{"id":328625,"date":"2023-02-06T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=328625"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:27:02","slug":"call-out-to-small-winemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/02\/06\/call-out-to-small-winemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call Out To Small Winemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_328626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328626\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328626\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230206wine-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panel of independent judges assess the entries in the Royal Queensland Wine Awards (Photo: RNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 6, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entries opened on Monday for the RNA&#8217;s Royal Queensland Wine Awards.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of 26 judges &#8211; including winemakers, sommeliers, restaurateurs, retailers and educators &#8211; will assess entries in July.<\/p>\n<p>A new trophy this year will be for the &#8220;Best Innovative Wine of Show&#8221;, aimed at maximising opportunities for small wine producers.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Judge Tom Carson said it was a growing category in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Stock-on-hand requirements for most competition classes have been lowered to 150 dozen finished bottles, ensuring smaller producers can enter.<\/p>\n<p>The new &#8220;Innovative Wine&#8221; class has no stock-on-hand requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis change is great for small batch producers and boutique wineries that want to have their wines assessed, and if they win an award it\u2019s a big deal for their business,\u201d Mr Carson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The wine judged Australia\u2019s best will receive a $12,000 fellowship to further the winemaker\u2019s knowledge of the national and international wine industry, with funds to be used for travel, training and education.<\/p>\n<p>The wines, including the award-winners, will be showcased at the Grape Grazing by Night event at the Brisbane Showgrounds on July 14.<\/p>\n<p>Entries for the awards must be submitted by June 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rqa.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entries opened on Monday for the RNA&#8217;s Royal Queensland Wine Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":328626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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