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“We were delighted with the results for Austria in the 2014 Sommelier Wine Awards – a clear vindication of high quality judges who are looking to reward characterful,

restaurant-friendly wines.” Marie-Sophie Lodron, Wines of Austria

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Team LeaderS 2. richard Bampfield mW, Wine educator & consultant

3. neil Bruce, Studio Alto

4. Sarah Jane evans mW, Journalist & writer

5. Tom Forrest, Vinopolis

6. natasha Hughes, Journalist & consultant

7. nigel Lister, Consultant, sommelier & wine buyer

8. Jenny mackenzie, Consultant, whitehartroom.com

9. Peter mccombie mW, Consultant, petermccombie.com

10. Laura rhys mS, La Trompette

11. annette Scarfe mW, Consultant

12. Simon Woods, Presenter, consultant & writer, simonwoods.com

SommeLierS13. maxwell allwood, Alimentum

14. Xabier alvarez, Trangallán

15. Victor amaro, Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells

16. Hamish anderson, The Tate Group

17. Katherine Balanovsky,

Michael Caines at Abode Manchester

18. dario Barbato, Bank Restaurant

19. Gergely Barsi Szabó, Bread Street Kitchen

20. arnaud Baudary, Maze

21. Joris Beijn, Marcus

22. Filipe Bhering reis, Barbecoa

23. Julian Bicknell, Hawksmoor Air Street

24. Frédéric Jean-Yves Billet, Luton Hoo Hotel Golf & Spa

25. romain Bourger, The Vineyard at Stockcross

26. oliver Brandenburg, Mandarin Oriental

27. andrea Briccarello, Galvin Restaurants

28. richard Brooks, Caroline Catering

29. Luigi Buonanno, Etrusca Restaurants

30. ignacio campos, Hawksmoor Seven Dials

31. angelo casali, Hakkasan Mayfair

32. Simon cassina, Winexponent

33. Xavier chapelou, Isake International

34. Zack charilaou, Gaucho

35. ram chhetri, Bread Street Kitchen

36. nick chiu, Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells

37. Vanessa cinti, 45 Park Lane

38. Garry clark, The Chester Grosvenor

39. nicolas clerc mS, Consultant sommelier, Duncan J Pitfield

40. matthew cocks, Cubitt House Group

41. Giancarlo cuccuru, The Gilbert Scott

42. Virgile degrez, Lutyens

43. Guillaume dherouville, La Cave à Fromage

44. Julien dumas, Hoxton Bar and Kitchen

45. Simone Fadda, Nobu Berkeley St

46. Franco Fortunati, L’Anima

47. eniko Gazsi, Bread Street Kitchen

48. riccardo Giacomelli, Bocca di Lupo

49. clio Giudici, Ellenborough Park

50. Gus Gluck, Vinoteca

51. nicolá Gomes de Jesus, Baku Resturant

52. mark Graham, Oxo Tower Restaurant

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54. Zigmars Grinbergs, Hotel du Vin Brighton

55. Sarah Guignard, The French Table

56. michael Harrison, Hotel du Vin Henley

57. alan Holmes, The Vineyard at Stockcross

58. richard Howard, Blakeney Hotel

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“We were thrilled to be recognised by the Sommelier Wine Awards. It helps us to show – via the people whose palates really matter to the on-trade – that we are making the kind of wines that they need to be ordering. SWA’s credibility with that audience is

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61. martin Lam, Consultant, martinlam.co.uk

