Terms and Conditions
CRITERIA FOR ENTRY
I. All contender products must be either an own label for the entrant company or exclusive to that company in the UK.
II. All contender wines must be labelled in accordance with the European Community provisions to show the name of the region and the geographical area of origin of the wine, in addition to the year in which the grapes were harvested. Non-vintage wines may be given an award only if Point (I) is adhered to, but in this case, no award stickers may be attached to the wine’s container unless the wine is of recognised VQPRD (or its equivalent) standard or above.
III. The contender wines must be made 100% from grapes grown in the country in which the wine is bottled, with the exception of those cases of cross-regional and intra-national blends recognised by the EU.
COST OF ENTRY
A charge of £55.00 + 17.5% VAT (£64.62 inc VAT) will be made for each contender product entered. Entrants are responsible for paying the appropriate excise duty. Payment should be enclosed with the original entry forms. A VAT receipt will be sent by return. No companies will be invoiced prior to payment. Entries will not be accepted without payment in full.
HOW MANY CONTENDER PRODUCTS RECEIVE AWARDS?
The tastings on the first and second days will eliminate every contender product that will not be recognised in the OWN LABEL AWARDS Championship 2008. Every contender product that goes through to the final rounds on the third day will be recognised as an OWN LABEL AWARDS Trophy Finalist, and from these Trophy Finalists the Trophy Winner will be chosen for each Category. From all of the Trophy Winners will then be chosen the Best Red Wine and Best White Wine. Given the structure of the competition, it is not possible to exactly predict the number of recognised finalists and award winners, but it is not expected that these will include more than 25% of entrants.
SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY FORMS
Contender Products can be entered either by filling in a hard copy entry form for each entry, or by filling in the entry spreadsheet downloadable from www.ownlabelawards.com. All forms should be submitted by Friday 8th February 2008, along with full payment for all entries.
All paper entry forms and payment should be sent to:
OWN LABEL AWARDS Championship 2008
Flat 1
52 Dafforne Road
Tooting Bec
London SW17 8TZ
All payments should be made out to Own Label Awards Limited, and must be sent before the contender products are sent. Any contender products for which the entry fee and appropriate excise duty has not been paid may be excluded from the OWN LABEL AWARDS Championship 2008 at our sole discretion.
NUMBER OF BOTTLES OR OTHER CONTAINERS TO SUBMIT PER ENTRY
Six bottles for each contender wine and cider must be submitted for every entry to allow for multiple tasting on different days, for out of condition samples, and for post-Championship showcase tastings for Trophy Finalists and Trophy Winners. Two bottles of each contender spirit and liqueur must be submitted for each entry. Six 500cl bottles or other equivalent containers of each contender beer must be submitted for each entry. Surplus bottles after the end of the Championship will be given to The Wine and Spirits Trades’ Benevolent Society.
SUBMITTING YOUR CONTENDER PRODUCTS
All samples of contender products to be considered must be submitted by 5pm on Monday 25th February 2008. The samples of the contender products to be considered should be delivered during the period Wednesday 20th February to Friday 22nd February direct to the event venue at: Planet of the Grapes, 9 New Oxford Street, London. WC1A 1BA. Tel: 0207-405 4912. There will be some provision to accept deliveries on Monday 25th February, but only on an emergency basis.
USE OF THE OWN LABEL AWARDS LOGO
Logo, Trophy Finalist, Trophy Winner, and Best Red Wine and Best Red Wine certificates will be available to Trophy Finalists and Trophy Winners in electronic and hard copy form. The OWN LABEL AWARDS logo remains the property of Own Label Awards Limited and any unauthorised use, reproduction or alteration of the OWN LABEL AWARDS logo or certificates is strictly prohibited. Should any OWN LABEL AWARDS logo or certificate be used for promotional purposes (ie on printed material, the internet, or TV/Radio advertising), the logo or certificate must be attributed to OWN LABEL AWARDS.
PURCHASE OF CHAMPIONSHIP STICKERS
OWN LABEL AWARDS CHAMPIONSHIP Stickers will be available for purchase from OWN LABEL AWARDS in rolls of 1000 at a cost of between £10 per roll.
GHOST SHOP VERIFICATION
OWN LABEL AWARDS reserve the right to ghost shop to verify that the wines entered into the Championship are the same as those sold by the entrants. Such ghost shops may be filmed for publication on www.ownlabelawards.com.
