Now accepting entries for Missouri’s premier wine competition
The 2024 Missouri Wine Invitational
The inaugural Missouri Wine Invitational highlights the Missouri wine industry like no other competition.
Benefits to entering include: an event exclusive to Missouri wineries, a six-tier promotion program for all winners, your entry adjudicated in a standalone evaluation rather than through comparison against other submissions, and four ways to win in addition to standard medaling.
Our panel of esteemed judges include winemakers, sommeliers, beverage trade professionals, and media personalities.
We look forward to your entry into this year’s event!
Registration and Entry Samples Received by:Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
Judging: Wednesday, November 6th - Wednesday, November 13th
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST in this year’s Missouri Wine Invitational produced by Libation Wine, Beer, and Spirits Awards! This document includes all the forms and instructions you will need to submit your entries.
Your initial registration and payment must be done online at www.MOWineInvitational.com. You will use this paper document to submit your entries to the competition.
If you have any questions please send an e-mail to info@libationawards.com.
ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS
1. Any commercial wine produced by a professional MISSOURI winery may be entered.
2. There is no limit to the number of wines entered. However, no wine may be entered in more than one class category.
3. Wines entered in Competitions from previous years are welcome.
4. The Competition reserves the right to photograph any entry and reproduce it in catalogs, posters, publications, on our website, and in publicity issued by the Competition.
JUDGING CRITERIA
The Missouri Wine Invitational uses a modified 100-point Davis system. Entries will be adjudicated across 5 categories: Appearance, Aroma & Bouquet, Taste & Texture, Aftertaste, and Overall Impression. Each category is worth up to 20 points.
Medals are awarded as follows:
Gold: 90-100
Silver: 80-89
Bronze: 70-79
TASTING COMPETITION
Our quality-based scoring system allows for medals to be awarded through independent evaluation, rather than through comparison against other submissions. It is possible, and likely, that multiple gold, sliver, or bronze awards will be awarded in each category. Each entry also has 3 additional ways wineries can win in the competition. See panel below.
AWARDS AND RESULTS
Winners will be notified by e-mail during the week following the Competition.
FOUR WAYS TO WIN
There are FOUR WAYS for wineries to WIN for every submission:
Gold, Silver, & Bronze: Our panel of judges will be scoring each submission using a double blind, modified Davis scale. This point-based scoring system allows for multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards per category. By using this method of scoring and medaling, producers are not competing against each other, but rather being evaluated on an individual basis.
Best in Class: The top score holder in each category will be recognized as "Best in Class of 2024"
Winery of the Year: Submitting four or more items will automatically enter you into the running for Winery of the Year. The average score of each eligible winery’s submissions will determine winery of the year.
Bottle Art & Label Design: You spend a lot of time designing your labels- opt to have them adjudicated so they get the credit they deserve!
BENEFITS TO ENTERING
Medals and Bottle Stickers Increase Sales. Gold medal, best in class and winery of the year will receive medals/plaques. Bottle stickers will be available as well. Bottle stickers are proven to improve sales.
As Many Medals as Points Dictate. Our judging model results in as many medals being awarded as point totals dictate.
Industry Leading PR and Marketing for Your Brand. All award winners receive exposure through our six tiered PR and marketing plan- including separate state, regional, and national press releases in wine media, as well as separate online branding and marketing.
High-quality, high-resolution medallion imagery is available for licensed use in online, print and POS materials for winners.
Developed exclusively for Missouri Wine Invitational winners, a complimentary marketing toolkit will provide ideas, tips and strategies for promoting your award to increase visibility and maximize sales.
WE OFFER A SIX TIER PROMOTIONAL PLAN
PROPRIETARY BRANDING
Use our trademarked and well-recognized logos in your brand building efforts.
AWARD MEDAL & STICKERS
Gold medal, best in class, and winery of the year will receive medals/plaques.
PRESS RELEASE TO INDUSTRY LEADERS
Winners will be published in our annual newsletter to THOUSANDS of industry leaders and insiders.
LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL MEDIA
Winners will be promoted through our state media partners and will be included in press releases at the state, regional, and national level. You may also use the press release for your own marketing purposes.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We will promote event results on our social media outlets including: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter- with over 200,000 annual reach.
WEB EXPOSURE
Winners will be posted on LibationAwards.com and any other applicable websites. You may link freely to these announcement lists to enhance your brand.
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