2025 KEY DATES
1st June: HVWS Entries Open
30 June: Closing Date for Entries
17 July: Exhibit Labels emailed to exhibitors.
18 July - 1 August: Delivery of exhibits to First Creek
8 August: Wine Entries from First Creek to Army Camp
10 August: Set up Exhibits and Show Venue
11, 12, 13 August: Show Judging
11 August: Show Workers Dinner Invite Only
14 August: Exhibitors Wine Tasting
15 August: Celebrations Luncheon
2024 HuntEr VALLEY WINE SHOW ENTRIES
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & REGULATIONS
FAQ
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There is NO maximum number of entries per class per exhibitor.
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Exhibits must be delivered to First Creek Wines Corner of McDonalds Road and Gillard’s Road, Pokolbin between Thursday 18th July and Monday 29th July 2024. First Creek Wines will be open to take delivery of exhibits between the hours of 8am and 4pm. The supplied carton label must be prominently displayed on all cartons containing entry samples.
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The judging process is closed to Exhibitors.
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An Exhibitors’ Wine Tasting will be held on Thursday 31st August from 9:00am to 11:30am sharp. Each exhibitor may arrange for up to 3 representatives to attend the tasting. Please refer to the dates list above and your Show Schedule for specific details regarding the tasting. Pre-registration of attendees is required, and all attendees MUST bring photo ID.
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Copies of the Show Results (without top gold and trophy awards) will be available on our website at the completion of judging on Wednesday 7 August prior to the Exhibitors Wine Tasting on Thursday 8 August 2024.
Full Show Results will be available at the completion of the Hunter Valley Wine Show Celebrations Lunch, 9th August 2024
Show Results will also be posted on this website after the Celebration Lunch. Show Results WILL NOT be mailed to exhibitors.
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Award certificates, if requested, will be forwarded by mail to successful exhibitors before the end of September 2022. Medal stickers for winning wines are your responsibility and they must adhere to Reg 18(a).
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Trophies will be presented to the successful exhibitors at the Hunter Valley Wine Show Celebration Luncheon hosted by the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association on Friday 9th August 2024.
Admission to the function will be limited to persons who have made application to the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association (HVWTA) and are named on the list of attendees. Click here to e-mail the HVWTA regarding the Celebrations Lunch.
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Due to the nature of the medal and trophy judging process up to 6 bottles can be used. As wines are tasted for different trophies multiple bottles are used. In addition to this a minimum of two (2) bottles are required for the Exhibitors’ tasting.
Below is an example from a previous year where 6 bottles of an exhibit were used during the judging process:
Exhibit 18 in Class 33
Bottle 1 – Class 33 judging
Bottle 2 – George Wyndham Trophy judging
Bottle 3 – Tyrrell Family Trophy judging
Bottle 4 – Maurice O’Shea Trophy judging
Bottle 5 – Len Evans Trophy judging
Bottle 6 – Petrie-Drinan Trophy Judging – Best White Wine of Show