Regional Wine Show 22Nd Clare Valley 2016 Exhibitor Catalogue Sponsors of the Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2016

Regional Wine Show 22nd Clare Valley 2016 Exhibitor Catalogue Sponsors of the Clare Valley Regional Wine Show 2016

Gold Sponsors

SPRINGBETTS DELIVERIES

Silver Sponsors Clare Valley Regional Wine Show Catalogue 2016

Chair of Judges Judges Nick Stock – Wine expert, award-winning Ian Hongell – Chief Winemakers, Peter Lehmann Wines author & freelance writer Iain Riggs – Managing Director, Chief Winemakers, Brokenwood Associate Judges Hamish Seabrook – Winemaker, Seabrook Wines Sarah Adamson - Winemaker Pablo Theodoros – Co-Owner of Mothervine Wine Bar Greg Lane – Assistant Winemaker, Shaw and Smith and The Stanley Bridge Tavern Andrew Kenny – Assistant Winemaker, Pikes Wines Charlotte Hardy – Winemaker, Charlotte Dalton Wines Matthew Turner – Assistant Winemaker, Tintara Kate Laurie – Winemaker and Owner, Deviation Road Sabastian Zotti - Prince Wine Store Ben Thoman – Red Winemaker, Pernod Ricard

Major Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Clare Region Wine Media Partners CCL Clear Image Prowine Grape Growers Northern Argus Langtons Vinpac International Association Plains Producer Ackland Vineyard Hahn Corporation Silver Sponsors Wine Show Partners Services Demptos Bordeaux VA Filtration AP John Cooperage Cooperage JBG Architects Seguin Moreau Laffort BHF Technologies Wine Logistics Enoltech Booth Transport Wine Energy Springbetts Deliveries Reidel Glass

Wine Show Schedule Section A Current Vintage Section (Classes 1—13) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 100 dozen 750ml or equivalent except for classes 3 & 4 where 32 dozen applies Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley fruit

Section B Exhibition Section (Classes 14—20) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 64 dozen 750ml or equivalent for large producers >150t processed Minimum 32 dozen 750ml or equivalent for small producers <150t processed Minimum 5 dozen 750ml or equivalent to be eligible for Best Museum Wine Trophy Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley fruit

Section C Sparkling Wine (Class 21) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent Demptos Cooperage, Entries must comprise a minimum 85% Clare Valley fruit part of the TFF Group is proud to sponsor this award. Section D Fortified Wine Classic Oak Products (Class 22) Bottled wines not necessarily commercially available Minimum 20 dozen 750ml or equivalent

Section F Wine of Provenance Bronze Sponsors (Class 23—25) Red or white wines bottled under the same label over a vintage spread as outlined in the schedule Trophies Clare Valley Winemakers Incorporated

