COWRA WINE SHOW STORY

The idea of the Cowra Wine Show was first conceived by Ian Armstrong M.P. in March 1982. The proposal of starting a national wine show in a regional area was maybe somewhat unorthodox, however the Cowra Show Society quickly established a steering committee to investigate the proposal.

With considerable input from Bill Moore (National Wine Show) the plan for a national wine show was completed. A Cowra Wine Show committee was elected which succeeded in attracting 214 entries to the inaugural Cowra Wine Show, held in August 1983.

The first Cowra Wine Show proved to be very successful and the show has continued to go from strength to strength attracting 545 entries in 1989 to a staggering 2100 entries from 321 exhibitors in 2010.

The Cowra Wine Show now in its 29th year is one of the largest national wine shows held in Australia, every year attracting top class judges from Australia and overseas. In addition the Cowra Wine Show attracts many enthusiasts from all over the region and beyond for a public tasting which is held after the completion of all judging. Due to the overwhelming demand tickets for the public tasting have had to be limited to 1000.

The 2011 Cowra Wine Show will be held between July 25th and July 30th at the Showground Pavilion, Cowra. The Cowra Wine Show committee is delighted to announce that Tim Knappstein of Riposte Wines in Lobethal South Australia will once again be the Chairman of Judges and will be assisted by 20 other judges from all over Australia. The invitations to other judges have been sent and the panel will be announced after close of entries in June.  

For further details regarding the Cowra Wine Show, please contact:

Cowra Show Society

The Chairman: Mr Bob Griffiths
Mobile - 0412 458 443

Chief Steward: Mr Michael Flannery

Event Manager: Mrs Joedy Lee
Phone: 02 6342 1977
Fax: 02 6342 1862
Mobile: 0412 269 524

Email: cowrashow@bigpond.com