The show, which is in its 21^st year, was held in Bathurst from October 22 and received nearly 800 entries from all cool climate growing regions of Australia.

Top honours went to Orange's Tamburlaine Organic Wines, which won champion wine of the show for its 2019 Reserve Riesling.

The variety was also the champion riesling of the show, top white wine, and won the vineyard the Central Ranges Trophy for the best wine from the central west of NSW.

Also in the riesling category, the Gilbert Family won gold with its Gilbert 2012 gbysg Riesling (which topped the category), and in the sweet tablewine category, it was their Gilbert 2013 gbysg Late Harvest Riesling.

While the Carillion's gold was for the Carillion Expressions 2019 Orange Rosé Pinot Noir.

Publicity officer Dr Donald Alexander said the show awarded 228 bronze medals, 59 silver and 31 gold to wines entered into the show.

There were no gold medal winners from Bathurst, but Renzaglia Wines picked up two silver and four bronze medals, Three Views was awarded a silver medal, and Grass Parrot Wines came away with one bronze medal.

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Wines entered into the show were assessed by seven expert judges.

Chief judge Tim Knappstein, who is stepping away from the show after 20 years, spoke highly of the quality of the wines entered this year.

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"Overall the standard of entries was very good. The only weakness was in the 2017 shiraz and chardonnay, and typically the reds were better than most of the other varieties," he said.

He also said the standard of entries had improved over his time judging and exhibitors had become more professional because of the show.

Dr Alexander said was pleased with the feedback.

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"It reaffirms the original idea of setting up the show, which was to improve the quality and standard of cool climate wines in Australia, and it has done that," he said.

With the retirement of Mr Knappstein as chief judge, the position will be filled next year by Russell Cody of McWilliams Wines, who has been with the show for years.

While judging for the show has concluded, the wines haven't been packed away with a public tasting on Saturday night at Bathurst Panthers Club from 6pm to 9pm.