Executive Committee Promotions Sub-Committee Education Sub-Committee 1. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Vinpac Class 14 Dry Riesling, 2016 Vintage Andrew Pike (Chair) Cherry Stowman (Chair) Steve Baraglia (Chair) 2. Best Exhibition Section Sponsored by Pro Wine Class 15 Pikes Wines Taylors Wines Pikes Wines Dry Riesling, 2014 Vintage and Older Kevin Mitchell (Vice Chair) Ali Paulett (Vice Chair) Keeda Zilm 3. Best Vintage Section Shiraz Sponsored by Class 6, 10 Kilikanoon Wines Paulett Wines O’Leary Walker Wines BHF Technologies Clinton Taylor (Treasurer) Mary Carracher Chad Bowman 4. Best Vintage Section Sponsored by Class 7, 11 Taylors Wines Knappstein Wines Taylors Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Hahn Corporation Liz Heidenreich Tony Worthington Angus Mitchell 5. Best Vintage Section Sponsored by Classes 8, 9, 12, 13 Sevenhill Cellars Sevenhill Cellars Mitchell Wines Dry Red Blends and Other Varieties Laffort Tom Barry Hillary Mitchell Barry Kooij 6. Best Dry Red Sponsored by Demptos Classes 17, 18, 19, 20 Jim Barry Wines Mitchell Wines Kilikanoon Wines from Exhibition Sections Bordeaux Cooperage Steve Baraglia Marnie Roberts Ben Marx 7. Chair of Judges Award Sponsored by ???? Pikes Wines Claymore Wines Knappstein Wines Cherry Stowman Skye Eldredge Angas Wardlaw Taylors Wines Eldredge Wines Kirrihill Wines 8. Mick Knappstein Trophy Sponsored by VA Filtration Class 1 Best Current Vintage Riesling Tania Matz Edwina Mitchell Andrew Kenny Executive Officer Mitchell Wines Pikes Wines 9. Carl Sobels Trophy Sponsored by Seguin Moreau Trophies 4, 5, 6 Best Vintage Section Dry Red Tania Matz Jack Scholz Executive Officer Jim Barry Wines 10. Best Riesling of Show Sponsored by Enoltech Trophies 2, 3, 9 Tania Matz 11. Best Small Producer Sponsored by Executive Officer Springbett Deliveries 12. Best Single Vineyard Wine Sponsored by Clare Region Winegrape Growers The Executive Committee wishes to thank the following for their continued support 13. Viticulturist Trophy Sponsored by Ackland Vineyard Services CCL Clear Image Seguin Moreau Wine Energy 14. Best Exhibitor of Show Sponsored by Langtons Laffort JBG Architects AP John Cooperage VA Filtration Hahn Corporation Jen Prior Vinpac International Demptos Bordeaux Cooperage Wine Show Exhibitors 15. Br John May Trophy Sponsored by Langtons Classes 23, 24, 25 Wine of Provenance Prowine BHF Technologies Clare Valley Cuisine Clare Region Winegrape Growers Enoltech Woodscannon 16. Jim Barry Trophy Sponsored by All Classes Best Wine of Show CCL Clear Image Ackland Vineyard Services Springbett Deliveries Education Committee Members AP John Coopers Booth Transport Promotions Committee Members Riedel Wine Logistics Note: Additional trophies may be awarded at the Chairman’s discretion. Best Sweet White – Class 3,4 Service of Excellence Awards Best Rose of Show – Class 5 Cellar Door of the Year Sponsored by Riedel Best Dry White other than Riesling – Classes 2 & 16 Best Sparkling – Classes 21 Best Fortified – Class 22 2016 Clare Valley Wine Show 2016 Wine Show Trophies

Chair of Judges Award 2015 Ben Marx Gertie

Best Dry White other than Riesling 2016 ArtWine 'Wicked Stepmother' Fiano

Best Sweet Wine of Show 2014 O'Leary Walker Wines Last Cut Riesling

Best Rose of Show 2016 ArtWine 'The Temptress' Rose

Best Fortified Wine of Show 2015 O'Leary Walker Wines Wyatt Earp Vintage Shiraz

Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2015 Vintage 2015 Kilikanoon Wines Morts Block Riesling

Best Exhibition Section Dry Riesling, 2014 Vintage and older 2010 Kilikanoon Wines Morts Reserve Riesling

Best Vintage Section Shiraz 2015 Leasingham Wines Bin 61 Shiraz

Best Vintage Section Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Mad Bastard Cabernet Sauvignon

Best Vintage Section Dry Red Blends and other varieties 2015 ArtWine 'Leave Your Hat On' Montepulciano

Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections 2013 Annie'e Lane Quelltaler Polish Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

Best Current Vintage Riesling - Mick Knappstein Trophy 2016 Pikes Wines Merle Riesling 2016 Clare Valley Wine Show 2016 Wine Show Trophies

Best Vintage Section Dry Red - Carl Sobels Trophy 2015 ArtWine 'Leave Your Hat On' Montepulciano

Best Riesling of Show 2016 Pikes Wines Merle Riesling

Best Small Producer Artwine

Best Single Vineyard Wine 2016 Pikes Wines Merle Riesling

Viticulturist Trophy Andrew Pike

Best Exhibitor of Show Artwine

Wine of Provenance - Br John May Trophy O'Leary Walker Wines Watervale Riesling 2016, 2010, 2003

Best Wine of Show - Jim Barry Trophy 2016 Pikes Wines Merle Riesling 2016 Clare Valley Wine Show 2016 Results

Class 1 - Dry White, Riesling (<7g/l R.S.)

Current Vintage - 2016 vintage only