Global Merlot Masters Blind Tasting UK

The Drinks Business The Global Merlot Masters 2025 will be this year’s biggest and most extensive blind tasting of Global Merlot.

With an expert panel of MW judges, including editor-in-chief Patrick Schmitt MW, judging the wines which are accepted as blends as long as they are at least 50% Merlot. The results and analysis will be published in The Drinks Business Magazine, online, on social media and also in our Asian edition.

If you would like to participate, please contact sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com or click here to enter online. Deadline for samples is January 31, 2025.

The Drinks Business website now averages 500,000 unique visitors a month and 2.1 million page views, and more than 20,000 recipients of the daily e-bulletins.

Two bottles for each entry must arrive by the entry deadline: January 31, 2025 *extended from January 17

Administration fee per entry GBP 169 +VAT

Custom duties must be paid in advance of sending entries.

If you have any questions please contact:
The Global Masters Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7803 2428 / +44 77720 19932
Email: enter@globalwinemasters.com

Entries must be duty paid and delivered to:

THE DRINKS BUSINESS
The Global Merlot Masters 2025
(please include this information to avoid samples being misplaced)
SENSIBLE WINE SERVICES LTD, UNIT 10, DANA TRADING ESTATE, TRANSFESA ROAD, PADDOCK WOOD, KENT, TN12 6UT, UK
ATT: ELLIE POP; CONTACT NUMBER: 01622 832640

Sample delivery instructions:
All shipments from outside the UK must be sent incoterms DDP. Entrants will be responsible for payment of all import charges, duties, taxes, and insurances in advance of receipt in the UK. Any entries arriving without these charges being paid in advance will be returned to the sender.

The following details must be included in an attached commercial invoice:
– Name of each wine/spirit and providing a clear description
– ABV % (alcohol content)
– Number of bottles
– Bottle /box/can Volume (i.e., 750 ml)
– A value for customs purposes only of £1 / 1Euro / 1US$ / 1 AU$ per bottle.
– HS commodity code
– Total weight

Sensible Wine Services:
EORI no. – GB619380430000 ; VAT no. 619380430.
Unit 10 Dana Trading Estate, Transfesa Road, Paddock Wood, TN12 6UT