AMATEUR WINE COMPETITION White Wines, Red Wines, Non-Grape, Dessert and Label Taste the Red, & Blue! For Questions, please contact: Patty Cuellar, Wine Coordinator [email protected] 925-426-7611 Delivery Schedule: Delivery Location Address Delivery Date Delivery Time MORE BEER 650-949-2739 BREWMASTER (510) 351-8920 991 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022 2315 Verna Ct., San Leandro, CA 94577 March 30th – April 16th M-F 10am-5pm Sat. - Sun 10am-4pm March 30th – April 16th 10am-6pm M-F Oak Barrel Winecraft 510-849-0400 1443 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley, CA. 94702 March 30 – April 16th LODI WINE LAB 209-339-1990 710 S Beckman Rd. Suite A Lodi, CA. 95240 March 30th – April 16th HOP TECH (925) 875-0246 6398 Dougherty Rd. #7, Dublin, CA 94568 March 30th – April 16th 755 E. Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA 95112 March 30th – April 16th 1845 Piner Rd. #D Santa Rosa, CA 95403 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA 94566 March 30th – April 16th BEER and WINE MAKERS Of AMERICA 408-441-0880 THE BEVERAGE PEOPLE 707-544-2520 FAIRGROUNDS (925) 426-7611 th April 18th M-F 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-5pm Closed Sunday 9am-5pm M-F 10am-2pm Sat. 10am-5 pm M-F (Closed Wed.) 10am – 3pm Saturday 10am – 1pm Sunday T-F 11am-5pm Sat. – Sun 11am – 2pm M-Sat. 10am – 4pm Closed Sundays 9am – 12pm Enter thru Gate 2 ALL ENTRIES RELEASED ON Tuesday, JULY 7TH Bottles not picked up will be disposed of on Wednesday, July 8th at 10am Exhibits Office, FAIRGROUNDS 9am – 5pm Enter Thru Gate 12 on Valley Ave. Enter ONLINE by April 12th! Click Here to Enter Online: https://www.enofileonline.com 1 If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 925-426-7611 All STATE and LOCAL RULES APPLY SEE CONTENTS FOR JUDGING STANDARDS ENTRY FEE: $5.00 Per Wine Entry. Make checks payable to “Alameda County Fair” Any amateur wine entry is automatically entered in the label competition for no fee. Mailed ENTRY FORMS and FEES must be received by FRIDAY, APRIL 10th, 2015 ONLINE ENTRIES and FEES DUE BY SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH. MAIL/DELIVER: Entry forms and fees to: Exhibit Office: Alameda County Fair 4501 Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, CA 94566 1. DELIVERY: a. Entries MAY be shipped and must be received by Friday, April 10th @ 5pm. Ship to the Alameda County Fair: Amateur Wine Competition: Exhibits Dept. 4501 Pleasanton Ave Pleasanton, CA. 94566 Entries MAY be hand-delivered to all drop off locations by Thursday, April 16th @ 5pm Or c. Deliver to Fairgrounds. NO entries will be accepted after Noon, Sat. April 18th. LIMITATIONS: a. Competition is open to all California amateur winemakers over 21 years of age on April 18th 2015. b. An amateur winemaker chooses winemaking as a hobby. The amateur winemaker will not have a degree in enology, work in a winery in a winemaking capacity, and no part of his/her livelihood is derived from commercial wine production. c. Each exhibitor is limited to six wine entries, no more than two per class. d. Fair management and/or judges may reclassify entries. e. Lot size may not exceed 200 gallons of production. f. A varietal must consist of 75% of the named grape. A blend is less than 75% of a particular varietal. Please list each varietal and the % of that varietal. If entering online, there is a Category called “Grape Variety” to list this information. BOTTLING: a. Wines are to be bottled and labeled in 750 ml or 375 ml bottles. b. Exhibitors must bring TWO bottles of each wine variety entered. Each bottle must have a label affixed to it with exhibitor’s name, variety, division and class. The tasted bottle will be disposed of; the other will be displayed during the Fair. The Alameda County Fair Association, or its representatives, retains the right to refuse or disqualify any entries that do not meet the specifications of the rules of competition. JUDGING: Judges’ decision is final. Judging will be closed to the exhibitors. No results will be given by phone. DISPLAY: Amateur Wine will be displayed in the Wine Display during the fair. Wine may be picked up on Tues. th July 7 by 5pm or will be discarded. AWARDS: a. Each exhibitor is limited to two cash awards per class. b. Results will not be given over the phone or before opening day of the Fair. c. Winners will be notified via mail or e-mail, whichever is preferred before June 17th. b. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Enter ONLINE by April 12th! Click Here to Enter Online: https://www.enofileonline.com 2 If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 925-426-7611 DIVISION 455 – WHITE WINES Class 11. Other Red Varietal- List Varietal on label DIVISION 457– NON-GRAPE WINES – Class 1. Berry 2. Plum 3. Other Fruit *List % of Residual Sugar on 1. Chardonnay 2. Pinot Grigio/Gris 3. Reisling (list % of residual sugar, if any, on label) 4. Gewurztraminer 5. Rhone Style White- (Viognier, Marsanne) 6. Sauvignon/Fume Blanc 7. Semillion 8. White Blends (list % of each varietal on label) 9. Other White Varietals 10. Dry Rose’ 11. Sweet Rose’(4% residual sugar or more- list % label DIVISION 458 – DESSERT WINES- 4% Residual Sugar or Higher Class of sugar) . DIVISION 456 – RED WINESClass 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Zinfandel Merlot Spanish Reds (Tempranillo, etc.) Italian Reds (Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Barbera, etc.) Rhone Style Reds (Mourvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, etc) 8. Syrah 9. Pinot Noir 10. Red Blends- List % of each varietal . 1. Fortified Dessert Wines 2. Late Harvest Wines 3. All Other Dessert Wines DIVISION 459 – LABEL Any amateur wine entry is automatically entered in the label competition. Only those affixed to the bottle are considered. There is no entry fee; do not enter labels on the entry form. Each label must contain the following information: Winemaker Name, Varietal, Vintage Class 1. Most Original Wine Label 2. Fair Theme Label (Taste the red, white and Blue) Enter your wines online by Wed. APRIL 12TH 2015@ www.ACFairExhibits.com Cash Awards per Class Danish Judging System Gold $5 Silver $4 Bronze $3 Enter ONLINE by April 12th! Click Here to Enter Online: https://www.enofileonline.com 3 If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 925-426-7611
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