Riesling Challenge Hotel Realm Canberra and Albert Hall Canberra Australia 9 – 14 October 2017 Canberra International
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18 th CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL RIESLING CHALLENGE HOTEL REALM CANBERRA AND ALBERT HALL CANBERRA AUSTRALIA 9 – 14 OCTOBER 2017 CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL RIESLING CHALLENGE A competition dedicated to Riesling wines only, to showcase the wonders of the Riesling variety BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL* Welcome to the 2017 Canberra International Riesling Challenge! CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Canberra International Riesling Challenge (CIRC) RIEDEL RIESLING REALM RIESLING is a wine competition created in Canberra, Australia to MASTER CLASS DINNER highlight the grape that defines White Wine, Riesling. Friday 13 October Friday 13 October Now in its 18th year, the Riesling Challenge attracts 11.00am – 3.00pm 7:30 pm wines from Riesling producing countries around the Hotel Realm Canberra Hotel Realm Canberra world and is the most significant event of its type in the Led by internationally recognized southern hemisphere. The Hotel Realm will offer an Riesling experts. evening of fine Rieslings with James Service AM, Chairman of the Canberra International *Tickets $150.00 food matched by their chefs. Riesling Challenge. Bookings required Price to be advised JUDGING Bookings for the Master Bookings - Hotel Realm or Class can be made by The CIRC Secretariat Judging at the Canberra International Riesling Challenge emailing the CIRC Secretariat TRADE and is conducted on a regional basis and is designed to at [email protected] CONSUMER TASTING promote and explore the regional differences that AWARDS PRESENTATION Riesling so well expresses. CELEBRATION OF Saturday 14 October Judges are only given the vintage and the sugar levels of RIESLING EVENT 11.00am – 3.00pm the wines. Regions with large numbers of entries in a Friday 13 October Albert Hall Canberra particular class are broken up in to small judging groups 5.30pm Taste the entries for yourself at between the two panels to further hide their identity. Hotel Realm Canberra the consumer tasting. Regions are only revealed in the Results catalogue. A limited number of tickets will be Tickets are $50.00pp and Judging in 2017 will again be conducted against the available for purchase; details will include a souvenir Riedel tasting internationally recognised 100 point judging system be on the CIRC website. glass and a copy of the official CIRC Results Catalogue. which was initiated in 2012 and brings the CIRC into *Tickets $90.00 alignment with other major International wine events. Bookings required Bookings are not required. KEY DATES: Entries open 1 June 2017 Exhibit deliveries: JUDGING: Entries close 31 July 2017 Monday 18 September to 9 – 12 October 2017 Friday 22 September 2017 Awards: 13 October 2017 Experience award-winning wine in the rolling hills and plains just moments away With more than 33 wineries within 35 minutes of the city, Canberra and its region's wines deliver unique qualities derived from an environment Like no other in Australia. Visit now and find one good thing after another. 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Or Fax: +61 2 6290 1580 Or Email: Best American Riesling [email protected] Best in Australia For additional copies of the CIRC Entry ACT Government and USA Embassy Perpetual Trophy Schedule, visit www.rieslingchallenge.com Realm Hotel Canberra Trophy and click on the Entry button which will direct you to an electronic version of the Best from the Canberra District Entry Form for downloading if required or Best Dry Riesling ACT Chief Minister’s Trophy contact the CIRC Secretariat. Jim Murphy AM Perpetual Trophy CONTACT DETAILS Best Riesling from Tasmania Best Semi-Dry Riesling ALL ENQUIRIES TO Tamar Valley Wine Route Trophy Sue Hart or Richard Hart National Secretariat Best Sweet Riesling Australia Post Trophy Encouragement Award for Canberra International Riesling Challenge up and coming Australian Best Museum Class PO Box 241 Riesling Winemakers DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600 ActewAGL Trophy Shaw Vineyard Estate Award AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 2 6286 7515 Best Riesling from New Zealand Fax: +61 2 6290 1580 New Zealand High Commission Wolf Blass Award (Biennial award) Email: [email protected] Perpetual Trophy Wolf Blass Foundation Website: www.rieslingchallenge.com TRANSPORT OF ENTRIES All entries must be delivered to the Canberra International USA ENTRIES Riesling Challenge between Monday 18 September and Susan Spence at the NY Wine & Grape Foundation will Friday 22 September 2017 coordinate entries from New York (as well as other areas within AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES the US): Email [email protected]. Tel: 585-394-3620. For free delivery use the Australia Post label Wines to be shipped must be received at the New York Wine provided by the Secretariat or use the link we will provide to & Grape Foundation no later than August 15. log on and print your own (trackable) label. CANADIAN ENTRIES NZ ENTRIES To arrange delivery of your exhibits from Canada, contact: To arrange delivery of your exhibits from New Zealand, contact: Nick Kusel Kevin Saunders AIRGROUP International Wine Show Cordinator Unit 101-19130 24th Avenue JF Hillebrand New Zealand Ltd Surrey, BC V3S3S9, Canada Telephone: +64 9 361 5668 Tel: 604-538-6488 Fax: 604-538-7122 Cell: 778-822-0057 Email: [email protected] [email protected] EUROPEAN ENTRIES For those not using any of the above methods, delivery details are: To arrange delivery of your exhibits from Europe, contact: 2017 Canberra International Riesling Challenge Sarah Gerken - Airfreight Suite 26, The Atrium, Swinger Hill Centre BTG Internationale Corner of Colbeck and Ainsworth Steets Spedition GmbH MAWSON ACT 2607, Australia Telephone: +49 69 401005 32 Facsimile: +49 69 401005 64 Email: [email protected] Carl-Benz-Strasse 21 60386 Frankfurt/Main, Germany DE.RAC.0382.02 http://www.btg.de Entries must be clearly marked “2017 Canberra International Riesling Challenge – Wine Exhibit” 2017 AWARD CLASSES Southern Hemisphere Style Guidelines Class Class Description Residual Sugar IRF Scale Class 1 Current Vintage 2017 - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 2 Current Vintage 2017 - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 3 Current Vintage 2017 - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Class 4 Open Class Vintage 2014 to 2016 - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 5 Open Class Vintage 2014 to 2016 - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 6 Open Class Vintage 2014 to 2016 - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Class 7 Museum Class Vintage 2013 & Prior - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 8 Museum Class Vintage 2013 & Prior - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 9 Museum Class Vintage 2013 & Prior - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Northern Hemisphere Style Guidelines Class Class Description Residual Sugar IRF Scale Class 10 Current Vintage 2016 - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 11 Current Vintage 2016 - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 12 Current Vintage 2016 - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Class 13 Open Class Vintage 2013 to 2015 - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 14 Open Class Vintage 2013 to 2015 - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 15 Open Class Vintage 2013 to 2015 - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Class 16 Museum Class Vintage 2012 & Prior - Dry Less than 8g sugar/ltr Dry Class 17 Museum Class Vintage 2012 & Prior - Semi-Dry 8g - 20 g sugar/ltr Medium Dry Class 18 Museum Class Vintage 2012 & Prior - Sweet including Botrytis and Eiswein Styles More than 20g sugar /ltr Medium Sweet or Sweet Special Class - Available to both Southern and Northern Hemispheres Class 19 Specialty Riesling Class: for wines, including sparkling wines that do not fit into other classes, or wines made in an innovative style. Judges will transfer any entry that they believe is not being fairly assessed in the class entered. The CIRC supports the inclusion of the International Riesling Foundation (IRF) Taste Profile/Sweetness scale by winemakers on their labels to provide greater clarity for consumers. For more information on determining the IRF scale go to http://drinkriesling.com/taste- profile/thescale WE’LL ALWAYS TOAST THE LOCALS. ActewAGL has built a special relationship with the region we serve and we’ll always get behind the community and our special events. We’re proud to support the Canberra International Riesling Challenge for the 18th year. Cheers! Follow the action: Twitter@IntlRiesling THE JUDGES Chairman of Judges John Belsham Foxes Island Wines, NZ WOLF BLASS AWARD An international winemaker, businessman, consultant and critic, John has 35 years of Awarded biennially to a person or wine industry experience that has shaped and guided some of the most successful organisation in Australia or New Zealand wine companies today. As a student, he learned to make wine in Bordeaux, France who has made a major contribution to where he lived from 1977 to 1981. He founded Rapaura Vintners in 1991, the Riesling development and promotion. first contract winemaking company in New Zealand. Re-focusing his attention on Nominations are available by contacting the producing premium, single vineyard wines John founded Foxes Island Wines in 1992. CIRC Secretariat on +61 2 6290 1505.