Home Wineries Events Brochure Getting Started Media Awards Fun Stuff Links Contact Us » Indiana Wine Grape Council   « Back to Awards   » 2003 Best of Show ~ Commercial The top award winners from the commercial division of the wine competition. The commercial division is open to any winery around the world. » 2003 Best of Show ~ Amateur The top award winners from the amateur division of the wine competition. The amateur division is open to any home winemaker from around the world. » 2003 Indiana Wine Awards All commercial Indiana wine medals » 2003 Amateur Wine Awards List of all amateur wine medals » 2003 Best of Class ~ Commercial » 2003 International Wine Awards List of all commerical wine medals View Year: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001   2003 Indy International IWC Website Wines from around the world poured into the Indiana State Fairgrounds Exposition Hall for the twelfth annual Indy International Wine Competition, July 24 to 26. The largest wine competition outside California, the Indy International brought in 3,300 wines from 15 countries last year. The Indy is also the second largest amateur competition in the country and holds the distinction of largest fruit wine competition. Seventy judges traveled to Indianapolis from across North America to review upwards of 110 wines a day based on appearance, aroma, taste and aftertaste. Judges receive the wines in numbered glasses, lessening the chance of recognizing a wine by its bottle and label art. A wine can be awarded a gold, silver or bronze medal, or no medal at all. The very best wines are awarded concordance gold, earning the right to compete for the best of show award. Only 81 wines were chosen as concordance gold winners. Indiana wineries took home 178 medals, five of them a concordance gold. The Indy International Wine Competition is sponsored by the Indiana State Fair and coordinated by the Indiana Wine Grape Council.
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