Competitions
Our dedicated competitions team can provide a full service solution for any size of competition, whether it has hundreds or thousands of entries. Sensible Wine Services is unparalleled in experience organising and supporting competitions for the UK drinks industry. We understand the need for meticulous attention to detail and are experts in working under pressure, ensuring that no detail, however small, is overlooked.
Whether you need a reliable company to organise the competition from beginning to end or require help with one aspect of the judging process, we can provide the following services:
- Receiving and checking in entries
- Disposal and recycling of packaging material
- Categorisation and flighting of entries into a logical tasting order
- Preparation of entries for blind tasting
- Providing equipment and glassware
- Transporting entries to judging venue
- Managing the judging process
Contact us to discuss your requirements or view some of our prices here
"I chose Peter Franz of Sensible Wine Services (SWS) to provide logistics for the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) in 2014 because he was everywhere you turned on the London tasting circuit and had far more experience of servicing international wine competitions, fairs, tasting and other events than anyone else. Eleven years on and I am happier than ever. Donald is in charge and with James they are embedded with us 24/7 for two weeks every year. They are regarded by all of us as part of the CSWWC family. Their efficiency and reliability are second to none thanks in large part to the constant back-up provided by the guys and girls back at SWS HQ. They not only receive and collate the wines as they are received, but also arrange the tastings in the required flights, pour all the wines into sparkling clean, numbered Riedel Veritas glasses, which is all we ever see. No bottles in bags dumped on the table to give the judges any hint of their identity at the CSWWC. Working together we adapt and refine the process so that the service they provide improves with each year"
Tom Stevenson - Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships