International Wine and Spirit Competition
IWSC Gold 2010

Entry Categories

STILL WINE


1. SINGLE ESTATE VINTAGE WINES (White, Rosé, Red)

Grapes Grown and wine produced on the estate owned by the producer.

  1. Dry
  2. Medium
  3. Sweet
  4. Eiswein/Icewine
  5. Botrytis


2. VINTAGE WINES NOT A SINGLE ESTATE (White, Rosé, Red)

  1. Dry
  2. Medium
  3. Sweet
  4. Eiswein/Icewine
  5. Botrytis

3. NON VINTAGE WINES (White, Rosé, Red)

  1. Dry
  2. Medium
  3. Sweet

 

SPARKLING WINES


4. CHAMPAGNE (White, Rosé)

  1. Brut
  2. Extra Dry
  3. Sec
  4. Demi Sec
  5. Doux
    1. Non Vintage
    2. Vintage
    3. Prestige Cuvee
    4. Limited Edition


5. BOTTLE FERMENTED SPARKLING WINES (White, Rosé, Red)

  1. Dry
  2. Medium
  3. Sweet


6. TANK FERMENTED SPARKLING WINES (White, Rosé, Red)

  1. Dry
  2. Medium
  3. Sweet


7. PERLE WINES (White, Rosé, Red)

 

FORTIFIED (LIQUEUR WINES)


8. MADEIRA

  1. Sercial and other dry styles
  2. Verdelho and other Medium Dry Styles
  3. Bual and other Medium Sweet Styles
  4. Malmsey and other Sweet Styles

 

9. PORT

  1. White
  2. Ruby
  3. Tawny
  4. Aged Tawny
  5. Reserve
  6. Crusted
  7. Late Bottled Vintage
  8. Quinta Vintage
  9. Colheita
  10. Vintage

10. SHERRY

  1. Fino
  2. Manzanilla
  3. Manzanilla Pasada
  4. Amontillado (true)
  5. Amontillado (Sweetened)
  6. Palo Cortado
  7. Oloroso (Sweet)
  8. Oloroso (Dry)
  9. Cream
  10. Pale Cream
  11. Pedro Ximenez


11.WORLDWIDE

  1. White: Dry
  2. White: Medium
  3. White: Sweet
  4. Red: Wood Aged
  5. Red: Bottle Aged
  6. Red: Vintage


12. VERMOUTH & OTHER AROMATISED WINES

(White, Rosé, Red, - tasted by style only)

 

RICE WINE


13. SAKE (Rice Wine)

  1. Futsuu-shu
  2. Honjozo
  3. Junmai-shu
  4. Junmai Ginjo
  5. Ginjo –shu
  6. Junmai Daiginjo-shu
  7. Daiginjo –shu
  8. Nigori
  9. Taru
  10. Nama
  11. Genshu
  12. Yamahai and Kimoto

 

SPIRITS


14. ABSINTHE


15. ARMAGNAC

  1. Up to 5 YO
  2. Up to 10 YO
  3. 10 -15 YO
  4. Over 15 YO
    1. Bas Armagnac
    2. Ténarèze
    3. Haut-Armagnac

16. AQUAVIT

  1. Clear
  2. Golden
    1. flavoured
    2. non-flavoured


17. BITTERS


18.CALVADOS

  1. Under 7 YO
  2. 7–12 YO
  3. Over 12 YO
  4. Over 15 YO
    1. Pays d'Auge
    2. Domfrontais
    3. Calvados


19.COGNAC

  1. VS
  2. VSOP
  3. XO
    1. Grande Champagne
    2. Petite Champagne
    3. Fine Champagne
    4. Other
  4. Extra
  5. Other


20. FRUITS SPIRITS (distilled)

(sugar levels must be declared)

  1. Pip Fruits
  2. Stone Fruits
  3. Berries
  4. Wild Fruits
  5. Other (Please Specify)


21.GRAPE BRANDY

  1. Jerez
  2. Grappa
  3. Acquavite
  4. Marc
  5. Other (please specify)


22.GIN

(Judged by % alcohol)

  1. Distilled London Gin
  2. Other


23. LIQUEURS

  1. Aniseed
  2. Cassis
  3. Chocolate
  4. Citrus Fruit
  5. Coconut
  6. Coffee
  7. Cream
    1. Dairy
    2. Non-dairy
    3. Flavoured
  8. Egg
  9. Fruit
  10. Herb
  11. Mint
  12. Nut
  13. Spice
  14. Other ( Please specify)


24. PISCO

  1. Chilean
    1. Regular
    2. Special
    3. Reserve
    4. Great
  2. Peruvian
    1. Aromatic
    2. Non-Aromatic
    3. Blend
    4. Green


25. RUM

  1. White
  2. Golden
  3. Dark
    1. 100% pot still
    2. Blended


26. SHOCHU

  1. Rice
  2. Barley
  3. Buckwheat
  4. Sweet Potato
  5. Other (specify)


27. TEQUILA

  1. 100% Agave
  2. Blended
    1. Joven (Young)
    2. Reposado (Rested)
    3. Anejo ( Aged)


28. VIN DE LIQUEUR

  1. a. Pineau des Charentes
    b. Pommeau de Normandie
    c. Floc de Gascogne


29. VODKA

(including Plain Spirits ie Cane Spirit)

  1. Flavoured
  2. Non-Flavoured


30.WHISKEY–BOURBON


31.WHISKEY – IRISH

  1. Blended
  2. Deluxe Blend
  3. Grain
    1. Single
    2. Blended
  4. Blended Malts (vatted)
  5. Single Malt
    1. Cask Finish
    2. Cask Strength


32.WHISKY – SCOTCH

  1. Blended
  2. Deluxe Blend
  3. Grain
    1. Single
    2. Blended
  4. Blended Malts (vatted)
  5. Single Malt
    1. Cask Finish
    2. Cask Strength


33. WHISKIES – WORLD-WIDE

(not Scotch or Irish)

  1. Blended
  2. Deluxe Blend
  3. Single Grain
  4. Blended Malts (vatted)
  5. Single Malt (specify Distillery)


34. MISCELLANEOUS SPIRITS

  1. Cachaça
  2. Flavoured Spirits
  3. Schnapps
  4. ‘Irish’ Poteen
  5. Other

 

ORGANIC PRODUCTS

Organic products may be judged separately, where there is a significant number of entries.The organic status of these entries must be officially certified and samples presented fully dressed.

** Additional categories will be created if necessary.

2009 Results

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