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ENTRY KIT 2018 For wines submitted from outside the UK

Company name:

Contact name: (Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Dr/Prof)

Address:

Postcode: Country:

Email: Fax:

Telephone:

VAT registration number:

SAVE MONEY: Enter online for only £111 + VAT

METHOD OF PAYMENT

International Wine Challenge o Tel o Fax o Email o SMS o Mail

William Reed Business Media o Tel o Fax o Email o SMS o Mail

3rd Parties o Tel o Mail

2018 ENTRY FORM Tranche 1 & Tranche 2

SAVE MONEY: ENTER ONLINE FOR ONLY £120 + VAT

All paper entries will be invoiced. Upon receipt of your entry form, we will send you the invoice.

Purchase order number (if required):

We confirm that we have understood the rules and instructions set out in the entry kit and agree to be bound by them. This entry form is signed by the person responsible for submitting the entry and to whom all correspondence concerning the International Wine Challenge should be addressed. Signature: Print name and title: Date:

We will use this data for the purpose of administering your entry in the International Wine Challenge. If you do not wish us to contact you regarding your entry please tick the relevant IWC boxes. We may also use it to contact you about William Reed Business Media (WRBM) products or allow carefully selected third party companies to let you know how you can benefit from similar offers (mail and telephone only). If you do not wish this to happen please tick the relevant box. We do not share your data with third parties for Email, Fax or SMS purposes.

PAYMENT DO NOT SEND PAYMENT WITH YOUR ENTRY FORM. WE WILL SEND YOU AN INVOICE ONCE WE RECEIVE YOUR PAPER ENTRY.

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i Entry details must be completed in black ink and BLOCK CAPITALS. The details you provide here will be used when we publish results and for producing certificates. William Reed Business Media takes no responsibility for corrections of errors or illegible text made by the entrant.

ii Complete the entry form with ACCENTS.iii Complete the method of payment form.iv Photocopy the entry form for your records and return the original by post to the International Wine Challenge, William Reed

Business Media Ltd, Broadfield Park, Crawley West Sussex, RH11 9RT, UK.Entry form for Tranche 1 must arrive before 5 October 2017. Entry form for Tranche 2 must arrive before 13 February 2018.Please use 1 entry form for each wine you enter.

Number of entries Price per Entry TotalPaper Entry Fee £160*

Global shipping fee using Hellmann Beverage** £50

Discovery Tasting*** (2 additional samples required) £60

VAT @ 20% (if applicable)

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ALL PAPER ENTRIES WILL BE INVOICED. We do not accept pre-payment for paper entries. For credit card payments, please submit your entry online. All invoices MUST BE PAID IN FULL before the first day of the tasting.

*If you request to pay in € or $, your price will be calculated using the current market rate. ** The International Wine Challenge entry fee does not include Free on Board (FOB) shipping. Please refer to Shipping your wine at the IWC website to find out about our great deal with Hellmann Beverage Logistics. *** Fulls details of the Discovery Tasting can be found at the IWC website.

European companies with a valid VAT registration number do not have to pay UK VAT. Companies outside of Europe are not required to pay UK VAT and DO NOT have to provide a VAT registration number.

Entry number: of wines entered.

Company entering the wine:

1. Select Tranche: Tranche 1 oTranche 2 o2. Discovery Tasting: Do you wish to enter the Discovery Tasting? Yes o No o

Select your primary focus: On-Trade o Off-Trade (National Multiple & Supermarkets) o Off-Trade (Independent Merchants) o 3. Wine Producer Details

Do you sell wine at the cellar door: Yes o No o Producer Name:

Telephone:

Email:

4. Wine Details

Wine Name:

Vintage: Non-Vintage: oBottle Size: 375 ml o 500 ml o 720 ml o 750 ml o 1000 ml o 1500 ml o Box o Can o Other oClosure: Natural Cork o Agglomerated Cork o Non Agglomerated Cork o Plastic o Screwcap o Crown Seal o Glass o Zork o Ring pull oGlass Colour:

Barcode number:Official Quality Status: AOC o AOP o DO o DOC o DOC G o DOP o IGP o IGT o PDO o PGI o QBA o QMP oQuality Wine o VDP o VQA oWines of Origin oCountry: Region: Sub Region:Wine Colour: Red o White o Rosé oWine Style: Still o Sparkling o Fortified o Botrytis o Sweet oResidual Sugar level:Oaked: Oaked o Lightly Oaked o Un-Oaked oAlcohol level: Classifications: Conventional o Sustainable o Organic o Fairtrade o Biodynamic o Vegetarian o Vegan o Kosher o5. Grapes:

