2019 Nationals
Photos from the 2019 Nationals
2019 Hawke’s Bay Open Competition
An OPEN Competition for all Amateur Brewers and Winemakers in Hawke’s Bay and surrounding areas.
Registrations for 2019 Nationals Now Open
22nd Nationals, Christchurch Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October 2019 Hi Fellow Winemakers and Brewers and Partners. We are now under starters orders for the big event of the year. Certainly everyone in the Pegasus Amateur Winemakers Society are hoping Read More
Central Region Beer Judges Accreditation
On Saturday 22 June 2019 a Beer Judging Accreditation is being run at Massey University in Palmerston North. Successful candidates will become certified Judges for the Federation and can then officially judge at Federation National, Regional and Club events. Please Read More
National Judging Sheets
The current Federation approved judging sheets can now be downloaded and used for competition judging. These were approved in 2015. Please click on the Links below: National WineLiqueurSheet2015 NationalBeerSheet2015 Each A4 page has two sheets.
National Beer Specifications
B1 Light Beer / Low Alcohol B1.1 Standard Light Beer Colour: Pale to straw Body: Light Aroma: Moderate hop with malt notes Palate: Agreeable hop, low malt flavours. Clean finish. Head: Firm white head Carbonation: Persistent fine bead. Alc/vol: 2 Read More
NZ National Wine and Liqueur Classes and Specifications
NATIONAL WINE CLASSES AND SPECIFICATIONS. AS AT May 2018. Class W 1 DRY RED GRAPE Medium to dark red in colour. Light to medium body. Acidity and body should be in balance and there should be some tannin present. Read More
National Competition Rules
Appendix 1. New Zealand Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Federation National Competition Rules as from the Biennial General Meeting held at Dunedin 2013 All entries are to be in accordance with the class specifications for that entry. A fee, as set Read More
The Classification of Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Flowers and Whatever for Winemaking.
The Classification of Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Flowers and Whatever for Wine-making. National Specifications The National specifications for wines currently include specifications for Dry, Medium and Sweet wines with a range of fruit and other product classes and a group of Read More