2008 Results

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It is my pleasure on behalf of the Riverland Wine Show Society to present the results of the 2008 Riverland Wine Show. Judging took place on the 29 & 30 of September 2008 with the Exhibitors' Tasting, Public Tasting and Presentation Dinner held on Saturday 11 October.

The 2008 event marked a number of changes for the Riverland Wine Show including a new Chair of Judges; Mr. Glenn James, who brings considerable judging experience.

Following on from this, 2008 also marks the year the Riverland Wine Show will farewell a number of familiar faces: Mike Farmilo, who this years served as Executive Chair of Judges will retire from the show after 17 years in the role of Chair of Judges. Also departing will be long serving panel leader, Andrew Wigan and panel member Colin Gaetjens. The Riverland Wine Show Society would like to thank each of these for many years of committed service to the show. They have truly been integral to the growth, development and stature that the Riverland Wine Show now enjoys.

As promised, a more rigorous program of random audits has been instituted. The Committee considers that this is crucial in raising the standard and profile of the Riverland Wine Show, and would like to thank Jenny Semmler for giving of her time and expertise to drive this process.

Wine Show entries in 2008 showed a marked improvement in quality across all entries which was reflected in the high medal strike rate. This is a testament to the resilience and endurance of the industry which is able to flourish despite less than ideal conditions.

2008 also saw a shift to the Renmark Hotel as the venue for judging and the prestigious Presentation Dinner. The Renmark Hotel has thus far proved to be an ideal venue in terms of ease of use for setting up and storing wines as well as providing an excellent distraction free environment for the judges to assess the wines.

Of special note is the level of service and attention to detail from the staff of the Renmark Hotel which was commented on by judges and committee members alike.

An analysis of the results will be presented at the 36th Riverland Wine Show Presentation Dinner. The Wine Show Committee would like to thank the Wine Show's sponsors and all exhibitors for their continued support of the Riverland Wine Show which has once again proved a valuable forum to assist the continued growth and development of the wine industry into the future.

Christopher P Karvountzis
Chair, Riverland Wine Show Society Inc.

Gold Sponsors

JMA Engineering
Kassulke’s Transport
Riverland Printers
Riverland Wine Industry Development Council
Visual-Link

Silver Sponsors

A & G Engineering
Air Liquide
Australian Vintage
Austwine
Booth Transport
Fletcher’s Freighters
The NovaSYS Group
Novozymes
Oak Solutions Group
Radoux
SAGE Automation
W.E. Ware & Co.
 

2008 Membership

The Riverland Wine Show is entering its 36th year, and has firmly established itself as one of Australia’s leading regional wine shows. Interested parties are invited to take up membership (January to December year) that is set at a very reasonable $5.

Membership shows support for the Wine Show, and allows the member to nominate for the Riverland Wine Show Society's Committee, attend the Annual General Meeting, and receive mailings including the newsletter and invitations to the Wine Show Presentation Dinner.

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Past Riverland Wine Show results

Download 2007 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)

Download 2006 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)

Download 2005 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)

Download 2004 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)

Download 2003 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)

Download 2002 Riverland Wine Show Results (pdf)