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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: suziequeue on July 03, 2011, 05:55:36 pm

Title: Entering wine in a show
Post by: suziequeue on July 03, 2011, 05:55:36 pm

DH is thinking of entering his "rhubarb wine" into a show. Now I know that the judging should be on the wine but realistically - it's all about the presentation isn't it  ;)

Anybody got any top tips on how wine should be presented? i.e. what kind of bottle, cork or cap? etc etc.

Thanks

Title: Re: Entering wine in a show
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 04, 2011, 07:04:44 pm

Clear bottle, proper cork cork (none of these rubber jobs  ;)  ) - now that's just my personal guess because we've never entered any of our plummy wine yet. will watch this thread with interest now!

Title: Re: Entering wine in a show
Post by: OldGaffer on July 05, 2011, 09:29:40 pm

There will be rules for the show you are planning to enter. For the Horticultural show I attend, where there is a wine and beer show as well as plants, the rules for white wine are, as plumseverywhere said, a clear bottle, but not a cork, our judges prefer to have a plastic cap, as it is easier to remove.

I do know that some people use wine filters that have a very fine mesh. The result is a wine that has its original colour, but is much brighter.

Good Luck!

Title: Re: Entering wine in a show
Post by: Rosemary on July 05, 2011, 09:55:33 pm

Ask someone on the show committee - they will be happy to help. And do enter - without entrants, these shows will fold. Good luck with the wine - brave judges  ;D

Title: Re: Entering wine in a show
Post by: Sylvia on July 06, 2011, 08:21:23 am

I dare say that, as in anything, presentation is important but,I think, it will only be a quarter of the points compared with taste, maturity etc. Go for it and good luck :)