RULES & INFORMATION
WHO CAN ENTER
A winery or sales agent can enter any domestic or imported table, sparkling or fortified wine that is legally sold in B.C.
FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
by clicking the competition logo on the
VANMAG.COM
homepage.
SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES
Four bottles of 750ml (or four bottles of 375ml) must be submitted by Wednesday,
September 30, 2009. Only wines that have cleared customs and have had all duty and taxes paid by the winery or agent will be accepted. Wines shipped from outside Canada with duty owing will not be collected or submitted to the competition. Courier and delivery charges are the responsibility of the winery or agent.
ENTRY FEES
Online entries will be charged $75 (CDN) plus $3.75 GST (total $78.75) per wine entry. Entries faxed or mailed will be charged $100 (CDN) plus $5 GST (total $105) per wine entry. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or corporate cheques are acceptable forms of payment. Entry fees will not be refunded if the winery or agent fails to ship the required samples by the deadline, or enters wine with duty or importation charges owing.
ENTRY CATEGORIES
There are ten wine categories. Please refer to category guidelines.
MAILING ADDRESS
Cheques should be payable to
Vancouver
magazine and sent to:
Vancouver Magazine International Wine Competition
c/o Coletta Consultants Ltd
1193 West 23rd Street,
North Vancouver, BC V7P 2H2
Attention: Julian Scholefield
RULES FOR ENTRY
1.
Vancouver
magazine's 6th Annual Wine Competition is open to any table, sparkling or fortified wine legally sold in British Columbia. Wineries or their agents may make entries.
2. Wines must be produced by a registered commercial winery.
3. Each applicant must complete a separate entry. All wines must be listed separately on the form.
4. Wine samples and payment in full must be received by
September 30, 2009
. Entry fees are not refundable. All wine entries become the property of Vancouver magazine.
5. All wines must be cleared by the winery or agent through Canadian Customs and adhere to provincial importation regulations. The winery or agent, when submitting the wine, must pay all importation and delivery charges. Competition organizers will not clear wines on behalf of entrants.
6. A wine category will be determined by the applicant. However, the Chief Judge reserves the right to alter categories in the best interest of the entry.
7. The Chief Judge reserves the right
to assign new judges as required.