Principle Grape: %

Second Grape: %

Third Grape: %

5. Production and Retail

UK Importer:Number of bottles produced: Less than 24,000 o 24,000-60,000 o 60,000-100,000 o more than 100,000 oFOB (price per bottle) Is this the first year of production for this wine, cuvée or vineyard: Yes o No oUK retail price per bottle: £Bottles available to the UK market: Less than 24,000 o 24,000-60,000 o 60,000-100,000 o more than 100,000 oAvailable to the UK on trade: Yes o No oPlease state the outlet:

Rules of entry: www.internationalwinechallenge.com/rules-of-entry.html Shipping your wines: www.internationalwinechallenge.com/shipping-your-wines.html

2018 ENTRY FORM Tranche 1 & Tranche 2

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1. Tranche 1 / Tranche 2Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 together form the IWC 2018 competition. Producers can decide which Tranche to enter - but wines of a particular vintage and non-vintage wine can only be entered once, in either Tranche 1 or Tranche 2. Different vintages of the same wine can be entered in one or both Tranches. For full details and deadlines please see at www.internationalwinechallenge.com

2. Discovery TastingThe Discovery Tasting provides a platform to the UK market. Only wines that don’t yet have an importer are eligible. The cost for entry is £60. If you request to pay in € or $, your price will be calculated using the current market rate. Two (2) extra samples of your wine are required. The cost to ship wines entered into the Discovery Tasting using the IWC shipping deal with Hellmann Beverage Logistics is £54.32. If you request to pay in € or $, your price will be calculated using the current market rate. Please see at IWC website for full details.Select where you would most like to target buyers from. At the Discovery tasting your wines will be split into two separate areas, off-trade and on-trade for ease of selection by the buyers. Wines are also grouped by country, enabling tasters to browse through any section in which they are looking to fill gaps on their shelves or lists.

3. Wine Producer DetailsThe producer’s contact details are essential, they validate the wine entered and are used for notification of results to the entrant and the media.

4. Wine DetailsPlease answer precisely. This ensures that your wine is in the correct tasting group. Correct grouping is essential for the fair and consistent judging and any incomplete or incorrect information may penalise your wine.Wine Name: Any variation between the label and the entry form invites confusion for us, and may mean that your certificates are printed with the wrong wine name. Please do not include vintage even if it is on your label.Vintage: This ensures that wines are grouped correctly, fairly and consistently for tasting. Note that wines tasted must be from a single blend.Bottle Size: This informs consumers of the quantity of wine obtained for the quoted price.Closure: This helps us with the event fault correlation and also identification.Glass Colour: This is related to environmental information and assists with fault correlation.Barcode Number: If the wine has a barcode it will assist us in setting up the tasting. Occasionally we cannot identify the wine just from the label. A barcode helps the IWC team in identifying the correct wine and ensures it is entered into the correct category for judging.Official Quality Status: If your wine has an Official Quality Status, it ensures that wines are grouped correctly, fairly and consistently for tasting.Country: The country, region and sub-region details enable us to group wines correctly, fairly and consistently for tasting. Wine Colour: This is essential information for grouping wines and vital for consumers.Wine Style: This is essential information for grouping wines and vital for consumers.Residual Sugar Level: This ensures that wines are grouped correctly, fairly and consistently for tasting.Oaked: This ensures that wines are grouped correctly, fairly and consistently for tasting.

Alcohol Level: Wine Duty levels are calculated using this information.Classifications: This information allows consumers to search for wine of a particular regime. Vegetarian refers to wines produced without the use of additives that required animals to be killed. The use of eggs and dairy processing aids is acceptable for a vegetarian wine. Vegan refers to wines made using no animal derived ingredients. A Fair Trade wine must have Fair Trade certification.

5. GrapesPlease state the principal three (3) grapes and percentages. For example Merlot 60%, Carbernet Sauvignon 30%, Cabernet Franc 10%.All wines submitted must be made solely from the partial or complete alcoholic fermentation of grapes or grape must.

6. Production and RetailThe producer’s contact details are essential, they validate the wine entered and are used for notification of results to the entrant and the media.UK Importer: This is essential for us to locate the UK stockists of your wines for publicity purposes so customers can find your wines in the shops.Number of bottles produced: Total Production for vintage or year.FOB Price Per Bottle (if NOT available in the UK: Duty levels are calculated using this figure. This information is also required for wines entered into the Discovery Tasting.Is this the first year of production for this wine, cuvee or vineyard: This information may make your wine eligible for the James Rogers Trophy.Available in the UK: This information is very important for publicity purposes. If your wines are unavailable this will be quoted in the IWC mobile app and on our website.UK Retail Price per bottle: This information dictates the wine’s eligibility for a ‘Great Value Wine of the Year’ award and is also used in publications, book, app, and websites.Bottles available to the UK market: This information dictates the wine’s eligibility for a ‘Great Value Wine of the Year’ award.

Please read this information when completing the entry form.

Explanatory Notes2018 ENTRY FORM Tranche 1 & Tranche 2

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