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Welcome to 2009 AD!
You are currently viewing our 2008 website. Our 2009 Competition's website with results launches on 28 February.
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Our International Panel of Judges Hails from Six Countries!
Meet our 2008 Competition's International Panel of Judges.

From left to right: Neil Hadley MW (AU), Dr Paul White (NZ), Steve Flamsteed (AU), Dr Ken Dobler (AU), John Ellis (AU), John Chua (SNG), Eugenio Mailler (IT), Tony Allen (UK), Cathy van Zyl MW (SAF), David Bicknell (AU), Doug Frost MS MW (USA), Adrian Atkinson (UK), Prof Ivan Donaldson (NZ). Absent: Kym Milne MW, Chairman of Judges (AU).

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Beautiful Vineyards

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Welcome!
Welcome to the 2008 Sydney International Wine Competition's (SIWC) website! You mingle with an international community of winelovers. In the twelve months to the end of last month, our site has received 480,398 log-on visitors. Just last month, we received 30,686 log-on visitors, accessing the site's savvy wine and food information. View Current Statistics.

What Can This Website Offer You?
The Sydney International Wine Competition's website offers you a free, on demand, independent reference service with objective information you wont find on wine labels to help you choose wines that will meet your expectations for your dining table and special occasions. The wines featured have been selected from over 2,000 entries, assessed blind beside appropriate food, by a highly qualified international panel of wine professionals who offer you their personal opinions. Award Winners 2008.

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B3 BAROSSA GRENACHE SHIRAZ MOURVEDRE 2005