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30th Annual Wine
Fair 
The date has been set for the 2010 Wine Fair! It
will be Sunday, February 28, 2010.
Beginning with
our first Wine Fair in 1980, the Missouri Winemaking
Society’s (MWS) Wine Fair committee has striven to provide a
venue for amateur winemakers to show off their skills, have
their wines evaluated and to receive feedback from
winemakers, wine retailers and other people who share their
passion for wine. Over the previous 29 years, the
competition has grown. We now receive over 150 entries from
states as far away as Idaho, New York, and Texas. After
the wine fair, we will provide all entrants the judging
sheets for each of their wines entered. We encourage judges
to add specific comments regarding the wine especially where
our professional winemakers may have input on ways to
improve the end result. The low entry cost, quality judges
and direct feedback make the MWS Wine Fair a low risk, high
reward way to receive feedback and improve your winemaking
skills. Whether you have participated in the past or are a
first time participant, Thank You! for making our
competition a success year after year!
The wine fair is coming
very fast (Feb. 28th!), so please review your available wines and get your
entry form sent off while you are thinking about it.
A summary of deadlines and entry information is
below, but please read the entire document to familiarize
yourself with rules and as an aid is filling out the entry
forms.
Deadlines:
Deadline
for entry form/fee: January 28, 2010
(DO NOT
MAIL ENTRY FORM/FEE WITH WINE - mail the form Before
shipping the wine!)
Deadline
for shipped entries:
Arrive by
Feb. 24, 2010
(MWS
Members bring entries to February meeting)
NEW!
Wine deliveries will NOT be accepted on the day of the Wine
Fair!
Bring wines to MWS February meeting or drop off at St. Louis
Wine and Beermaking.
Quick Reference
Fair is Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010; judging begins at Noon
Wines MUST ARRIVE BY FEB. 24!!
$9 per entry, ($7 per entry for MWS
members)
No limit on number of entries
Max. 2 categories for the same wine
No label on bottle except wine fair
label
Cork/screw cap (still wines) or wired stopper
(sparkling wines)
Label competition is $1.00 per label
(one free entry into label competition when you enter 3 or
more wines)
2010 Wine Fair Entry Forms:
2010 Entry Form
(PDF)
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