The National Guild of Wine
and Beer Judges is the body responsible for setting and maintaining the standards for judging
at shows throughout England and Wales. It was founded in 1963 by a group of people who had become concerned
at the variability of judging standards at various shows.
The Guild holds an annual conference for Judges, which provides a useful forum for discussion and
seeks to maintain standards by holding open judging for entries in a
wine and beer competition staged at the conference.
The guild also has a newsletter to keep judges informed and maintains the judges handbook. This is
the judges bible and defines the standard which all judges apply at competitions.
STOP PRESS! The date of the 62nd Conference Weekend will be on October 30 - 1 November 2026 at the Park Inn Hotel in Peterborough.
The wine assessment competition will be Dry Red wine and the beer assessment competition will be Czech Lager.