Talk:Wine competition

History and article importance
In fact, the first wineries in the Pacific Northwest actually were located in Idaho. In the year 1862, vines were planted in the Clearwater Valley by two French and one German immigrant, credited with bringing cuttings from Europe. The expertise of these immigrants paid off, and by 1872 a thriving new region became known nationally for its wines, taking gold medals at expositions in Omaha, Buffalo, St. Louis and Portland. At the 1898 Chicago World's Fair a Clearwater River Valley wine won acclaim, and at the 1904 International Exposition, placed second behind Chateau Cheval Blanc.

I switched the importance to low. Wine Competitions are not a particularly important aspect of understanding or enjoying wine.Mikecase00 20:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Areas needing improvement
I switched the importance to medium, because wine makers and wine sellers constantly tout the fact that this or that wine won some award. One glaring omission from this article is a description of the point scale one sees in various publications, where a wine rated "97 points" is an indication of high quality. I came to this article wanting to know how these points were calculated. What is the formula for converting subjective judgment of various features of a wine into a number of points?

This article needs a lot of work. Besides the point system missing, the article also lacks a lead section, and contains historical descriptions without citations, with a writing style bordering on editorializing rather than compelling factual prose. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about this subject to repair what's wrong. -Axlq 03:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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Should the list of wine competitions be split between recurring/annual events and ones that occurred once and are historic? RJFJR (talk) 18:53, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 14 January 2016
CWSA is the biggest and most prestigious wine and spirits competition in Hong Kong and China. [11] [12] [13]

Judging - Each competition 100 CWSA Judges are selected for being the top buyers [14] of wines and spirits for this market and are China based Importers, Distributors, Retailers and Sommeliers'. [15] Together they are responsible for sales of 50 million bottles of wine and spirits per year.[16] Entrants - Wines and spirits enter from 38+ countries and blind tasting during the CWSA Tasting Week. Suitable for wines and spirits already selling in the market, and also those wanting to sell to China. Structure - Two major competitions per year CWSA and CWSA Best Value. CWSA [17]- discovers the wines and spirits that will be major hits in China and boosts the potential and sales of boutique and major brands by giving them the recognition the deserve. Annually, held in early Spring, before Chinese New Year. CWSA Best Value [18] [19] - CWSA Best Value tastes wines and spirits in the following categories.. Euro FOB 5-8, 8-10, 10-15, 15-20, >20. Products are tasted at price levels, and medals are awarded to represent 'Best Value' giving all price points a chance to shine - and get the 'commercial' advantage. This is a crucial indicator for the Chinese market who are open to top tier expensive and more affordable wines and spirits but only buy what they know is the best quality for the price. Annually, held in Summer. 4. CWSA BIO -Organic wines and spirits are blind tasted by the 100 CWSA Judges. Held as part of CWSA and CWSA Best Value.

CWSA Bio accepts wine and spirits entries with the following certifications:

ECOCERT, Australian Organic, Australian Certified Organic, Argencert, Argencert, AIAB, Italy Bio, Gro New Zealand→BIOGRO, New Zealand, Soil Association Organic,

Soil Association Organic, European Union Organic, European Union Organic, Soil Association Organic, USDA Organic, Agriculture Biologique, Soil Association Organic,

Canada Organic/Canada Biologique.

5. Notable Winners

1. David Beckham Haig Club by Diageo

2. Graham Norton with Invivo Wines

3. Salvatore Ferragamo, CEO at IL Borro Wine

References 5. http://www.cwsa.org/wp-content/ 6. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-winner-bream-creek-vineyard-coverage/ 7. http://www.cwsa.org/wp-content/ 8. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-winner-leaning-cow-media-coverage/ 9. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-winner-cambridge-distillery-media-coverage/ 10. http://www.cwsa.org/wp-content/ 11. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-zealand-herald/ 12. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-italia-tavola/ 13. http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-revista-de-vinhos-2/

Further Reading http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-winner-ancre-hill-estates-coverage/

External Links Official website http://www.cwsa.org

Kimbuere (talk) 06:27, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Sorry, but this content is too promotionally worded for us to use. You might want to check out Words to watch and Neutral point of view for some tips on making it more neutral. Also, if you have a conflict interest regarding CWSA, you should read the page about editing with a conflict of interest and follow the advice there. Best — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 10:59, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Reference number 8: 'IWSC Story', is not reliable enough to state the following: 'International Wine and Spirit Competition is considered to be one of the oldest and most prestigious wine and spirits competitions in the world.' Koenwiersma (talk) 14:23, 28 November 2017 (UTC)