ELIGIBILITY: Open to all members and non-members of the Tennessee Viticultural & Oenological Society, except for the Wine Competition Judges or commercial winemakers. The Amateur Wine Competition is an opportunity for the hobbyist to receive constructive criticism on their wine making efforts and to improve and receive appropriate recognition. The fee for 2015 competition is $9 per bottle entered. A copy of the entry form along with payment must be mailed to:
Chris & Rick Harrison
7635 Nesbit Ferry Rd
Atlanta, GA 30350
Make checks payable to T.V.O.S. The deadline for all entry forms and fees is Friday, January 15, 2016. Entry forms arriving without proper payment will not be entered into competition. Each competitor is required to mail, hand carry or send by board member, one 750 ml bottle or two 375 ml bottles of each wine entered to Hillside Winery, 229 Collier Dr., Sevierville, TN 37862 by Thursday, January 29, 2016. Individual winery deadlines are listed below. If you attend the Annual Meeting, please bring a bottle of each wine that you enter in competition to the meeting to share with everyone at the reception. Anyone who wishes to donate a bottle or bottles of wine to T.V.O.S. which in turn will be donated to Tammy Algood for T.V.O.S. wine promotion across the state may do so. It will be greatly appreciated.
DROP OFF LOCATIONS DEADLINES
All Seasons Gardening & Brewing Supply (Nashville)....Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
924 8th Ave. South
Nashville, TN
615-214-5465
Beachaven Winery (Clarksville) ........................ Fri., Jan. 15, 2016
1100 Dunlap Lane
Clarksville, TN
(931) 645-8867
Beans Creek Winery (Manchester) .................... Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
426 Ragsdale Rd.
Manchester, TN 37355
(931) 723-2294
Century Farm Winery (Jackson) ....................... Fri., Jan. 22, 2016
1548 Lower Brownsville Rd.
Jackson, TN 38301
(731) 424-7437
Countryside Vineyard & Winery (Kingsport) .... Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
658 Henry Harr Rd.
Blountville, TN
(423) 323-1600
DelMonaco Winery ............................................ Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
600 Lance Dr.
Baxter, TN 38544
(931) 858-1177
Grinder's Switch Winery (Centerville) ............. Fri., Jan. 22, 2016
2119 Hwy 50 Loop
Centerville, TN 37033
(931) 729-3690
Hillside Winery (Sevierville) .............................. Wed, Jan. 27, 2016
229 Collier Dr.
Sevierville, TN
(865) 908-8482
Stonehaus Winery (Crossville) .......................... Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
2444 Genesis Rd #103
Crossville, TN 38571
(931) 484-9463
Little Ole Winemaker Shop (Nashville) .......................... Wed., Jan. 27, 2016
5916 Charlotte Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 352-6301
It is the responsibility of the participant to get their entries to one of these locations by the designated deadline as a member of the competition team will be by to pick up all entries at opening the following day. If a participant misses the deadline, it will be their responsibility to have their entries at Hillside Winery by January 29, 2016. No wine will be accepted after this date. Wines are not returned to the participant. Each participant must leave a copy of their entry form with their dropped off wine.
RULES AND DEFINITION - READ CAREFULLY
General: All wine must be produced and bottled by a member of the Tennessee Viticultural and Oenological
Society from grapes, grape concentrates, fruit, fruit juice or honey. No entrant shall be involved in any way with commercial winemaking or use the facilities of commercial wineries, other than obtaining grapes, juice or concentrates. This is an amateur contest.
Varietal Wines: Wine named by variety must contain at least 75% of the named variety. Wines made from "Vitis Labrusca" grapes, such as Concord must contain a minimum of 51% of the grape variety and it will be stated on the label. If the label containing no percentage statement, the wine must contain at least 75% of the "Labrusca" variety. Any category having a large number of entries of one variety may be subdivided to make a separate category of that variety. Qualifications for subdivision is at least six (6) entries of one variety in a category with twelve (12) or more total entries.
Blending: Blended wines are to be entered in the category determined by the major component.
Labeling: Each bottle of wine must be labeled with the following information: Participant's Name, Wine Category # and Category Name, Year of Harvest, Varietal Composition (to best of knowledge), and either sweet, dry, dessert, semi-dry, etc.
Dry: Not more than 1% residual sugar as measured by Detrocheck. Wines which in the opinion of the judges, are too sweet for the category will be penalized.
