Exhibitors must provide two bottles of wine in each class entered. Bottles not used in the judging may be claimed by the exhibitor at the end of the Fair. Entries will be displayed during the Fair and should be properly labeled with the exhibitor's name, division and class prior to delivery. A written critique of each wine will be made available to each entrant after the judging. Every effort will be made to judge similar wines together.
Judges reserve the right to reclassify wines to facilitate judging.
The Marin County Fair or its representatives retains the right to refuse or disqualify any entries that do not meet the specifications of the rules of competition. The Danish System of Judging will be used in judging for ribbon awards. Each wine will be judged against established standards of commercial quality, rather than how it compares with the other exhibits. Under this system, it is possible that all, or no, entries could win any given ribbon. Blue Ribbon winners will, however, be judged comparatively for the Best of Show awards.