Illinois State Fair Wine Competition CALL 4 ENTRIES An event by Recognizing Illinois’ best and brightest wines Entry Deadline: July 28, 2021 Competition Dates: August 3-5, 2021 www.illinoiswine.com Contacts: Lisa Ellis 217-726-8518 IGGVA Executive Director [email protected] Anne Zwink 515-570-8265 Competition Enologist [email protected] 2021 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR COMMERCIAL WINE COMPETITION RULES AND REGS COMPETITION DATES One case of the wine judged “Best of ENTRY FEES Show” shall be donated by the winner to August 3-5, 2021 the Illinois State Fair, where it will be sold at IGGVA members: Inn at 835, Springfield, IL the Illinois State Fair Commodity Auction in $45/wine (1-4 wines) Springfield. JUDGING PROCESS $40/wine (5+ wines) Three panels of judges will evaluate entries A press release announcing the award using a 20-point scoring system. winners will be available after the judging. Non-IGGVA members: $70/wine Individual judges’ scores are submitted Only wines and wineries receiving awards by each panel for each wine evaluated. and medals will receive public recognition. Make checks payable to: Illinois Grape Each panel will assign whether to award a Growers and Vintners Alliance (IGGVA) wine with one of the following: Gold, Silver, New this year: Wineries that receive a Gold Bronze, or no award. If all judges individually Medal in the competition will be featured award a wine a gold, it receives a double- in our “Trail of Gold” section in the Illinois WINE DELIVERY gold designation. winery map/app. Send wine, payment and (2) Entry Forms to: All entries will be given a numerical score based on points scored by each judge, then ELIGIBILITY AND RULES averaged for the entire panel. This score • This competition is open to any Illinois State Fair Wine Competition will be used to determine the Best of Class commercial Illinois winery. c/o IGGVA award-winning wines. 901 S. 2nd St., Ste. 101 • Each wine entry must include Wines will be judged in flights organized (2) 750mL or (3) 375/500mL bottles. Springfield, IL 62704 by class number and residual sugar levels supplied with the entry forms. • IGGVA will gladly accept an additional Wines cannot be shipped through bottle to be used for statewide the United States Postal Service. MEDALS AND AWARDS marketing and awareness purposes if entrant is able to make this additional They must be shipped UPS, FedEx Best of Show; Governor’s Cup for (Illinois- donation. or personally delivered. grown) Fruit, Red, White, Rosé/Blush, and Dessert Wines; Best Fruit, Red and • Write Entrant Name in clear, legible letters White wines (regardless of appellation); on the outside of each box and include (2) Best of Class as determined by the class Wine shipments will be accepted copies of the submission form inside the designations in the entry materials. box. until July 28, 2021. • Wine may not be entered in more than one Best of Show and Governor’s Cup award- Late entries may be rejected. class. winning wines will be recognized at IGGVA ‘s Annual Conference and Banquet. IGGVA will • Entrant is responsible for all packing purchase at least 2 cases of each wine at and shipping charges. IGGVA will not be ½ of retail cost (up to $10/bottle) to pour at IN PERSON DELIVERIES responsible for lost or damaged wines. the banquet. - PLEASE MAKE AN • There will be no refunds of entry fees for The results of this competition will be taken APPOINTMENT PRIOR TO late arrivals or damaged entries. into consideration by IGGVA’s Board of DROP OFF Directors and/or its Executive Committee • Only wines commercially available for the purposes of naming IGGVA’s (minimum of 25 cases) by the dates of the “Winemaker of the Year” award recipient. Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners competition may be submitted. Alliance All wines receiving gold, silver and 901 S 2nd St, Ste 101 • There is no limit to the number of entries bronze awards by the judges will receive per winery. Springfield, IL 62704 competition medals and comments from Call ahead 217-726-8518 judges’ sheets. Those not receiving medals • The commercial label must be attached to will receive a report from the Competition or email [email protected] all bottles submitted Enologist summarizing judges’ comments and including constructive feedback on the • Each wine submitted must be listed on the wine. competition entry form. ENTRY DEADLINE If a class does not include a wine receiving a gold, the highest scoring silver-awarded JULY 28, 2021 wine will receive the Best of Class designation. 2021 Illinois State Fair Commercial Wine Competition Rules and Regulations CLASS DESCRIPTION CLASS DESCRIPTION Entry Procedures AMERICAN, LABRUSCA TYPE, VARIEtal OR BLEND HYBRID AND VINIFERA RED GRAPES (CONT’D) White Cabernet Franc (>75%) 1. Fill out the general entry form. 101.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 305.1 Dry to Semi-Dry A sample wine entry is listed 101.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 305.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet at the top of the form. If you Red Other (>75% of any one cultivar) enter more than 20 wines, you 102.