CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 2011

1. Wines must be made from 100% Riesling grapes.
2. Wine may be entered by wine companies, wine merchants, wholesalers or individuals.
3. Entries plus payment of $AUD139.00 per entry must be received by 22 July 2011.
4. There is no minimum quantity requirement for wine to enter the event up to a gold medal judging level, however for the wine to be judged off for a trophy the
   wine must be commercially available (see Condition 16 for definition of commercially available).  All winners are required to supply (at their expense) up to two dozen bottles of the Award winning wine on request of the CIRC for consumption at the Awards Presentation Ceremony, public tasting and promotional events.  Any extra wine will be purchased at $150.00 per case.
5. Exhibits must confirm to the legislation of the States and Commonwealth of Australia which governs the production of Australian Wine and Brandy ie the Customs and Excise Act and Regulations, the Health Act and Regulations or similar in the country of production for overseas entries.
6. A wine may be entered in one Class only.
7. Unlimited entries are permitted in any Class.  Each wine may be entered once only regardless of how many labels it is marketed under.
8. The Canberra International Riesling Challenge Committee reserves the right to move an entry from one Class to another – awards are made for quality and wines will not be disqualified for being out of Class.
9. Six bottles (four for Northern Hemisphere entries) of each wine (12 / 8 bottles for
   375ml bottles) are to be delivered to the Canberra International Riesling Challenge Committee between 19 and 23 September 2011.
10. Judging labels will be issued after the close of entries and mailed to the postal
    address provided.
11. Australia Post will provide free freight within Australia.  An Australia Post label will be sent with judging labels to Australian entries.  In Australia use the Australia Post label for free delivery at any time after affixing judging labels.
12. For overseas entries, or those entries in Australia that are not accessing the freefreight provided by Australia Post, exhibits must be delivered between Monday 19 September and by no later than Friday 23 September 2011 to:
    
    
    2011 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
    c/- Hyatt Hotel Canberra
    Loading Dock
    Commonwealth Avenue
    YARRALUMLA ACT 2600
    

    Entries must be clearly marked “2011 Canberra International Riesling Challenge”.

13. All exhibits become the property of the Canberra International Riesling Challenge.
14. International entrants are responsible for ensuring that the appropriate customs and clearance charges and taxes are paid prior to the delivery of the wine into Australia.
15. The delivery of the entries is the responsibility of the exhibitor and the CIRC takes no responsibility for any lost or damaged entries.
16. A Commercially Available Wine means; that on request from a member of the CIRC at any time of judging, a wine must be available for public sale
    through a method in addition to cellar door, such as a website, wholesaler or liquor outlet. Entrants must either nominate two outlets at the time of entry or the details of their distributor.
17. To qualify for a Trophy a wine must be awarded a gold medal (except at the
    discretion of the Chairman of Judges for Regional trophies).
18. After entries are received, no person will be permitted access to exhibits except the Judges, Stewards or persons nominated by the Canberra International Riesling Challenge Chairman.
19. For Australian and New Zealand wines, a Sydney or Canberra outlet, or the winery direct, is to be named where the wine can be accessed on Thursday 6 October 2011 for overnight transport to Canberra.
20. All results will be sent to entrants after judging and will be available on the
    website from 9.00pm on the 7 October 2011.
21. Encouragement Award for up and coming Riesling Winemakers:  A cash prize of $3000 to be awarded to an entry made by a person who has been a winemaker for less than seven years. Nominations for this award are to be made by selecting the “Encouragement Award” box on the CIRC Entry Schedule or the online entry system.Entrants must be able to demonstrate that the entry has been made by a winemaker with less than seven years experience making wine.Entries for the Encouragement Award are also to be entered into the CIRC, must adhere to the conditions of entry for the CIRC and must be commercially available (see Condition 16).
22. Displaying of any award from the Canberra International Riesling Challenge must compy wiht the Winemakers Federation of Australia’s Wine Industry Display of Awards Code of Practice.