Purpose of the Competition  |  Eligibility and Operation |  Results and Confidentially
Awards |  Entry Forms and Fees  |  Mailing Instructions
Number and Delivery of Wines  |  Liability and Insurance

The NorthWest Wine Summit (NWWS) is conducted with these goals and purposes:

E To provide producers and exporters a professional assessment of their wines by judges who are in the wine trade in North America;

E To give those influential in the wine trade from other areas of North America a first-hand working knowledge of the quality and potential of the wines of the Pacific Northwest;

E To identify wines of special merit for the benefit of consumers and the trade;

E To invest in the future of wine making in the Pacific Northwest by funding educational programs in the form of scholarships and/or outright grants;

E To support educational or charitable activities by donating unused bottles for fund-raising auctions.

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The NorthWest Wine Summit is open to all types of wines and spirits made or produced in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia.

A producer can enter as many wines as desired, so long as each product entered is either currently available for retail sale, or scheduled for release in 2009/2010, in commercial quantities.

The NorthWest Wine Summit may change, for the sake of accuracy, the category listed on any entry.

Panels drawn from qualified members of the wine trade will judge all entries single-blind. The NorthWest Summit Director shall supervise the overall conduct of the competition. With other expert advice, the Director may order the rejudging of a wine if it is deemed faulted, or for any other appropriate reasons.

NorthWest Wine Summit awards will be announced in May, 2009 after the completion of the judging. 

Both awards and trophies (if any) and will be mailed to each entrant shortly thereafter.

 No list of non-winning wines will be announced or published

The following awards are offered by the NorthWest Wine Summit:

E Crystal Rose Award, chosen from among all gold medal winners for the entry deemed the best in each of eight major categories:  red, white, sparkling, rosé /blush/blanc de noir, non-fortified dessert, fortified, fruit/berry wines and spitits.

E Special trophies may be awarded. These will be given to those entries that the judges deem to be the overall best examples of style and type. The trophies are by state or Province:

Mount Hood Award - Oregon wines  
Borah Peak Award - Idaho wines
Mount Rainier Award - Washington wines  
Mount Fairweather Award - British Columbia wines  
Granite Peak - Montana wines
Denali - Alaska wines 
Mount Columbia - Alberta wines 
 

E Three superlative awards (first granted in 1998) will be continued in 2009:

E The Leon Adams Award (named after the late wine chronicler and author), a single overall sweepstakes award, will be chosen from among the Crystal Rose Award winners.

Entry fee: US$40 per entry.

Preferred method 1:

1. Complete your entries on this site.
2. Submit each entry, then click the PayPal button to add it to your entry list.
3. When you have completed all your entries, click the PayPal List of Your Entries button and complete the payment process.
4. Download and complete the entry recap.* 
5. After you receive the confirming email, attach it to the recap and mail.

Preferred method 2:

1. Complete your entries on this site.
2. Download and complete the entry recap.*
3. Mail with your check.

Alternate method:

1. Download the Entry Form, Categories and this page.
2. Make as many copies of the entry form as you need. (Hint: You can save time on multiple entries by filling out the general information (e.g. “Entered by “Producer/Winery,” ”Address,” “Telephone and Fax,” etc.) before making any copies
3. Complete a separate entry form for each entry.
4. Download and complete the entry recap.*
5. Mail with your check.

* If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can download a free copy at www.adobe.com.

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Mailing Instructions:

E Competitors should submit three (3) 750-ml. (or larger) bottles for each entry, or four (4) 375-ml. bottles.

E All cartons should be marked: "SUMMIT JUDGING. NOT FOR SALE."

E Do NOT send any wines to the NorthWest Wine Summit address in Atlanta. ( Delivery of any wines by the U.S. Postal Service is illegal.)

E U.S. competitors should send their wines directly to TIMBERLINE LODGE; 27500 Timberline Lodge Drive, Timberline, Oregon 97028 Phone (503) 622-0756 . Wines must arrive by Friday, April 27, 2009.

E Canadian competitors: The British Columbia Wine Institute has again offered to assist in the consolidation of a shipment of all Canadian VQA wines to Timberline. Call Ms. Traci Deman at the BCWI , (250) 762-9744 or (800) 661-2294 for information about the consolidation address. Wines must arrive at the BCWI consolidation site by April 6, 2009

E The NorthWest Wine Summit has the approval of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC).

Wines delivered to the judging site will be stored in a secured area at Timberline, but neither the NorthWest Wine Summit nor Timberline Lodge nor any of its staff members shall be liable for security of wines from theft, vandalism or other causes. Competitors expressly waive and release any claim related to such loss or damage.

For more information, contact  Parks Redwine, Director or Tom Reagan, Director and Chief of Judges by email (preferred), by phone at 404-876-4500, by FAX at 404-881-1119 or by mail at  1401 Dutch Valley Place, NE     Atlanta, GA.  30324

ParksRedwine@VinoChallenge.com   TomReagan@VinoChallenge.com