Sommelier Wine Awards 2017 Competition categories Deciding where to enter your wine in the Sommelier Wine Awards? Because this is a competition designed for the on-trade, our categories reflect the way a wine list is put together. There are three wine sections: Essentials, New World, and Old World. The following gives you an idea of the categories and sub-categories. For more detail and to see what wines are eligible, head to www.sommelierwineawards.com/about-the-awards/categories. ESSENTIALS NEW WORLD for those wines found on all wine lists White Sparkling • Chardonnay* • Prosecco; Valdobbiadene • Chenin Blanc • Franciacorta • Cava • Gewurztraminer • England & Wales • Pinot Gris Champagne: • NV; • Vintage; • Ultra-dry • Riesling* • Other France • Other Italy • Sauvignon Blanc* • Other Europe • Semillon & Semillon/Sauvignon blends • New World sparkling wine • Torrontés • Rosé Champagne • Viognier Sparkling Rosé: • England; • Other regions • Other White varieties & blends • Red • Frizzante, semi-sweet & lower abv Red Still • Cabernet/Merlot/Cab Franc & House Wines - under £6 ex-VAT Bordeaux blends* • Red; • White; • Rosé • Cabernet Franc Rosé - over £6 • Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz • Provence; • Other regions • Carmenère Sweet • Malbec White: • botrytis; • non-botrytis • Pinot Noir* • Eiswein; • Red & Tawny • Pinotage • Lower alcohol • Syrah/Grenache/Mourvèdre & SGM blends* Fortified • Zinfandel Port: • White - young & aged • Ruby • Other Red varieties & blends • LBV • Tawny; • Colheita; • Vintage Sherry: • Fino & manzanilla * these categories have sub-categories • Dry amontillado/oloroso relating to the region of the New World the • Medium/sweet amontillado/oloroso wines have been produced in • Sweet (pale/PX) Other fortified wines & specialties: • Madeira • Lighter & white-port styles • VDN & port-style • Richer & PX-style www.sommelierwineawards.com, [email protected], +44 (0)20 7840 5249 OLD WORLD Central Italy: • Verdicchio; • Other whites FRANCE • Southern Italy; • Sicily & Sardinia White Red North-west: • Barolo/Barbaresco; • Bordeaux North-west: • Other reds • Burgundy, inc Cot Bourguignon North-east: • Amarone; • Valpolicella; • Rhône North-east: • Veneto • Chablis; Chablis Cru Central: • Chianti; Classico; Riserva; Gran Loire: • Sauvignon; • Sancerre; Selezione; Rufina, Colli Senesi, Colli Loire: • Chenin; • Other whites Fiorentini; Alsace: • Riesling, • Gewurztraminer Central: • Montalcino/Montepulciano; Alsace: Other whites Central: • Montepulciano d’Abruzzo; • South-west France • Jura Central: • Tuscany; • Other reds • South of France & other regions - light • South; • Sicily & Sardinia varieties, inc. Muscat, Picpoul Nero d’Avola: • South; • Sicily & Sardinia • South of France & other regions - inc Viognier, Chardonnay SPAIN Red White • Alsace • Rioja • Burgundy North-west: • Albariño; • Other whites • Beaujolais & Cot Bourguignon North, inc Navarra, Somontano & others • Loire • Txacoli • Catalonia ; • Duero, inc. Rueda Bordeaux: • Left Bank; • Right Bank • Other regions Bordeaux: • Côtes Red Rhône: • North; • South; • Côtes du Rhône Rioja: • Joven/other; • Crianza • South-west France Rioja: • Reserva; • Gran Reserva South: • Languedoc; • Roussillon; • North, inc Navarra, Somontano; South: • Provence & other southern regions • North-west, inc Bierzo, Ribeiro Other regions • Catalonia; • Duero, inc. Ribera; • Other regions, inc Extremadura, GERMANY Castilla La Mancha White • Riesling: • Dry; • Medium; • Late harvest PORTUGAL • Gewürztraminer; • Other whites White: • Vinho Verde; • Other whites Red Red: • Douro; • Alentejo; • Other reds AUSTRIA ENGLAND • White; • Red White • Grüner Veltliner; • Riesling; TURKEY • White; • Other whites Red: Kalecik Karasi • Okuzgozu, Bogazkere; Red international varieties • Blaufränkisch; • Zweigelt; • Other reds Hungary • white • red Greece • white; • red ITALY Lebanon • red White North-west: • Gavi; • Other whites OTHER OLD WORLD COUNTRIES, North-east: • Soave; • Veneto • White & Red inc Switzerland, Romania, North-east: • Trentino, Alto Adige, Friuli Bulgaria, Georgia, Croatia & Slovenia Venezia Giulia www.sommelierwineawards.com, [email protected], +44 (0)20 7840 5249 .