Conditions of Entry

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 2010

  1. A completed entry form plus payment of $AUD135.00 per entry must be received by Friday 17 July 2010
     
  2. There is no minimum 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 13).  All winners are required to supply (at their expense) up to 2 doz bottles of the winning wine on request of CIRC for consumption at the Awards dinner, public tasting and promotional events. Any extra wine will be purchased at $150/case.
     
  3. Wines must be made from 100% Riesling grapes.
     
  4. Wine may be entered by wine companies, wine merchants, wholesalers or individuals.
     
  5. Exhibits must conform 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 375 ml bottles) to be delivered to Canberra International Riesling Challenge Committee between 20 and 24 September 2010.
     
  10. Judging and consignment labels will be issued after close of entries. Australia Post will provide free freight within Australia. Details will be sent with judging labels.
     
  11. In Australia use the Australia Post label for free delivery at any time after affixing judging labels. Otherwise exhibits must be delivered between Monday 20 September and by no later than Friday 24 September 2010, to:

    2010 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
    c/- Hyatt Hotel Canberra
    Loading Dock
    Commonwealth Avenue
    YARRALUMLA ACT 2600
     
  12. All exhibits become the property of the Canberra International Riesling Challenge.
     
  13. A Commercially Available Wine means: that on request from a member of the CIRC at the time of judging, the winery, distributor or liquor outlet has the wine available for public sale. To qualify for a trophy the wine must be awarded a gold medal [except at the discretion of the Chairman of Judges for Regional trophies]. If the wine is found to not be commercially available the wine will not be judged for trophies. 
     
  14. After entries are received, no person will be permitted access to exhibits except Judges, Stewards or persons nominated by the Canberra International Riesling Challenge Chairman.
     
  15. 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 14 October 2010 for overnight transport to Canberra (see Condition 13).
     
  16. All results will be sent to entrants after judging and will be available on the website from from 9.00pm on the 15 October 2010.
     
  17. Canberra District Winemakers Prize is awarded to Canberra winemaker who has a cellar door and commercially available wine.  Prize is to attend an AWRI Wine Assessment Course or similar, valued at $3,000 including accomodation, airfare and Course expenses.