Medal Art

As a medal winner, you are entitled to use the relevant medal logo on your packaging, advertising and other material that promotes your winning product.

We recommend you use our foundational sponsor, Jamesprint Mildura, for the printing of your medals.

Medals can be shown at any size that suits your layout, but shouldn’t be shown smaller than 20mm in diameter. The links below include size and colour specifications. If unsure of usage permissions please contact us on info@aavws.com

Artwork for 2024 medal winners

Click here to download 2024 Gold medal artwork – For PRINT

Click here to download 2024 Gold medal artwork – For DIGITAL

Click here to download 2024 Silver medal artwork – For PRINT

Click here to download 2024 Silver medal artwork – For DIGITAL

Click here to download 2024 Bronze medal artwork – For PRINT

Click here to download 2024 Bronze medal artwork – For DIGITAL

Jamesprint is a valued partner of the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show. Providing all our printing needs. Talk to Chris about how he can assist yours.

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Drink Australian Wine

“Whether a result of better site and clonal selection, vine age or simply experience, wines overall seem to be growing in confidence and identity. It truly is an exciting time to drink Australian wine – now and into the future.“

Challenging and Deeply Rewarding

“As a judge, you’re immersed in the diversity of alternative varieties and styles of wine, which makes the process both challenging and deeply rewarding. The experience is a unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, refine your palate, and engage with others who share a passion for alternative varieties in Australian.”

Find These Wines!

“The food and wine pairings were phenomenal – a couple of the wines went into the “Find these wines” notes in my phone!”

One of the best weeks in my career

“The show, the people, Mildura, everything blew me away. A true highlight was the Talk & Taste, how amazing to try those new varietals! One of the best weeks in my career, really! “

Are we what the Stars & Stripes have been waiting for?

by Ashley Ratcliff, AAVWS President, Director of Ricca Terra Farms and 2015 Viticulturist of the Year This year I have travelled twice to the USA to showcase our wines. This somewhat daunting challenge has opened my eyes to a market that seems to be wanting more from Australia. Let’s face it, we are known for […]

The New Needs Friends

by Tim White, inaugural Chief of Judges of AAVWS and wine writer The wine in the glass had me puzzled. It smelled bit like Viognier in that it had luminous yellow smells of apricots; yet there was something also caramelised root vegetable-like which suggested a richer style of Grüner Veltliner. In the mouth it was […]

Meet the 2019 Fellow: Grant Scicluna

There is no denying the consumer thirst for alternative varieties. I observe it daily at Wine House Melbourne. The curious drinker wants a new experience as well as pleasure. However, this yearning has yet to fully infuse in the premium wine market’s high end, to whom an independent retailer like Wine House primarily caters. My […]

It’s Been One Hell of a Ride

by Jane Faulkner, AAVWS Chief of Judges 2012 – 2018 Assyrtiko. Nero d’Avola. Pavana. Savagnin under flor and subsequently, true albarino. Picpoul. Mencia. Extended skin-contact whites plus many more styles and varieties besides. If someone had told me in 2005 all those would one day feature at the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show, I might […]

Fortifieds – The Original Australian Alternative Variety Champions

by Simon Killeen of Simao and Co., AAVWS Committee Member When I was about five, I vividly remember driving in the vineyards with my dad, proudly announcing my understanding of the varieties we had planted.  I explained to him the wines they made. “Shiraz makes Shiraz, Muscat makes Muscat, Port makes… Where’s our Port planted?”  “There’s […]

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Diary of a Happy Wine Woman in Mildura

Picture yourself standing with some of the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the business of bringing alternative varieties to Australia. Look down at the dusty red earth and then up, along rows of vines with stakes meticulously recording variety, clone, count and source data. Listen in on discussions about requests from Italy for long […]

Happy Wine Woman is the 2018 AAVWS Fellow

Introducing, in her own words, Simone Madden-Gray as the 2018 AAVWS Fellow… Alternative grape varieties are occupying a greater share of the national vineyard, creating an exciting contrast to the traditional Australian offering and the AAVWS Fellowship offers an essential insight into this next chapter of Australian wine history. In my role as owner of Happy […]

Warren Buffett and Alternative Grape Varieties

A guest blog by AAVWS Committee Chair Ashley Ratcliff The American billionaire, Warren Buffett, once quoted ‘when everyone is brave be scared, and when everyone is scared be brave’. My take on this quote is, do the opposite of what everyone else does! During the 1990’s almost the entire Australian wine industry was brave… super […]

Meet the 2017 Fellow: Katie Spain

Wow. The Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show fellowship. What a great opportunity for a wine-obsessed storyteller. I am chuffed to jump aboard this juicy, alternative variety dreamboat. Ironically, I grew up surrounded by milk, not wine. I’ve pulled more udders than I’ve poured wine but a childhood spent on a dairy farm gave me an […]

Cool Climate Vignerons – Aosta Calling!

Guest Blog by AAVWS Committee Member  Mark Walpole So, what does a warming climate and the GFC have in common? Both have impacted the inland wine regions significantly over the past decade. Hotter and drier growing seasons; and a reduced demand for many of the traditional varieties planted during the wine boom of the 1990’s […]

One of the best weeks in my career

“The show, the people, Mildura, everything blew me away. A true highlight was the Talk & Taste, how amazing to try those new varietals! One of the best weeks in my career, really! “