There is NO maximum number of entries per class per exhibitor.

Exhibits must be delivered to First Creek Wines Corner of McDonalds Road and Gillard’s Road, Pokolbin between Tuesday 21st July and Monday 3rd August 2026. First Creek Wines will be open to take delivery of exhibits between the hours of 8am and 4pm. The supplied carton label must be prominently displayed on all cartons containing entry samples.

The judging process is closed to Exhibitors.

An Exhibitors’ Wine Tasting will be held on Thursday 13th August from 9:00am to 11:30am sharp. Each exhibitor may arrange for up to 3 representatives to attend the tasting. Please refer to the dates list above and your Show Schedule for specific details regarding the tasting. Pre-registration of attendees is required, and all attendees MUST bring photo ID.

Copies of the Show Results (without top gold and trophy awards) will be available on our website at the completion of judging on Wednesday 12 August prior to the Exhibitors Wine Tasting on Thursday 13 August 2026.

Full Show Results will be available at the completion of the Hunter Valley Wine Show Celebrations Lunch, 9th August 2024

Show Results will also be posted on this website after the Celebration Lunch. Show Results WILL NOT be mailed to exhibitors.

Award certificates, if requested, will be forwarded by mail to successful exhibitors before the end of September 2026. Medal stickers for winning wines are your responsibility, and they must adhere to Reg 18(a).

Trophies will be presented to the successful exhibitors at the Hunter Valley Wine Show Celebration Luncheon hosted by the Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association on Friday 14th August 2026.

Admission to the function will be limited to persons who have made application to the Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association (HVWTA) and are named on the list of attendees. Click here to e-mail the HVWTA regarding the Celebrations Lunch.

Due to the nature of the medal and trophy judging process up to 6 bottles can be used. As wines are tasted for different trophies multiple bottles are used. In addition to this a minimum of two (2) bottles are required for the Exhibitors’ tasting.

Below is an example from a previous year where 6 bottles of an exhibit were used during the judging process:

Exhibit 18 in Class 33

Bottle 1 – Class 33 judging

Bottle 2 – George Wyndham Trophy judging

Bottle 3 – Tyrrell Family Trophy judging

Bottle 4 – Maurice O’Shea Trophy judging

Bottle 5 – Len Evans Trophy judging

Bottle 6 – Petrie-Drinan Trophy Judging – Best White Wine of Show