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Wine & Beer Definitions
There are six wine and seven beer grades, recognised by SAW and judged at
national competitions to the recognised grade definitions:
Wine Grades
- Flower Wines
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Lighter style wines
with pronounced floral characteristics.
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- Table Wines
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Wines to be served
during a meal. These wines range from
light-bodied to full- bodied, dry to sweet.
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- Country Wines
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Wines for drinking on
social occasions. Wines should be easy to drink,
smooth, well balanced and leaving a clean palate
with more body and alcohol than table wines.
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- Dessert Wines
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Rich, sweet, extra
heavy-bodied wines having mature and mellow
characteristics. Alcohol as high as possible.
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- Named Wines
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The named ingredient
must be the predominant characteristic.
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- Commercial Type Wines
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The style of these
wines should be similar to their commercial
equivalents. As fortification is not permitted,
some wines will have a lower alcohol level than
the commercial equivalent.
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Beer Grades
- Light Gravity Beer
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- Scottish Export Beer
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- English Dry Bitter
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- Dry Stout
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- Oatmeal Stout
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- Sweet Stout
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- Pilsner Lager
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