1. Each Judge independently assesses each entry in the class or flight, and decides what award, if any, each entry should receive. The Judge may or may not use a point - based system to arrive at a decision. However, as a general guide, the following cut-offs for awards have been approved by AWC (August 2004): Gold Medal 18/20 or 90/100; Silver Medal 16/20 or 80/100; Bronze Medal 14/20 or 70/100; Merit 13/20 or 65/100.

2. The Chief Steward MUST be consulted before an entry is disqualified for being out of class. A check should be made that the entry was properly registered.

3. After each Judge has independently assessed the entries, all the Judges in the class or flight confer to reach agreement on Medals or Merit to be awarded. In the case of classes where two flights have been run, some conferencing among the Judges of the different flights, to establish if they are on similar tracks may be useful. In the event of irreconcilable disagreement on the part of any Judge, the Chief Steward should be consulted and will decide what further steps to take.

4. The Host Province may have decided to award "Best in Class". In this case the Chief Steward will instruct the Judges as to how she/he wishes this to be achieved.

5. If "Best Wine in Competition", is to be determined, the Gold medal winners must be re-judged in a class together.

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