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THE GUILD

The National Guild of Wine and Beer Judges is the body responsible for setting and maintaining the standards for judging at shows throughout England and Wales. It was founded in 1963 by a group of people who had become concerned at the variability of judging standards at various shows.

The Guild holds an annual conference for Judges, which provides a useful forum for discussion and seeks to maintain standards by holding open judging for entries in a wine and beer competition staged at the conference.

The guild also has a newsletter to keep judges informed and maintains the judges handbook. This is the judges bible and defines the standard which all judges apply at competitions.

October 2012 - Photos of the 49th Conference Weekend via the Conference Details page .

STOP PRESS! It was announced at the 49th Conference Weekend that the 50th Conference Weekend will be on October 18th - 20th. The wine competition will be a golden after dinner, and the beer competition will be a golden ale.
The 51st Conference weekend will be on October 17th to 19th.

Last updated: 21/01/13