Competition Classes
WINE CLASSES 1 Table red, dry 2 Table red, sweet 3 Table white, dry 4 Table white, sweet 5 Table white, medium sweet 6 Table rose, medium dry 7 Aperitif, dry citrus herbal or spiced (excluding sparkling wine & sherry type) 8 Social white 9 Social elderflower 10 Social red 11 After dinner wine, any colour sweet (dessert) 12 3 Bottle Class Table white, dry Table red, dry After dinner wine, red sweet (dessert) 13 Liqueur, fruit based* 14 Liqueur, chocolate/coffee based* *see rule 7 COUNTRY WINE CLASSES – see Rule 5e 15 Fruit Base White, medium sweet 16 Root or Vegetable White, medium sweet 17 Flower or Herb Any Colour, medium dry 18 Fruit Base Red, sweet |
BEER CLASSES – note Class revisions 19 Light Lager, O.G. 35-40, 20 Pale Ale (Bitter), O.G. 40-45 21 Brown Ale, O.G. 35-40 (Newcastle type) 22 Dry Stout, O.G. 45-50 23 Belgian Strong, O.G. 70 upwards 24 Three bottle class; Strong Lager, O.G. 50-65; English IPA, O.G. 50-60; Barley Wine, O.G. 90 upwards 25 German Style Wheat Beer, O.G. 45-60 26 Saison [Pale] O.G. 50-65 27 American IPA, O.G. 65-85 28 Russian Imperial Stout O.G. 75 upwards COOKERY CLASSES – see changes to rule 11 29 A Fruit Cake 30 1 Lemon Drizzle Cake, 31 6 Round Shortbread Biscuits 32 1 Jar Jam, ART CLASSES – see rule 9 & 10 33 Decorated Bottle – [see rule 10] 34 Photograph *see amended rule 9 |