• Wine Entries open – Monday 19 August 2024
• Wine Entries close – 5.00pm on Friday 11 October 2024
• Delivery of Exhibits – Between Monday 14 October and Friday 18 October 2024
  4 x 750ml or equivalent bottles required per wine entered.
  Please note: All trophy winners will be required to give an additional 5 bottles.
  Deliver: with the attached label – DOWNLOAD LABEL
  
• Judging Commences – Monday 21 October 2024
• Exhibitors/Trade/Sponsors Tasting  – Wednesday 23 October, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
• bay 93.9 Geelong Wine Show Awards Dinner – Friday 8 November, 6.30pm – 10.00pm @Terindah Estate (Bookings close 2 weeks prior on Friday 25 October 2024)

As well as medals awarded to wines reaching award standard, a number of trophies will be presented at the Awards Presentation Dinner.

• Trophy for bay 93.9 Best Wine in Show – Across all classes
• Trophy for the Labelhouse Most Successful Exhibitor – Exhibitor with highest aggregate score from their top 4 wines in at least 2 classes
• Trophy for OzPak Best Oak Matured Chardonnay
• Trophy for The Davidson Restaurant at The Gordon Best Other White Wine
• Trophy for Ferne Millen Photography Best Other Red
• Trophy for Geelong Cellar Door Best Pinot Noir
• Trophy for Plumm Best Shiraz
• Trophy for Provincial Media Best Sparkling
• Trophy for Novotel Geelong Best Rosé
• Trophy for Tonnellerie Marsannay Best Wine of Provenance – awarded to the best flight of three wines from the red and white wine of provenance classes

Class 1a – White or rose sparkling wine made from traditional varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, or Pinot Meunier or blends thereof.

Class 1b – White, rose or red sparkling wines made from other varieties.

Class 2 – 2024/23 Rose (all varieties and styles welcome)

Class 3 – 2024/23 Pinot Gris/Grigio

Class 4 – 2024 Chardonnay

Class 5 – 2023 Chardonnay

Class 6 – 2022 or older Chardonnay

Class 7a – Any Vintage Riesling (dry and off-dry styles)

Class 7b – Any Vintage Sauvignon Blanc

Class 7c – 2024/23 other white varietals or blends (all varieties/blends bot eligible for classes 3-7)

Class 7d – 2022 or older other white varietals or blends (all varieties/blends not eligible for classes 3-7)

Class 8 – 2024/2023 Early bottled Reds any red varietals or blends (fresh bright early drinking styles)

Class 9 – 2023 Pinot Noir

Class 10 – 2022 Pinot Noir

Class 11 – 2021 or older Pinot Noir

Class 12 – 2023 Shiraz (includes Shiraz Viognier)

Class 13 – 2022 Shiraz (includes Shiraz Viognier)

Class 14 – 2021 or older Shiraz (includes Shiraz Viognier)

Class 15a – 2023/22 other red varietals or blends (all varieties/blends not eligible for classes 8-14)

Class 15b – 2021 and older other red varietals or blends (all varieties/blends not eligible for classes 8-14)

Class 16 – Any sweet table wine (all varieties and styles welcome)

Class 17 – Experimental wines. The experimental class is open to wines:
– Which are produced using innovative or unconventional (for the variety or wine style) wine making techniques, or,
– are ineligible to enter one of the existing classes, or,
– are eligible but do not conform to accepted judging expectations for the class.

Class 18a – White Wine of Provenance
– 3 Wines: a) Current Vintage, b) 3 to 7 years old, and c) 8 years or older

Class 18b – Red Wine of Provenance
– 3 Wines: a) Current Vintage, b) 3 to 7 years old, and c) 8 years or older.