62. Xavier Lamande, L’Etranger

63. Gordon Lawrence, Fifteen Cornwall

64. Xavier Le-Bellego, Forburys Restaurant

65. Fabio Lega, Hereford Road Restaurant

66. damon Little, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw

67. Giuseppe Longobardi, Restaurant 23

68. matthieu Longuere mS, Le Cordon Bleu

69. claire Love, Loves Restaurant

70. Sandro Lyhs, Oxo Tower Bar

71. Guillaume mahaut, The Jugged Hare

72. riccardo marcon, Hakkasan Mayfair

73. olivier marie, Coq d’Argent

74. Stefano marro, Caravaggio Restaurant

75. robert mason, Cheese at Leadenhall

76. Vugar mehdiyev, Baku Restaurant

77. nicola merighi, Hakkasan Mayfair

78. michael moore, Enigma 88

79. deborah-Lynn morris, Axis at One Aldwych

80. Fergus muirhead, Restaurant Story

81. diego muntoni, Oxo Tower Restaurant

82. chris neeves, Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa

83. emily o’Hare, The River Café

84. Silvio oneta, Oxo Tower Restaurant

85. marcin oziebły, The Albert Square Chophouse

86. maurizio Palomba, Duck & Waffle, Sushisamba

87. charles Pashby-Taylor, Dabbous

88. adam Pawlowski, Northcote Manor

89. Lionel Periner, The Lucky Onion

90. mark Perlaki, Hotel du Vin Harrogate

91. Bruno Piane, Babbo

92. mauro Pirovano, Le Pont de la Tour

93. Paolo Pivato, Wernher Restaurant, Luton Hoo Hotel Golf & Spa

94. Paul Quintela, The Cricketers

95. Joao ribeiro, Galvin Restaurants

96. christophe richelet, Victualler

97. Laurent richet mS, Restaurant Sat Bains

98. Sarah riddle, One Canada Square

99. clement robert, Medlar

100. diana rollan, Hakkasan London

101. athila roos, The Arts Club

102. Xavier rousset mS, Texture; 28°-50°

103. Julien Sahut, China Tang at The Dorchester

104. ronan Sayburn mS, Consultant

105. matt Segal, Frederick’s

106. Stuart Skea, 21212

107. Will Smith, Arbutus

108. nerea Sorribes, 28°-50° Marylebone

109. courtney Stebbings, The River Café

110. Patricia Stefanowicz mW, Consultant, Freshly Crushed Wine

111. attila Sutus, Hotel Crocus

112. caroline Symington, Consultant

113. Thomas Theuermeister, The Lost Angel, Gaslight Grill

114. amelia Thornhill, The Plough Inn

115. mark Thornhill, The Rockingham Arms

116. agustin Trapero, Launceston Place

117. charles Van Wyk, FJB Hotels

118. morgan Vanderkamer, Thornton’s Restaurant

119. charlie Young, Vinoteca

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WHAT IS THE SOMMELIER WINE AWARDS?The Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) is the UK on-trade wine competition, aimed specifically at finding the best wines available to hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars.

HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER WINE COMPETITIONS?

No mainstream high street wines are permitted to take part. The only exception to this rule are sparkling and fortified wines, which may enter even if they have high-street distribution. Online-exclusive wines (from supermarkets) are permitted.

The judging teams are made up entirely of sommeliers and on-trade wine buyers. This is a competition that is judged by the on-trade, for the on-trade.

The judges assess the wines using criteria that they would use in their day jobs to come up with a final ‘wine list’ of Gold-medal winning wines, as well as Silvers and Bronzes. Solid, reliable performers are awarded the “Commended” classification.

ANy ADDITIONAL AWARDS?Yes - and as with everything else in SWA, they’re geared to the needs of the on-trade readership. By The Glass awards are given to wines picked out as offering truly great value and

supreme versatility. Food Match awards are given out to Gold medal-winning wines that come out top in a separate food-matching round. Critics’ Choice wines are picked out by our judges as being extra special during the tastings.Merchants and producers that have stood out in one or other part of the competition will be considered for a special Merchant or Producer awardIn addition, Wine of the Year

awards are the rarest and most prestigious of all, chosen by panels of sommelier tasters at Imbibe Live, the leading on-trade show in London.

HOW ARE THE RESuLTS LISTED? All medal-winning wines will be listed in the SWA results guide, the SWA app and the website, with judges’ tasting notes on the SWA app and website, along with tasting notes, price and stockists details. Commended wines will be listed in the SWA app and website.

Published mid-year, in print, online and via

the free SWA app, the results are a buyer’s guide to the best on-trade wine. Wine buyers are known to keep it and refer to it all year.

HOW ARE THE RESuLTS PROMOTED?The SWA results book is sent to dedicated buyers and key servers of wine in the UK on-trade via Imbibe’s print database of over 15,500, as well as key buyers from independent wine merchants and wholesalers. Results are shared online with a wider audience of 82,000.

All SWA winners (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Commended) will appear on www.sommelierwineawards.com and be featured on www.imbibe.com

The free interactive tablet or smartphone app gives further reach to the results.

An additional 3,000 copies of the Gold Book will be picked up at Imbibe Live at Olympia in London on 29th and 30th June 2015.

Doing well in SWA will aid your marketing in international markets, too.

At Imbibe Live there will be dedicated SWA tastings over the two days of the show, giving further exposure to around 10,000 visitors.

Exhibitors will be able to distinguish their winning wines at this show, or any other, with neck collars, stickers and other marketing collateral, available to all medal winners.

