When I judged the NYS Fair Home Wine Competition there were TOO many fizzy wines. OK, I know that the deadline for entering wine was far too early, but you really should de-gas your wines before bottling. It can easily mean the difference between getting a medal or not. If a wine is not de-gassed then you can easily drop a medal. I.e. a silver turns into a bronze, or you drop off the medal scale completely (no medal). Why? Simple. The entrained carbon dioxide mutes the flavor and nose. You just don't want to present a wine judge with wine in that condition, if you want the best medal you can get. Right?
You don't have to worry as much about an early entry deadline for next year. From what I have heard. It looks to be in July, but keep an eye out at the NYS Fair website after the first of next year.
Also tell all of your New York state home winemaking friends that the competition has been judged, so they don't bring competition wine to the New York State Home Wine Seminar, 13AUG2011 in Rochester. We really hate to tell winemakers that they are too late.
You don't have to worry as much about an early entry deadline for next year. From what I have heard. It looks to be in July, but keep an eye out at the NYS Fair website after the first of next year.
Also tell all of your New York state home winemaking friends that the competition has been judged, so they don't bring competition wine to the New York State Home Wine Seminar, 13AUG2011 in Rochester. We really hate to tell winemakers that they are too late.
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