Medals

Medals are awarded based upon merit – according to style and quality of brewing for beer, varietal characteristics and quality of winemaking for wine.  Beers are judged by experienced beer judges and professional brewers, wine by experienced wine judges and professional winemakers.

Certificates

Certificates are awarded to the Winner and Runners up in the Label Competition, a competition that has free entry.  Certificates are also awarded to all placegetters in all beer and wine classes.

Trophies

Trophies are awarded to the top three medal winning beers or wines for each class and measure the success of an exhibitor in a given class against their peers.

Special Trophies Awarded are:

(1)  The Most Successful Winemaker Trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor gaining the hightest average point score for their best five (5) wine classes. The averaged classes must include a red (W1 to W15), a white (W16 to W20) and a rose/sparkling/fortified/mead or cider (W21 to W25)

(2)  The Most Successful Brewer Trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor gaining the highest average point score for their best five (5) beer classes. The averaged classes must include beers from at least three (3) different geographical origins - Australia, Europe, UK and USA.