After a week of pouring, tasting, spitting, glass washing and polishing the CWS and the ASVWS completed the week with the successful Public Tasting on Saturday night. Close to three hundred people, both local and visiting, tasted over 650 wines and enjoyed the delicious food from the Club Cowra. During the evening live music was supplied by Dom Lenarduzzi and craft beer was available from Bulla Creek Brewery of Young for those looking for a "palate cleanse" during the evening. The Chairman and Committee commented on the interest shown by the patrons in the different varieties and styles which were presented for judging this year. Many new wineries entered wine this year and the quality was outstanding.

15% were awarded gold in the Cowra Wine Show.