CLASSIFICATION RULES
All varietal wines must contain at least 75% of the varietal, or it must be entered in a blend category. RULE 1 All blended wines must have varietal percentages indicated on the Entry Form. RULE 2 All entries with residual sugar over 0.1% must have residual sugar % stated on the Entry Form
WHITE TABLE WINES RED TABLE WINES SPARKLING WINES
W100 Chardonnay W200 Cabernet Sauvignon W410 Blanc de Blanc (0-6 g/l) W104 Chardonnay Blends W204 Other Bordeaux Varietals W420 Blanc de Noir W110 Sauvignon Blanc W205 Premium Bordeaux Blends W430 Brut (less than 12 g/l) W112 Pinot Blanc ($25 & over) RULE 1 W440 Extra Dry (12-17 g/l) CHENIN BLANC RULE 2 W206 Bordeaux Blends (under $25) RULE 1 W470 Sparkling Rosé W120 0.7% r.s. or below W207 Premium Non-Bordeaux Blends W475 Sparkling Red W121 0.71% r.s. or above ($25 & over) RULE 1 W480 Native American Sparkling RIESLING, JOHANNISBERG/WHITE RULE 2 W208 Non-Bordeaux Blends (under $25) RULE 1 W485 Varietal Sparkling W130 0.7% r.s. or below W210 Merlot W490 Other Sparkling W131 0.71% r.s. or above W211 Malbec W132 2% r.s. or above W220 Zinfandel FORTIFIED WINES W133 6% r.s. or above W230 Petite Sirah (Durif) W500 Port GEWÜRZTRAMINER RULE 2 W231 Syrah (Shiraz) W510 Sherry W140 0.7% r.s. or below W235 Other Red Rhône Varietals W517 Other Fortified Wines W141 0.71% r.s. or above W236 Red Rhône Blends RULE 1 W142 2% r.s. or above W240 Pinot Noir RICE BASE W143 6% r.s. or above W241 Chianti W160 Viognier W242 Sangiovese W600 Sake W161 Other White Rhône Varietals W243 Sangiovese Blends RULE 1 A. Junmai W162 White Rhône Blends RULE 1 W250 Other Italian Reds B. Honjozo W164 Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio W260 Tempranillo C. Junmai Ginjo/Junmai Daiginjo D. Ginjo/Daiginjo W166 White Italian Varietals W261Spanish / Portuguese / Argentine Reds E. Kimoto/Yamahai W167 White Italian Blends RULE 1 (varietals and blends) RULE 1 F. Nigori W168 Spanish / Portuguese / Argentine W270 Other Red Varietals G. Nama WHITES (VARIETALS AND BLENDS) RULE 1 W280 Norton H. Genshu W170 Other White Varietals RULE 1 W281 Nobel (Muscadine) I. Spakling Sake J. Other Sake W175 Other White Blends RULES 1 & 2 W281 Concord W610 American Craft Sake NATIVE AMERICAN WHITES W285 Other Native American Reds A. Junmai W180 Diamond HYBRID REDS RULE 1 B. Honjozo W181 Niagara W290 Frontenac C. Junmai Ginjo/Junmai Daiginjo W185 Other Native American Whites W291 Maréchal Foch D. Ginjo/Daiginjo E. Kimoto/Yamahai WHITE HYBRIDS W292 Marquette F. Nigori W190 Seyval Blanc W293 Other Red Hybrid Varietals G. Nama W191 Vignoles W295 Red Hybrid Blends H. Genshu W192 Other Hybrid White Varietals W298 Late Harvest Reds RULE 2 I. Spakling Sake J. Other Sake W193 Hybrid White Blends RULE 1 W194 Late Harvest Hybrid Whites RULE 2 ROSÉ WINES W620 Rice Wine W196 Other Late Harvest Whites RULE 2 W197 Ice Wine (all white varietals) RULE 2 FRUIT WINES W300 Rosé Blends W310 Varietal Rosés W670 Fruit Wine W680 Fruit Flavored
SPECIALTY WINES
W725 Honey Wine W730 Non-Alcoholic Wines