Best Wine in Show

Taste-off between the Best Red, Best White, Best Rosé and

Best Sparkling Wine of Show

 

 

Best Red Wine in Show

Decided from top gold or top scoring gold medal winning wines from

classes: 20 -35

 

 

Best White Wine in Show

Decided from top gold or top scoring gold medal winning wines

from classes: 4 -17 & 36

 

 

Best Sparkling Wine in Show

Decided from top gold or top scoring gold medal winning wines

from classes: 1-3

 

 

Best Australian Wine

Must be wine made in Australia from grapes grown in Australia.

Decided from highest scoring top gold medal winning wines from classes: 1-36

 

Best New Zealand Wine

Must be wine made in NZ from grapes grown in NZ. Decided from

highest scoring top gold medal or top scoring gold medal winning NZ

wines from classes: 1- 36

 

 

Best Italian Wine

Must be wine made in Italy from grapes grown in Italy. Decided from

highest scoring top gold or top scoring gold medal winning Italian

wines from classes: 1-36

 

 

Best International Wine (Imported)

Must be wine made overseas from grapes grown overseas. Decided

from the Best Italian, Best NZ and Best French Wines of Show. Other

countries to be included if required conditions met.

 

 

Best Alternate Variety (Domestic or International)

Chairman's Choice. Decided from top gold or top scoring gold medal winning

wines from classes: 13-16; 32-35

 

 

Best Italian Wine Varietal

Decided from highest scoring top gold medal or top scoring gold

medal winning Italian varietals from classes: 13, 14, 32 & 33

 

 

Best Mornington Peninsula Red Wine

Trophy is in recognition of birthplace of the ICCWS. Wine must be made

 on the MP from grapes grown on the MP. Decided from highest scoring top

gold or top scoring gold medal wines awarded to MP wines from red

wine classes: 18-35

 

Best Mornington Peninsula White Wine

Trophy is in recognition of birthplace of the ICCWS. Wine must be made

on the MP from grapes grown on the MP. Decided from highest scoring top

gold or top scoring gold medal wines awarded to MP wines from white

wine classes: 1-17 & 36

 

Best Organic White Wine of Show

Decided from gold medal wines from classes 1-17 & 36

Wines must be certified organic.

 

Top Distributor of Show - Imported Wines

Decided on both the number of entries and their quality

(number of gold medal wines)

 

Most Successful Exhibitor in Show

Decided on the total score from their top four entries (not necessarily gold)

 

 

People’s Choice Award

Decided by private poll taken at Wine Event

 

 

Conditions

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• Trophies will only be awarded if there are 4 or more entries in specific class.

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• Trophies (aside from People's Choice) will only be awarded to gold medal winning wines

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