Australia's premium cool climate wine event · 1998–2024
The National Cool Climate Wine Show
For 25 years, Australia's finest cool climate wines were judged in Bathurst, New South Wales — culminating each year in a celebrated public tasting. This site preserves the show's results and history.
Shows judged
Held annually in Bathurst from 1998, the last being the 25th show in August 2024.
Wines each year
Hundreds of producers entered around 800 wines across all classes annually.
Cool climate regions
Entries came from every Australian cool climate wine producing region.
The show
A quarter century of cool climate wine
The National Cool Climate Wine Show was founded in 1998 and grew into Australia's premier event for cool climate wine. Each year hundreds of producers submitted around 800 wines for independent judging by a panel of respected industry experts, with medals awarded on the Australian wine show 20-point system.
The 25th and most recent show was held from 19–23 August 2024. Its full results, and those of every show back to 2013, are preserved in the results archive.
Results of past shows
Every year's judged results
Results booklets, trophy winners and class schedules from 2013 through to the final 2024 show — the complete record of medals awarded.
From the news archive
2024 Judging Team Announced
Date: 03/05/2024 Celebrating a Quarter Century: National Cool Climate Wine Show Unveils Stellar Line-Up of Industry Leaders for 25th Anniversary…
2017 Results Are IN!
Judging has been completed and the results for our 2017 National Cool Climate Wine Show have been announced. Click here to read more!
Mediterranean and Alternative Grape Varieties
With a new focus and trend on alternative grape varieties in Australia we have excitedly amended our Dry Red Class to encourage more Mediterranean and…