CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL RIESLING CHALLENGE TROPHIES
- Best Wine of the Challenge – Canberra International Riesling Challenge Trophy
- Best in Australia – ACT Government and Hyatt Hotel Canberra
- Best Dry Riesling – Australia Post Trophy
- Best Sweet Riesling – Lallemand Trophy
- Best Current Vintage Australia – Jim Murphy Market Cellars Trophy
- Best Australian Museum Class – ActewAGL Trophy
- Best from New Zealand – Trophy sponsor TBA
- Best European – German Ambassador’s Trophy
- Best South African – South African High Commission Trophy
- Best American – USA Embassy Trophy
- Best from the Canberra District – ACT Chief Minister’s Trophy
- Best from Tasmania – Tamar Valley Wine Route Trophy
- Innovation Award for Australia or New Zealand – New Zealand High Commission Trophy
- Encouragement Award for Up and Coming Riesling Winemakers - Shaw Vineyard Estate and Kamberra Wine Company award (see Condition 21)
- Wolf Blass Award – Wolf Blass Foundation
ENTRY CLASSES
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Class 1: Current Vintage 2011 – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 2: Current Vintage 2011 – Semi-Dry: 8g – 20g sugar/lt
Class 3: Current Vintage 2011 – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
Class 4: Open Class Vintage 2009/2010 – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 5: Open Class Vintage 2009/2010 – Semi-Dry: 8g – 20 sugar/ltr
Class 6: Open Class Vintage 2009/2010 – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
Class 7: Museum Class Vintage 2008 & prior – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 8: Museum Class Vintage 2008 & prior – Semi-Dry: 8g – 20g sugar/lt
Class 9: Museum Class Vintage 2008 & prior – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Class 10: Current Vintage 2010 – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 11: Current Vintage 2010 – Semi-Dry: 8g – 20g sugar/lt
Class 12: Current Vintage 2010 – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
Class 13: Open Class Vintage 2008/2009 – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 14: Open Class Vintage 2008/2009 – Semi-Dry: 8g – 20 sugar/ltr
Class 15: Open Class Vintage 2008/2009 – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
Class 16: Museum Class Vintage 2007 & prior – Dry: Less than 8g sugar/ltr
Class 17: Museum Class Vintage 2007 & prior – Semi-Dry 8g – 20g sugar/lt
Class 18: Museum Class Vintage 2007 & prior – Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein styles: More than 20g sugar/ltr