1. Wines are eligible to be entered if at least 85% of the fruit is from within the “Geelong Region”. The “Geelong Region” is defined for this event as the Geelong GI area plus the following two extensions: A) the area within 20km of the Geelong GI area boundary. B) The area enclosed on the western side by the line of Longitude 143°32’, on the southern side by the coast, on the northern side by the Hamilton Highway east of the line of Longitude 143°20’, and on the eastern side by the line of the 20km buffer that runs parallel to the western side of the Geelong GI boundary.
2. Entry is restricted to finished bottled wines which may be unlabelled. Wines entered that are not commercially labelled require a self-adhesive label detailing the following information in a clear legible manner. Winery name, Wine name, Vintage, Variety/ies, Class entered, Alcohol content.
3. Wines entered in varietal classes must be made from 85% or more of the grape variety specified.
4. Wines entered in classes 1, 2, 7c, 7d, 8, 15a, 15b & 16 must nominate varietal makeup and percentage of each part thereof.
5. Wines entered in classes 6, 7d, 11, 14 & 15b must be commercially available for sale from a licensed outlet but have no minimum stock requirement.
6. The minimum stock requirement at time of entry except for classes 6, 7d, 11, 14 & 15b is 30 dozen 750mL bottles or equivalent volume of finished wine.
7. Wines eligible for the Trophy must be commercially available for sale from a licensed outlet.
8. In all classes the wine in stock as stated on the Certificate of Entry, may be inspected and checked by the Association or its nominees. Inspections will be made. In which case each Exhibitor shall supply the association with a sealed envelope containing sale(s) reducing stock below the stipulated quantities after the entry date.
9. Entry fees include GST and are $60 per wine for financial members of GWA and $85 per wine for non-financial members and non-members.
10. All entries must be submitted and paid online via Showrunner.
11. All exhibits shall become the property of the GWA. Excess wine can be used for promotional, educational and fundraising purposes in order to advance the interests and activities of the Geelong Wine Show.
12. 4 X 750mL bottles or equivalent volume are required for each entry.
13. Entry forms accompanied by the appropriate fee must be received by 5.00pm on Friday 11 October 2024
14. Wine entries must be delivered between Monday 14 October and Friday 18 October 2024
15. Refer to ‘delivery of exhibits’ in the key dates section.
16. No wine is to be entered more than once in the show.
17. There must be at least 4 entries for any Class otherwise the committee may transfer those wines to another appropriate class. If this is not possible the wine and relevant entry fees will be returned to the exhibitor.
18. Fees will not be refunded for withdrawn wines.
19. Protests must be made within 7 days of the award’s announcement. However the judges’ decision is final and no discussion will be entered in to. Wines may be disqualified if it is shown that:
20. The entry is not commercially bottled; and/or
21. The quantity claimed to be produced is found to be false; and
22. Does not meet all entry standards.
23. Following the judging wines will be awarded a score using the 100 point system:

• 95 – 100 points: Gold Medal
• 90 – 94 points: Silver Medal
• 85 – 89 points: Bronze Medal

Written feedback to exhibitors will be provided on all entries that do not receive a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal.

Any exhibitor may be required to provide wines (up to four dozen) for the Awards Presentation Dinner and other promotional activities at $200/case inclusive of WET & GST.

By entering each exhibitor agrees to comply with the ASVO Wine Show Recommendation for the use of wine show medal stickers.

For further clarification see http://www.asvo.com.au/australian-wine-show-advisory-group/wine-shows

The Geelong Wine Show is run in accordance with the ASVO Wine Show Project recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. and all exhibitors shall comply with the Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA) code of practice for the display of awards. Only Gold Medal wines shall be eligible for trophies.

Wines are assessed by a panel of 3 judges with the results expressed using the 100 point system. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded to wines on the following basis:

Gold Medal: 95 points and over
Silver Medal: 90 – 94 points
Bronze Medal: 85- 89 points

The Geelong Wine Show showcases wines from wineries that use Geelong grown fruit to produce wine and is organised by Wine Geelong through the Geelong Wine Show Committee. In 2023, 200 wines were entered from more than 50 wineries. Judging occurs over a 3 day period.

Wine Geelong and the Geelong Wine Show Committee is committed to support and facilitate wine industry representatives to gain experience that will benefit themselves as well as the Geelong and broader wine industry in wine show judging.

The position of Associate Judge will be awarded to an applicant from within the Wine Geelong community, whom after due consideration and based on this application is considered by the Geelong Wine Show Committee to be the most suitable person to benefit from such an opportunity.