You must ship one (1) 750ml bottle for each entry, however we recommend shipping two (2) in case one bottle shows a fault.
Each bottle MUST be labeled with your name and the name of the wine. If your bottles already have labels with this information, great! If not, CLICK HERE for bottle labels to print, fill-out and securely tape to each bottle.
It can be difficult for the home winemaker to ship wine to a competition. It is ILLEGAL to ship alcoholic beverages via the U.S. Postal Service - DON'T do it. Hand delivery is always best, but only makes sense if you live near Rochester, NY.
Thank you to the AWS Home Wine Competition Committee for the following information: By Federal statue, home winemakers, do NOT make "wine". Since it is not wine, but it is consumed, the Federal government classifies it as "food". This means that you can ship your homemade "food", and NOT lie about what it is. Therefore, you must label your shipping boxes with "Food Samples for Evaluation - No Commercial Value" and if asked, read that label to them.
CLICK HERE FOR APPROVED SHIPPING LABELS.
All shipments should be packaged to withstand breakage and and shippng charges fully paid. Packages with postage due or C.O.D. charges will be rejected. Commercial wine shippers, specifically, made for the shipping of wine, work best. Or you can line the inside of the box with a plastic trash bag and use plenty of packaging material, such as bubble wrap, around the bottles.
Call John Cordeiro at 585-770-1022 if you have further questions.