Judging: The Board of Directors will approve the qualifications of judges before each competition. Names of persons considered to have qualification for being judges are requested and may be submitted at any time.
Fees: The entry fee will be $9 each entry.
Awards: "Tennessee Appellation Award" will be made for the best amateur wine made from a Tennessee grown product. The purpose and aim for this award is to encourage our amateur winemakers to make the very best wine they can from Tennessee fruits. Members from out-of-state have the opportunity to compete of "Best of Class" as these awards are being continued. If these members wish to compete for the "Tennessee Appellation Award" they may "step across the border" and buy some Tennessee fruit. If you compete for the "Tennessee Appellation Award", you will be asked who grew the fruit, whether it is yourself or someone else within the state. "Best of Class" Awards (two) will be made to the Best of Sweet and the Best of Dry wine entered in the competition. First place wines in each category will be eligible for those awards only if — in the opinion of the judges, these wines have high enough scores to be considered. A combined panel of judges will conduct a separate judging for the "Best of Class" awards. All participants who enter a minimum of six different wines are considered for the "Winemaker of the Year" award and is based on the highest cumulative score. First, Second, and Third Place Awards will be made in each category. Minimum qualifications for places are as follows:
First Place Awards ................... 16-20 points
Second Place Awards .............. 14.5-15.9 points
Third Place Awards ................. 13-14.4 points
Points will be awarded based on a twenty (20) points scale as approved by the T.V.O.S. Board of Directors. It in the judges opinions, wines are not worthy of mention, fewer than three (3) awards may be made in each category.
Exceptions: The T.V.O.S. Board of Directors may make temporary or permanent exceptions to the regulations.
Important: Each entry must be registered and fees paid to T.V.O.S. by Friday, January 15, 2016. Mail your
check and attached form to:
Rick Harrison
7635 Nesbit Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30350
WINE CATEGORIES
Category 1 - Red American Dry:
Native or American Hybrid Concord, Steuben, Cynthiana,
Muscadine, etc. (or blends)
Category 2 - Red American Sweet:
Native or American Hybrid Concord, Steuben, Cynthiana,
Muscadine, etc. (or blends)
Category 3 — White American Dry:
Native or American Hybrid Niagra, Duchess, Carlos
Magnolia, etc. (or blends)
Category 4 — White American Sweet:
Native or American Hybrid Niagra, Duchess, Carlos,
Magnolia, etc. (or blends)
Category 5 — Red Hybrid Dry:
French Hybrids Chancellor, Chambourcin,
Foch, etc. (or blends)
Category 6 — Red Hybrid Sweet:
French Hybrids Chancellor, Chambourcin,
Foch, etc. (or blends)
Category 7 — White Hybrid Dry:
French Hybrids Cayuga, Seyval,
Vidal, etc. (or blends)
Category 8 — White Hybrid Sweet:
French Hybrids Cayuga, Seyval,
Vidal, etc. (or blends)
Category 9 — Red Vinifera Dry:
Cabernet, Sauvignon, Merlot,
Zinfandel, etc. (or blends)
Category 10 — Red Vinifera Sweet:
Cabernet, Sauvignon, Merlot,
Zinfandel, etc. (or blends)
Category 11 — White Vinifera Dry:
Chardonnay, Riesling,
Sauvignon Blanc, etc. (or blends)
Category 12 — White Vinifera Sweet:
Chardonnay, Riesling,
Sauvignon Blanc, etc. (or blends)
Category 13 — Grape Rose / Blush
Color must be approprate sweet or dry
Blends should go into the dominate (over 50%) class
Category 14 — Fruit Rose / Blush
Color must be appropriate sweet or dry
Blends should go into the dominate (over 50%) class
Category 15 — Non Grape Fruit
Apples, Peaches, Pears, etc.
Sweetness can vary
Category 16 — Non Grape Berry
Blackberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, etc.
Sweetness can vary
Category 17 — Sparkling:
These wines should have a good quality as well as lasting
effervescence. Yeasty bouquets are not necessarily a negative
characteristic. Sweetness can vary. They can be made
from any grape or non-grape products. (Examples: Chardonnay,
Apple, Vidal, etc.)
Category 18 — Fortified Wines:
These wines must have over 14% alcohol per volume.
(Examples: Ports, Sherries, Brandys, etc.)
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