New England Wine Show

The 4th New England Regional Wine Show was held in Glen Innes in mid October 2008.

The New England area is unlike any other grape growing region in Australia. This is due the regions diversity from high altitude (with a good number of vineyards above 1,000m), cool climate vineyards along the spine of the Great Dividing Range to the lower and warmer sites on the western edges of the New England Tablelands.

This year moved to become a Regional Wine Show to allow it to focus on the wine styles evolving from our region and assist our vignerons & winemakers to enhance these emerging styles. Adding to this educational theme, the Show will also included a Semillon & Cabernet Sauvignon Masterclass which compared the best examples of wines from these varieties and comparable terroirs in Australia & around the world.

Additionally, winemakers from adjacent viticultural areas were also invited to exhibit at the New England Regional Wine Show. These adjacent areas are Hastings, Namoi Valley, Northern Slopes outside New England, Western Plains, Granite Belt and the Tamworth area.

Every year The New England Regional Wine Show invites all vignerons & winemakers making wines using grapes from these areas to exhibit at the New England Regional Wine Show. This will be a great opportunity to see the high standard of the local wines and compare them to wines from the other invited regions.

Information on The New England Regional Wine Show 2009 will be posted as it comes to hand.

The programme  for 2008 included:

• Judges Dinner
• Exhibitors Masterclass
• Workshop - Wine faults
• Exhibitors Tasting & discussions with Judges
• Public Tasting
• Exhibitors Dinner & Awards Presentation

Monday 7th July 2008		Entries open
Friday 19th September 2008	5pm	Submission of entry forms & payment closes
Monday 22nd September 2008	9am	First day for arrival of exhibits in Glen Innes
Friday 3rd October 2008	5pm	Last day for arrival of exhibits in Glen Innes
Tuesday 14th October 2008	All day	Preparation of exhibits
Wednesday 15th October 2008	All day	Judging
	Evening	Judges Dinner (Judges & Associate Judges only)
Thursday 16th October 2008	All day	Judging
Friday 17th October 2008	early am	Judging (if required)
	10am-noon	Exhibitors Masterclass focussing on Semillon & Cabernet Sauvignon
	2-3pm	Workshop - Wine faults
	4-5pm	Exhibitors Tasting & discussions with Judges
	6-7pm	Public Tasting
	8pm	Exhibitors Dinner & Awards Presentation

For Further information on the New England Wine Show visit www.newenglandwineshow.com.au