Thursday, May 17, 2012 22:21 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
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Welcome to the 2012 Sydney International Wine Competition's (SIWC) website! You mingle with an international community of winelovers.
In the twelve months to the end of last month, our site has received 549,824 log-on visitors.
Just last month, we received 53,966 log-on visitors, accessing the site's savvy wine and food information. View Current Statistics.
Take shelter from the rain
In the words of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The best thing one can do when it's raining - is to let it rain”. Profound. But what else can you do?
PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS - THE TOP 1OO/BLUE-GOLD AWARD WINNERS ON SHOW
Come join us, take shelter from the rain, on Saturday March 24th, inside the climate controlled comfort of The Menzies Hotel Ballroom for the Public Exhibitions of the 2012 Competition’s 200+ x Blue-Gold and TOP 1OO Award Winners.
This year there are wines that canvas the globe. Countries represented include Australia, Argentina, France, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal and Thailand.
Wines that complement food. This is your chance to extend your palate preferences and broaden your international horizons. The Exhibitions offer you a structured, professional, comparative tasting experience.
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Images from the 2012 Competition
Meet our 2012 Competition's International Panel of Judges
From left to right: Brent Marris (NZ), Martin Williams MW (Vic), Navneet Singh (SA), Sharon Wild (NSW), Oliver Masters (NZ), Xenia Irwin MW (UK), Mark Robertson (SA), Peter Forrestal (WA), Warren Gibson (NZ), Dr Ken Dobler (NSW), Robert Geddes MW (NSW), Megan Brodtmann MW (Vic), Neil Hadley MW (NSW) Absent: Kym Milne Chairman (SA)
You may enter details in all four fields. But it is only necessary to enter one field in order to Search. For example, you could just enter Grüner Veltliner in the Main Grape Variety field, hit Search and you still get a result. Click on any result that appears and you will land on that wine's page with its full details. Narrows choices. Wine/Food Matches? Easy!
What Can This Website Offer You?
The Sydney International Wine Competition's website offers you a free,
on demand, independent reference service with objective information you
wont find on wine labels to help you choose wines that will meet your
expectations for your dining table and special occasions.
The wines featured have been selected from over 2,000 entries,
assessed blind beside appropriate food, by a highly qualified international
panel of wine professionals who offer you their personal opinions.
Award Winners 2012.