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 306.1 Dry to Semi-Dry will need to print the necessary 102.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 306.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet extra pages. Blush/Rosé Blends (<75% of any one cultivar) 103.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 307.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 2. Select the Wine Class from 103.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 307.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet the list. For example, the class HYBRID AND VINIFERA WHITE GRAPES HYBRID AND VINIFERA BLUSH/ROSÉ GRAPES number for varietal Seyval Seyval Blanc (>75%) 401.1 Dry to Semi-Dry Blanc wines is 201. However, 201.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 401.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet Dry to Semi-Dry wines classify 201.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet NON-GRAPE WINES as 201.1, and Semi-Sweet to Vidal Blanc (>75%) 501 Apple/Pear Sweet wines classify as 201.2. 202.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 502 Peach Select the proper class of the 202.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 503 Cherry wine you wish to enter by first Chardonel (>75%) 504 Strawberry determining the variety of the 203.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 505 Other Fruit grape from those listed. Varietal 203.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 506 Fruit, Oak Aged wines that are not listed must Vignoles (>75%) 507 Fruit Blends choose the “Other” category. 204.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 508 Honey/Mead Wines within this category 204.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 509 Flower/Vegetable, All Other will be organized by principle Traminette (>75%) 510 Flavored Table Wines cultivar, and a new varietal 205.1 Dry to Semi-Dry DESSERT class will be created if there are 205.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 601 Port-Style, Fortified Red more than 4 entries of a single LaCrescent (>75%) 602 Port-Style, Fortified White cultivar. If the wine is not 75% 206.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 603 Sherry-Style or more of the variety, you must 206.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 604 Late Harvest choose one of the less specific Other (>75% Single Cultivar) 605 Ice Wine/Iced Wine classes such as class 208 - 207.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 606 Flavored Dessert Wine White Hybrid Blends. 207.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 607 Fortified Fruit Wine Blends (<75% of any one cultivar) SPARKLING 3. Enter the variety of grape 208.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 701.1 Grape, Bottle Fermented, or fruit on the form. This is 208.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet Dry/Semi-Dry equivalent to “Frontenac” or HYBRID OR VINIFERA RED GRAPES 701.2 Grape, Bottle Fermented, “Apple.” Then select the proper Chambourcin (>75%) Semi-Sweet/Sweet class. This is a number like 301.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 702.1 Grape, Bulk Processed, 304.1, which is the proper 301.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet Dry/Semi-Dry classification for Dry to Semi- Marechal Foch (>75%) 702.2 Grape, Bulk Processed, Dry Frontenac wines. 302.1 Dry to Semi-Dry Semi-Sweet/Sweet 302.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet 703 Grape, Carbonated 4. Indicate fruit source as Illinois Norton/Cynthiana (>75%) 704 Other Fruit, Carbonated (Y or N) and list the vintage 303.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 705 Flavored, Carbonated (NV=non-vintage). 303.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet CIDER, APPLE OR PEAR Frontenac (>75%) 801 Still <7% ABV 5. Select the residual sugar 304.1 Dry to Semi-Dry 802 Sparkling <7% ABV level of your wine. Using either 304.2 Semi-Sweet to Sweet the Clinitest or an equivalent test, determine the sweetness Dry to Semi-Dry <2.0% Residual Sugar category. Misrepresentation Semi-Sweet to Sweet >2.0% Residual Sugar of Residual Sugar (RS) can lessen your chance of a fair assessment. The actual % RS WINE DELIVERY IN PERSON DELIVERIES - PLEASE is important for determining Send wine, payment and MAKE AN APPOINTMENT PRIOR the best flight order, so please (2) Copies of Entry Form to: TO DROP OFF provide accurate information. Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance c/o IGGVA 901 S 2nd St, Ste 101 901 S. 2nd St., Ste. 101 Springfield, IL 62704 Call ahead 217-726-8518 Springfield, IL 62704 or email [email protected] 2021 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition Winery Name: Contact: Address: Phone: Email: IGGVA Members $45/wine (1-4 entries); OFFICE USE ONLY Non-Members $70/wine Date Rec’d: ____________ $40/wine (5+ entries) Check #: ______________ #Entries: _______ Member Total: _______ Amount: $_____________ #Entries _______ Non-Member Total _______ Entry# Class Cultivar/Type IL? Vintage Residual RS Unit Proprietary Name Sugar % % or g/L Sample 202.2 Vidal Blanc Y 2020 3.5 % Whispering White 1.