Wine Judging

Since participating in his first Australian wine show judging (Stanthorpe 1974), Peter Scudamore-Smith MW has mapped the evolution of Australia’s wine styles and concurrently benchmarks alongside the international equivalents. This has led to global recognition by the wine industry for his skills in wine show judging, wine assessment, wine making and wine education.

Peter’s descriptive sensory skills reporting is dynamic, relevant and uplifting for new industry participants. Peter also excels in taking the everyday wine lover beyond the bottle to discover the intricacies of their own taste buds and thoroughly enjoy the pleasures of vine, wine and table.

Peter is a current Australian wine show judge and has acted as both Chief Judge and Panel Chair. Feel free to invite him to judge your show. His current show count is 66.

Download Peter's show judging history [ pdf | 43kb ]

Express your interest in Wine Show Judging / Associate Judging in Queensland Wine Shows.

Download a copy of the application form [ pdf | 15kb ]

His finishing-off skills (the last stage before bottle closure) are held in high esteem by boutique operations. So what can Master of WinePeter Scudamore-Smith deliver for you and your vineyard?

• style finessing
• blend improvement
• fining and polishing tests pre-bottling
• oak management review
• grape supply improvement
• post-vintage classification for grading into beverage, premium and super-premium standards.

Contact Uncorked and Cultivated to engage the service of Peter Scudamore-Smith MW for your vineyard.

Peter’s tasting talents in the news
A Queensland winery has broken through international barriers to win gold at one of the world’s most prestigious wine judging events. Jimbour Wines, based at historic Jimbour outside Dalby on Queensland’s Darling Downs, was awarded a Gold Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Show against competitors from across the globe for its Jimbour’s 2007 Ludwig Leichhardt Reserve Shiraz.

“The award is fitting recognition of the dedication over many years by the Jimbour wine team, headed by Queensland Master of Wine Peter Scudamore-Smith.”

“This win is a great honour. It proves emphatically that a Queensland wine can match it with some of the best products the world and Australia has to offer,” said Jimbour spokesman David Russell.