Huge success in Hong Kong - Most-awarded distillery from Australia winning 4 medals
at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition - November 2011
Tamborine Mountain Distillery: 1 Silver & 3 Bronze awards at the
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2011
About The Competition
The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition is a unique event and the first of its kind. Run in partnership with the London-based International Wine & Spirit Competition, which has been running for 40 years and is the world’s premier platform for recognising quality in the industry, the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition is created specifically for the Asian market by those who know and are intimately involved in the region.
It is the first truly Asian wine competition in the world, supported by key factors such as: Chinese food and wine pairing awards; an award for Best Wine produced in China; and judging will be conducted by Asia’s most esteemed wine judges from China, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India – including the competition’s Director and Master of Wine, Hong Kong-based Debra Meiburg MW and Chinese food and wine expert Simon Tam.
The competition results will offer the Asian wine consumer the ultimate guide to purchasing wine that is sensitive to the Asian palate and cultural consumption patterns.
Being recognised by the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition provides winemakers with instant prestige in the market. With the competition being the first truly Asian wine competition, the vast population of wine consumers in Asia, will be eagerly anticipating the results.
How It Works - Judging
Judging integrity is at the heart of any wine or spirit competition and all judging at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Competition is by region/area/variety/style/type/vintage/age etc.
Wines and spirits that win awards may then go forward to the appropriate trophy category, where they compete at national or international level with the best. Samples are presented in flights with the judges never seeing the bottle. Judges are provided with a score sheet and given the basic parameters of the class being assessed. Samples are assessed quietly; and without comment; marks are recorded and collected by the panel chairman who may then open discussions in respect of judges comments/scores.
Judges are prohibited from entering the preparation area before or during judging sessions. Where judges are unable to reach a majority decision, flights will be referred to another panel. All results remain confidential until officially released.
Provided the required minimum score is reached gold, silver and bronze awards are given in each tasting category or flight. Products with the highest mark in their respective category are re-tasted for national and international trophies. Marks are out of 100 and made on one of the strictest marking systems around with awards made on the following system:
