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2011 Wine Show

Entries are invited for the tenth annual Daylesford Wine Show.

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, Kilmore, Sunbury and Ballarat.

The wine must be bottled. Three bottles of wine will be required for each entry, and each bottle must carry the Daylesford Wine Show label. However you do not need to remove your own labels. Wines entered must be available for purchase at your cellar door or other outlet.

Trophy or top medal winners undertake to supply two cases free to Lake House if required for the awards dinner on Friday 19th November. (In return, you will be entitled to receive a case of mixed surplus show wines.)

After 3 years as chairman, Gary Baldwin has moved on. We will miss him; but feel very pleased to have persuaded Robert Paul from Vintager Winemaking Services to take his place. Currently the judging panels are looking like:

Judges:

Robert Paul (Consultant Winemaker and Director of Vintager Winemaking Services) – Chairman
Dan Buckle (Winemaker, Mount Langi Ghiran) – chair of second panel
Geraldine McFaul (Winemaker, Willow Creek Vineyard)
Sam Plunkett (Winemaker, Plunkett Fowles)
Jen Pfeiffer (Winemaker, Pfeiffer Wines)

Associate judges: Tom Hogan (Food and Beverage Manager and Sommelier, Lake House);

Classes:
Class A: Sparkling wine

Class B: White wine other than Chardonnay

Class C: Chardonnay (please specify whether wooded or unwooded)

Class D: Rosé
Class E: Pinot Noir
Class F: Merlot and blends
Class G: Shiraz and shiraz blends (>60% shiraz)
Class H: Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet blends (>60% cabernet sauvignon)
Class I:   Italian varieties (red)
Class J:   Other reds and blends
Class K: Sweet wines

Trophies:
Best sparkling wine: Baird & McGregor, Lawyers, Daylesford
Best chardonnay: Cellarbrations at Foxxys, Daylesford
Best other white wine: Statewide Irrigation, Daylesford
Best shiraz or shiraz blend: The Farmers Arms Hotel, Daylesford
Best cabernet or cabernet blend: Frangos & Frangos, Daylesford
Best Pinot Noir: Mercato, Daylesford
Best wine in show: Lake House
Best new release: Springs Medical Centre
Best wine of opposite colour
Julian West Memorial Trophy: awarded to a small winery (<50 tonnes) which makes its own wine, on the basis of scores for its top three wines.

**Once again we have an award, sponsored by Peppers Springs Retreat and Mineral Spa, for the best organic or preservative free wine entered in the show. This will only be awarded if we have at least 10 wines, from 5 different producers, to select the winner from. And the winner must have achieved at least bronze medal standard to be eligible. Wines claiming to be organic must be certified.
Last year we did not get enough entries in this category to make an award – so if you know of any organic or preservative free wineries in the wine show area, do persuade them to enter

Trophies will only be awarded to wines achieving gold medals.

Entry fees: $15 per entry. Cheques (payable to Daylesford Wine Show) must accompany entry form. Send to Daylesford Wine Show, PO Box 952 Kyneton 3444.

Closing date: Friday 7th October.

Wines to be delivered by: Sunday 23rd October to Big Shed Wines, 1289 Malmsbury Road, Glenlyon. (Lake House cannot accept wines.) Entries which have not arrived at Big Shed by Monday 24th October will be disqualified.

Please do not send any wine without official labels; and please remove capsules from bottles with corks.

Judging: Wednesday 26th October

Awards Dinner: Friday 28th October at the Lake House Terrace Room.

Exhibitor/Public Tasting: Saturday 29th October at the Daylesford Neighbourhood House. Judges will be in attendance between 11am and 1pm; but the wines will be on show until 4pm.

Results: Individual scores with judges’ comments will be sent out by email by 4th November. Medal and trophy winners will be posted on the website (www.daylesfordwineshow.com.au ) by 2nd November. (They will also be available at the dinner and the Exhibitor/Public tasting.)

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.

For more information, call Miranda Jones at Big Shed Wines on 5348 7825

Important dates

Closing date for entries: Friday 7th October

Entries to be received by Sunday 23rd October.

Judging: Wednesday 26th October

Awards Dinner: Friday 28th October

Exhibitor/Public Tasting: Saturday 29th October.

Daylesford Wine Show is an incorporated association. Entering the show makes you eligible to apply for membership of the association. (There is no membership fee.) An application form is attached; please consider becoming a member and then having a say as to how the show should be run in the future.

The Daylesford Wine Show AGM will be held at Zig Zag Winery on Friday 30th September at 7.30. A light meal will be available at $15 per head, from 7pm. Please consider becoming a member of the Wine Show and coming to the AGM. (If you are coming, please RSVP to me or Eric for catering purposes.)

Wine Show Committee
President: Miranda Jones (Big Shed Wines – 5448 7825)
Vice President: Eric Bellchambers (Zig Zag Wines – 5423 9225)
Treasurer: Keith Wightwick (Wightwick – 5332 4443)
Secretary: Miranda Jones
Committee members:     Rod Drysdale
                                      John Fontanella
                                      Brian Jean
                                      John Burford
                                      Jan Thomas
                                      Cameron Leith