Portland Indie Wine Festival 2008

Calling all Oregon Winemakers

The PORTLAND INDIE WINE FESTIVAL is the signature event of the Indie Wine Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sustaining the art of craft winemaking. The festival is the annual showcase of Oregon's top boutique wines, and we're now accepting entries for the 2010 event. Forty wineries will be selected to participate in the May 8, 2010 festival through a one-day judging competition to be held March 15th. Each wine submitted for consideration will go through a blind tasting by a panel of 10 judges, comprised of nationally acclaimed media, wine buyers and winemakers. The 40 top scoring wineries will be featured at the festival in May.

Entry Rules
To participate your winery must meet the following criteria:

Wineries making 2,500 cases or less, total production of all varieties for the 2008 vintage year (that’s 5975 gallons, or approximately 38 tons of fruit).
You must be in one of the following categories:
- “Grower-Winemaker- Proprietor” (You are the hands-on indie – from planting and managing your own vineyard, making all the wines and bottling the wine for sale.)
- “Grower-Proprietor” (You own the vineyard and grow the grapes, but have the wine made by a consultant winemaker in close collaboration with you.)
- “Winemaker-Proprietor” (You make the wine yourself but buy grapes from vineyards you do not own.)
Wine must be made under a bonded Oregon winery license, if not your own, then someone else’s license. Grapes grown in non-Oregon AVA’s are accepted.
You must own the company that produces your wine (you must own the brand, but it’s okay if you make your wine at a friend’s facility).
You must make the wine yourself or with a team that you employ. Custom blended or “negociant” wines are not eligible.
You may not submit barrel samples.
Each wine bottle must carry a TTB approved label by May 1st.

An official entry is two bottles each 750ml (or 4 bottles 375ml for wines not bottled in 750ml) of up to five different wines for consideration. Single grape varieties, blends, fortified, sparking and dessert wines are eligible to enter. No fruit wines please.

Entry Deadline is March 2, 2010 at 5:30pm. The cost is $75 for the first wine entry and $40 for each additional wine entry. Late Entries will be charged $100 for the first wine and $60 for each additional wine entry. No wines will be accepted after March 5th.

PLEASE NOTE: An additional participant fee of $500 will be charged to each of the selected wineries for their booth space and event promotions for the festival. Please see the FAQ section for more details.

Deliver wine to:
Flint Design Co.
1231 NW Hoyt St., Ste 204
Portland, OR 97209
503.295.1979 ext. 203
Drop off wines Mon-Fri 9am to 5:30pm


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	Calling all Oregon Winemakers The PORTLAND INDIE WINE FESTIVAL is the signature event of the Indie Wine Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sustaining the art of craft winemaking. The festival is the annual showcase of Oregon's top boutique wines, and we're now accepting entries for the 2010 event. Forty wineries will be selected to participate in the May 8, 2010 festival through a one-day judging competition to be held March 15th. Each wine submitted for consideration will go through a blind tasting by a panel of 10 judges, comprised of nationally acclaimed media, wine buyers and winemakers. The 40 top scoring wineries will be featured at the festival in May. Entry Rules To participate your winery must meet the following criteria: Wineries making 2,500 cases or less, total production of all varieties for the 2008 vintage year (that’s 5975 gallons, or approximately 38 tons of fruit). You must be in one of the following categories: “Grower-Winemaker- Proprietor” (You are the hands-on indie – from planting and managing your own vineyard, making all the wines and bottling the wine for sale.) “Grower-Proprietor” (You own the vineyard and grow the grapes, but have the wine made by a consultant winemaker in close collaboration with you.) “Winemaker-Proprietor” (You make the wine yourself but buy grapes from vineyards you do not own.) Wine must be made under a bonded Oregon winery license, if not your own, then someone else’s license. Grapes grown in non-Oregon AVA’s are accepted. You must own the company that produces your wine (you must own the brand, but it’s okay if you make your wine at a friend’s facility). You must make the wine yourself or with a team that you employ. Custom blended or “negociant” wines are not eligible. You may not submit barrel samples. Each wine bottle must carry a TTB approved label by May 1st. An official entry is two bottles each 750ml (or 4 bottles 375ml for wines not bottled in 750ml) of up to five different wines for consideration. Single grape varieties, blends, fortified, sparking and dessert wines are eligible to enter. No fruit wines please. Entry Deadline is March 2, 2010 at 5:30pm. The cost is $75 for the first wine entry and $40 for each additional wine entry. Late Entries will be charged $100 for the first wine and $60 for each additional wine entry. No wines will be accepted after March 5th. PLEASE NOTE: An additional participant fee of $500 will be charged to each of the selected wineries for their booth space and event promotions for the festival. Please see the FAQ section for more details. Deliver wine to: Flint Design Co. 1231 NW Hoyt St., Ste 204 Portland, OR 97209 503.295.1979 ext. 203 Drop off wines Mon-Fri 9am to 5:30pm