INTERNATIONAL
WINE
CHALLENGE
2024
ENTRY INFORMATIONRIGOROUS
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WINE ENTRY TIMELINE
Entry closes: 15 March 2024
Consolidated shipping sample
deadline: 5 February 2024
Private shipping sample deadline:
15 March 2024 (non UK)
25 March 2024 (UK)
Judging: 15-29 April 2024
IWC medal results: 16 May 2024
IWC trophy results: 21 May 2024

ENTRY FEE
IWC 2024 entry fee:
£153+VAT per wine (no hiddenfees)
Looking for a UK importer?
Enter the Discovery Tasting:£79+VAT per wine entry

IWC Awards: 09 July 2024

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HOW TO ENTER YOUR WINES
1. Login or create an account at; https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/
2. To check if your company has an existing account, please emailkate.labate@wrbm.com.
3. Fill out the wine entry form in your account (see checklist of mandatory datarequired for each wine below).
4. Submit your wine entries by paying via credit card or by requesting an invoice atcheckout.
5. Box your samples (4 bottles for each wine entry).
6. Print the IWC barcode delivery label and airway bill (emailed with your entry
confirmation) and write on delivery label number of bottles of wine in each box, thenattach label and airway bill to box.
7. Send your samples to us either by private courier, consolidated shipping or via yourUK importer.
8. We will share your results in your IWC account and on the IWC website on 16 May
2024.
For any enquiries or assistance regarding the IWC entry process please contact
iwc@wrbm.com

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IWC 2024 ENTRY NOTESRIGOROUS
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Checklist of mandatory wine detail required tocomplete your entry online via your IWC
account.
https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com
Producer nameWine nameVintage
Bottle size
Closure typeCountry/Region
Wine colour (Red/White/Rosé/Orange)
Wine style(Still/Sparkling/Fortified/Botrytis/Sweet)
Residual sugar level (g/L)
Oaked/Lightly Oaked/Unoaked
Alcohol level %Classification(Conventional/Biodynamic/Sustainable/Vegetarian/Organic/Vegan/Fairtrade/Kosher)
Grape 1 %Grape 2 %Grape 3 %Number of bottles produced
Available in UK?
UK importer nameDiscovery Tasting yes/no (supplementary feeapplies)

Explanatory Notes:
Please read this information when completing the entryform.
1. Entry judging and results
Wine entries are judged in April. IWC
Medal and Trophy results are
released in May, with Champion
awards released in July each year.
For full details and deadlines please
visit;
www.internationalwinechallenge.com
2. Discovery Tasting
The Discovery Tasting provides aunique platform for IWC medalwinning wine portfolios seeking
representation in the UK. Only wines
which do not yet have an importerare eligible. The supplementary
discovery tasting fee is £79+VAT perentry. Six samples are required for
IWC entries including Discovery
Tasting.
3. Wine Producer Details
The producer’s contact details areessential, they validate the wine
entered and are used for notificationof results to the entrant and themedia.
4. Wine Details
Please answer precisely. This ensuresthat your wine is in the correct
tasting group. Correct grouping isessential for the fair and consistentjudging and any incomplete orincorrect information may
penalise your wine.
Wine Name: Any variation between
the label and the entry form invitesconfusion for us, and may mean thatyour certificates are printed with thewrong wine name. Please do notinclude vintage even if it is on yourlabel.
Vintage: This ensures that wines aregrouped correctly, fairly andconsistently for tasting.
Bottle Size: This informs consumersof the quantity of wine obtained forthe quoted price.
Closure: This helps us with the event
fault correlation and also
identification.
Glass Colour: This is related toenvironmental information andassists with fault correlation.
Barcode Number: If the wine has abarcode it will assist us in setting upthe tasting. Occasionally we cannot
identify the wine just from the label.
A barcode helps the IWC team in
identifying the correct wine andensures it is entered into the correct
category for judging.
Official Quality Status: If your wine
has an Official Quality Status, it
ensures that wines are grouped
correctly, fairly and consistently fortasting.

Rules of entry: https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/rules-of-entry.html
Shipping your wines: https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/shipping-your-wines.html

Country: The country, region andsub-region details enable us togroup wines correctly, fairly andconsistently for tasting.
Wine Colour: This is essential
information for grouping wines andvital for consumers.
Wine Style: This is essential
information for grouping wines andvital for consumers.
Residual Sugar Level: This ensuresthat wines are grouped correctly,fairly and consistently for tasting.
Oaked: This ensures that wines aregrouped correctly, fairly andconsistently for tasting.
Alcohol Level: Wine Duty levels arecalculated using this information.
Classifications: This information
allows consumers to search for wineof a particular regime. Vegetarianrefers to wines produced without theuse of additives that requiredanimals to be killed. The use of eggs
and dairy processing aids is
acceptable for a vegetarian wine.
Vegan refers to wines made using no
animal derived ingredients. A Fair
Trade wine must have Fair Tradecertification.
5. Grapes
Please only state the principal three(3) grapes and percentages. For
example Merlot 60%, Cabernet
Sauvignon 30%, Cabernet Franc 10%.
All wines submitted must be madesolely from the partial or complete
alcoholic fermentation of grapes orgrape must.
6. Production and Retail
The producer’s contact details areessential, they validate the wine
entered and are used for notificationof results to the entrant and themedia.
UK Importer: This is essential for us
to locate the UK stockists of yourwines for publicity purposes socustomers can find your wines in theshops.
Number of bottles produced: Total
Production for vintage or year.
FOB Price Per Bottle (if NOT
available in the UK): Duty levels arecalculated using this figure). This
information is also required for wines
entered into the Discovery Tasting.
Is this the first year of production
for this wine, cuvee or vineyard:
This information may make yourwine eligible for the 'Best Wine inFirst Year of Production' Trophy.
Available in the UK: This informationis very important for publicity
purposes.
UK Retail Price per bottle/numberof bottles available to UK market:
This information dictates the wine’s
eligibility for a ‘Great Value Wine of
the Year’ award and is used incommunication surrounding theGreat Value category awards.

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