SWA Guides will be available at all of Imbibe’s many tastings during 2015, and a selection of generic tastings too.

HOW DOES THE COMPETITION WORK? The tasting panels are made up of top sommeliers and restaurateurs. Each panel is chaired by an MW,

sommelier or consultant who understands the particular needs of the on-trade. Wines are tasted blind and by category (see p.6 of this form). The trade list price (excluding VAT) of each

wine will be known to the judges to allow them to assess value for money. During the first round of tasting, the judges narrow down the selection to roughly the top 45% of wines sent in.

Those remaining go through to the second round where the medals are awarded: Bronze, Silver or the ultimate accolade – a place on the Gold List. Solid first round performers will be awarded the Commended classification.

By the end of the competition, the judges will have put together a wine list of medal winning wines. Like every restaurant list, it will have good value and House Wines, fizz, fortifieds, favourites like Sancerre and Rioja, modern wines from Old and New Worlds, and a few quirky or expensive wines that are there just because the judges liked them! If an on-trade buyer is trying to fill a gap on their own list, the Sommelier Wine Awards guide is the perfect place to start.

“I keep the Sommelier Wine Awards results book on my

desk all the time. I use it as a reference to help fill in gaps

on my list.” Shana Dilworth, Head Sommelier, The Orrery

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SWA APP The App brings all the information about all

the winners to your iPhone or Android device. Search by category or region, and mark

your favourites. Access suppliers via the Supplier directory.

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means of getting your wines in front of this hard-to-access UK audience than the Sommelier Wine Awards. And don’t forget, too, that each of the 100+ plus judges is a

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WHAT ARE THE TASTING CRITERIA?In the wine itself, marks are awarded for balance, expression and food-friendliness. But since these are wines with a definite commercial purpose, value for money and versatility are key, too.

DOES FOOD COME INTO IT?

Very much so. As well as judging every wine with food-friendliness in mind, our panel chooses wines from the Gold List to match with a selection of classic restaurant dishes for the Food Match awards (menu

overleaf).

CAN THE MERCHANTS WIN AWARDS, TOO?Yes. Every year there will be a special award to the merchant who secures the most

listings on the prestigious SWA Gold List.There will also be discretionary awards

for excellence in specialist areas in our Merchant of the Year Awards.

CAN I ENTER THE SAME WINE FOR DIFFERENT SECTIONS?Yes – though each submission must be paid for. If you want to enter a Pinot Grigio, as both a Varietal Classic and a House Wine, say, that would count as two entries. All the categories are listed here and online.

WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR ENTRy?The wine must

… be available to the UK on-trade, either through importers, merchants etc or directly from the winery. Wines may bear temporary labels, if finished labels are not yet available.

… be mainly destined for the on-trade.

A presence in the smaller independent merchants is perfectly acceptable, but wines on sale in the high street supermarkets or multi-grocers are NOT allowed to enter. Any wine entered and found to have broad high street distribution will be disqualified. The only exceptions are: i) sparkling and fortified wine, where high-street available wines may enter.ii) wines which are online or mail order (ie Tesco Wine Club, The Wine Society).

… bear the current official TRADE LIST price ex-VAT .

PLEASE NOTE There is no limit on the number of wines

entered per submitter. The competition is open to wines that are

looking for UK distribution, or are prepared to ship directly to on-trade customers.

“We have found the Sommelier Wine Awards the most useful of any

of the awards for the on-trade. They grab the attention of on-trade

buyers and have really helped us build sales through wine savvy

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HOW TO ENTER AND TIMINGS Go to www.sommelierwineawards.com

to register and start uploading your wines, where these will be saved to your account. Then, when you are ready, entries must be submitted online by the 21st January 2015.

Four bottles of each wine must be sent to Sensible Wine Services (details on right) by Friday 30th January 2015.

Judging will start in Febuary and continue into March 2015.

Results will be available in mid-May 2015. The Sommelier Wine Awards guide will be

published in mid-June 2015 and distributed to the Imbibe database.

COSTS Entry cost is £90+VAT per wine, per

category.

PAyMENT Entries of 5 wines or less must be paid by

credit card when submitting your entry online. Entries of 6 wines or more will be invoiced

once your entry has been submitted. Please note entry to the competition is not guaranteed until payment has been received.

