HandsomeRyan
Well-Known Member
I'm interested in learning more about the in's and out's of amateur wine competitions. I think ti would be a lot of fun to start making a couple of wines to compete in a local event. The trouble I'm having (outside of being a very new wine maker and a likely inability to produce anything good enough to hang with the seasoned wine makers) is understanding exactly how the competition works? I found a local amateur competition but their website doesn't give much info that is useful for someone who really knows nothing about these type of events.
I understand that I have to have made the wine myself (I can't just go buy a bottle at the store and slap a new label on it) but do I have to have sourced the ingredients/recipe myself (home grown grapes) or can I compete with a wine from a kit from my LHBS?
Is there a good reference for the "breed standards" for different types of wines? I don't know just a whole lot about wines outside buying kits from the LHBS but I'd love to try some of Mr. Jack Kellers recipes for some new varieties of wine.
To compete I need at least one 750ml bottle of my wine with a removable label; how removable- Will an "address label" type sticker work? Am I being judged on how my wine bottle/label looks?
Anything else that someone who has never competed should know about the process of making / bottling / competing with my wine?
Sorry if these are silly questions that have been answered before but I fail at using the search function on this website to get meaningful search results.
I understand that I have to have made the wine myself (I can't just go buy a bottle at the store and slap a new label on it) but do I have to have sourced the ingredients/recipe myself (home grown grapes) or can I compete with a wine from a kit from my LHBS?
Is there a good reference for the "breed standards" for different types of wines? I don't know just a whole lot about wines outside buying kits from the LHBS but I'd love to try some of Mr. Jack Kellers recipes for some new varieties of wine.
To compete I need at least one 750ml bottle of my wine with a removable label; how removable- Will an "address label" type sticker work? Am I being judged on how my wine bottle/label looks?
Anything else that someone who has never competed should know about the process of making / bottling / competing with my wine?
Sorry if these are silly questions that have been answered before but I fail at using the search function on this website to get meaningful search results.