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