For BACS payment (paying by electronic transfer): Account name: Imbibe Media Ltd.Bank: HSBC, 567 Fulham Road, London, SW6 1EX, EnglandSort Code: 40 03 09Account number: 81418246

Our International codes are as follows:IBAN – GB78MIDL40030981418246SWIFT/BIC – MIDLGB22

Deadline for invoice payment: Payment must be received before the 10th February when the competition starts.

WINE DELIvERy ADDRESS Chloé KinghamSommelier Wine Awards 2015Sensible Wine ServicesWarehouse 1Turnden,Hartley Road,CranbrookKent, TN17 3QXTel/Fax: 01622 832 640

Deadline for delivery of the wines: Friday 30th January 2015To check on your delivery, email Karl Franz, [email protected]/Fax: 01622 832 640

All boxes must be clearly marked (on the outside) ‘Sommelier Wine Awards’.

Please send four bottles of each wine with a copy of the entry form, showing what has been sent.NB. Neither Imbibe Media Ltd nor Sensible Wine Services will take responsibility for arrival of wines/damage in transit.Tax and duty charges (inc carriage and clearance) must be prepaid, otherwise wines will not be accepted.

QuERIESIf you have any queries, call Chloé Kingham or Ed Warr at Imbibe on 020 7840 5249 or alternatively [email protected]. Competition director Chris Losh can be contacted via [email protected]

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online entrY Form availaBle at WWW.SOMMELIERWINEAWARDS.COM

CATEGORIESThere are three wine sections; Essentials, New World, and Old World. These are made up of the following categories:

FOOD MATCH MENuThroughout the competition judges are always aware of the importance of food matching potential. The Food Match awards are given to those wines which are judged as the best match for the following dishs.

Scallops Poached salmon parcels Fish & chips Mushroom risotto Margherita pizza Green thai curry Roast chicken Veal escalope Pork belly Rack of lamb Beefburgers Char-grilled steak

ESSENTIALS Sparkling - Prosecco - England & Wales - Champagne - NV- Champagne - Vintage- Other regions- Rosé - Champagne- Rosé - other regions- Frizzante, semi-sweet & lower abv

House Wines - under £5.50 ex-VAT- Red- White- Rosé

Varietal Classics - under £12 ex-VAT- Pinot Grigio/Gris - NZ Sauvignon Blanc- Australian Shiraz - Argentinian Malbec

Rosé - over £5.50

Sweet- White - botrytis- White - non-botrytis- Eiswein • Red

Fortified Port- Tawny • LBV • Vintage- White, Ruby, Reserve- Colheita

Sherry - Fino & manzanilla- Dry amontillado/oloroso- Medium/sweet amontillado/oloroso

- Sweet (pale/PX)

Other fortified - Madeira & others- Mead, fruit wines- Vermouth • Ice cider

NEW WORLD White- Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon & Semillon/Sauvignon blends

- Chardonnay - Riesling - Pinot Gris - Gewürztraminer - Chenin Blanc - Viognier - Torrontés- Other whites

Red- Cabernet/Merlot/Cab Franc & Bdx blends

- Syrah/Grenache/ Mourvèdre & blends

- Pinot Noir - Malbec - Carmenère - Zinfandel- Pinotage- Cabernet/Shiraz- Other reds

OLD WORLDFRANCe White- Bordeaux - Burgundy - Rhône - Chablis- Loire: Sauvignon • Chenin • Other whites

- Sancerre- Alsace - Riesling • Gewurztraminer • Other whites- Jura- South & other regions

Red- Burgundy - Beaujolais- Loire- Bordeaux: Left Bank • Right Bank • Côtes

- Rhône: North • South • Cotes du Rhône

- Alsace- South, S-W & other regions

GeRMANY/AUSTRIA- Riesling: Dry • Medium • Sweeter/late harvest

- Grüner Veltliner- Gewürztraminer- Other whites • Reds

ITALY White - N-W • Gavi- N-E • Soave- Central- Verdicchio- South, inc. the islands

Red- N-W- Barolo/Barbaresco- N-E- Amarone- Valpolicella- Chianti - Montalcino/Mont DOCG - Montepulciano - Central: Tuscany • Other

- South, inc. the islands

SPAIN White- NW • Albariño- N & N-E- Duero, inc. Rueda- Other regions

Red- Rioja: Joven/other • Crianza • Reserva •

Gran Reserva- N & N-E- N-W- Duero, inc. Ribera- Other regions

PORTUGAL - Vinho Verde - Other whites- Red Douro • Other reds

OTHeR ReGIONS - White • Red- inc. Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Slovenia, Lebanon

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