| 37th Annual Wine Show 2006 | Wine Show |
| Please find a small selection
of photos from the 2006 Eltham Amateur Wine Show below. Click on
a thumbnail to view
the full
size image. Results can be downloaded here. |
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The breakdown of entries for 2006: 110
Country wines In total there have been 262 medals awarded this year, comprising: 12
Gold |
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For
the first time in my memory, we had a decrease in the number of wines
entered, with some previous entrants advising they didn't have wine
of suitable quality and variation from previous years. Nevertheless
670 wines are a lot to judge and once again I was grateful for the
generous efforts of 17 judges. You can see their excellent credentials
within this Results Book. They were assisted by 24 associate judges
- a great learning opportunity for our Guild members.
Because the Jo Ilian is our premier award, we asked two eminent country wine judges to judge all entries in the CDBE and CSBE categories, to choose the Best Berry Wine. The Jo Ilian certainly increases the number of wines in the class chosen. Next year's Jo Ilian prize will be for the Best Sauvignon Blanc.
As the Guild is keen to encourage the dying craft of country winemaking, I was happy to secure example benchmark wines for Sunday's tasting from two commercial winemakers - Henry of Harcourt and Parwell Swill. Of course these wines weren’t included in the judging - I hope they inspire you to try your hand at country winemaking. With drought and frosts limiting the grapes available for the next vintage, why not extend your repertoire? Note that for 2008 the Jo Ilian prize shall be for the Best Sparkling Country Wine.
The Eltham Community Centre venue was appreciated last year, as were the additional stands of information and food - so we are back! Thank you to all Guild members and friends for their significant support during the planning, set up and stewarding - it gets smoother every year - and is fun!
Our generous sponsors doubled the value of prizes this year - their ongoing support is the backbone of our show, so please avail yourself of their fine services and advice.
John
O'Callaghan
Wine
Show Director
Note: Due to a minor technical scoring glitch, the results book does not show David as the WOTY winner.
