Disposal of Exhibits:

All exhibits sent for the wine show, the display and the trade tasting will become the property of the Australia New Zealand Organic Wine Show, and are not returnable. Any left over wines are distributed to the people who volunteer their time and resources in running the wine show and also used for PR opportunities.