2024 judges Lisa Bray, Giacomo Solandi, Sabine Duvall, (front) chair of judges Mark Richardson, Jonathon Mattick, Monica Gray, Aaron Mercer, Kasia Sobiesiak, Caitlin Byrne, Jeremy Nascimben, Brendan Kaczorowski, Annabel Holland and Tom Dunstan.
It’s been another successful year for wineries across the state, with 585 entries from 99 wineries swirled, sniffed and sipped during judging for the 2024 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show.
The show wrapped up on Wednesday with the final medal count; 50 gold, 74 silver and 202 bronze, with 23 trophies awarded.
Chair of judges, Mark Richardson said the overall quality of wines entered into the 2024 show was impressive.
“It was a strong year, especially for the classics including the chardonnay, shiraz and semillon classes,” Mark said.
“The alternate varieties are also getting better every year and to see such quality in the show is a good thing for the future of NSW winemakers.”
NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show president Mark Watts said it was a very successful show.
“All of the judges commented on the quality of the wines and the efficiency of the show.”
The Public Tasting is on tonight, however the event has sold out and there are no tickets available at the door.
Tickets are still available for the Gourmet Wine Dinner, which will be held at the Forbes Town Hall to celebrate the trophy winners of the show. The dinner will be held on Saturday 21st September from 7pm with a four-course meal catered by Eat Your Greens featuring trophy winning wines to complement the meal.
Tickets for the event are $130 per person and are available at https://www.123tix.com.au/events/44190/nsw-small-winemakers-wine-show or by calling 0418 237 051.