As always, the February meeting will feature our Winter Wine and Aged Wine Competition.
Also, brand new this year, we will be hosting the first ever Purple Foot Wine Label Competition! Details and rules to come soon.
Winter & Aged Wine Competition:
Purple Foot wine competitions are a great opportunity to get excellent feedback on your wines, receive recognition, and gain experience judging. Everyone gets to enter, and everyone gets to be a judge. please note our club competition rules and our club scoring system. Please bring your wines before 7:00 PM so the wine steward has time to register them. Remember to remove all personal labels and attach an entry label, which you can fill out ahead of time; entry labels are attached. The wine steward will have score sheets, but this is also attached for reference.
Download entry labels here
Download score sheet here
If you are on the fence about entering wines, we highly encourage you to do so. Many winemakers have surprised themselves in the past with how well they do, and all have learned something from the judging sheets. Whether you're an expert winemaker or a beginner, let's make this a strong showing!
You can enter 1 wine in each category. We will have 8 tables set up for each of the different categories which include: Any Red Grape, Non-Vinifera Red Grape, Any White Grape, Non-Vinifera White Grape, Berry Fruit, Non-Berry Fruit, Specialty, and Aged Wine (any wines 5 years and older.) Ask the Wine Steward if you are unsure.
All judging is done blind. Each table will have an assigned primary judge, and all members are invited to participate in judging at any of the tables where that member does not have a wine entered, nor do they know of someone else's wine at that table.
Ribbons will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place in each category, and a special award will be given for Best of Show.
Unlike other general meetings, any separate non-competition wine evaluations will be limited to AFTER the competition vs. before the meeting.
Label Competition:
We all pour a significant amount of our time, energy, money, hopes and dreams into our wines. So it only makes sense that we should finish them with great labels! The Purple Foot Label Competition is a great way to showcase your personal brand and gain recognition from both the club members as well as a panel of design professionals. Find the full rules here. This is sure to be great fun, and we highly encourage all members with any labels that meet the requirements to enter!
All you need to bring is a bottle of labeled, finished wine to enter. Note that your bottle will not be returned to you. You may enter up to one bottle per the three categories: Artistic, Classic, and Humorous.
Labels must be printed original artwork, and must feature the winery/winemaker/brand name, vintage, and type (varietal, blend, style, etc.) During the competition, all entries will be on display and members will vote for a member's choice award. The bottles will then be collected and transferred for an off-site judging by a panel of experts at a later date. This panel will determine awards in each category and best of show.
