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WINE COMPETITIONS
DATE NAME JUDGE OPEN TO
WINES
FROM
ENTRY
DEADLINES
ENTRY
FEE
CONTACTS
June 8-9,
2019
Critics Challenge
International Wine &
Spirits Competition
Robert
Whitley
International June 17, 2018
Samples:
June 18, 2018
$85-95 6
Q Q Q Q Q
Fortified
Wine &
Distilled
Spirits
Robert Whitley, Executive Director
315 16th St, Ste B, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 804-0371 • criticschallenge.com
critics_challenge@yahoo.com,
whitleyonwine@yahoo.com
June 18,
2019
Walla Walla Valley
Wine Competition
Eric
Degerman
Wineries in
the Walla
Walla Valley.
Fruit may
come from
beyond the
AVEAN.
August 1, 2018
Samples:
August 15, 2018
$55 3
Q Q Q Q Q
Eric Degerman, Competition Director
8524 W Gage Blvd A-244, Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 727-4317 • greatnorthwestwine.com
info@greatnorthwestwine.com,
eric@greatnorthwestwine.com
Send samples to:
College Cellars, 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA
99362
June 21,
2019
Washington State Wine
Competition
Andy
Perdue
Washington
state fruit
and made by
Washington
state wineries
August 6, 2018 $55 3
Q Q Q Q Q
Eric Degerman
Yakima Valley College 500 W Main St, Grandview,
WA 98930
(509) 727-4317 • greatnorthwestwine.com/
washington-state-wine-competition
eric@greatnorthwestwine.com
August 8,
2019
Wine Package Design
Awards
Panel of
Judges
National August 8, 2019
Samples:
March 30, 2019
$75-
$140
1
Q Q Q Q Q
Rebecca Arnn, Competition Director
65 Mitchell Blvd Ste A, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 453-9700 • wvpack.com
rebecca@winesandvines.com
August 20,
2019
Idaho Wine
Competition
Ken
Robertson
Wineries in
the state of
Idaho
August 16, 2019
Samples:
August 19, 2019
$40 3
Q Q Q Q Q
Eric Degerman, CEO
821 W State St, Boise, ID 83702
(509) 727-4317 • idahowinecompetition.com
eric@greatnorthwestwine.com
Send samples to:
Koenig Vineyards, 21452 Hoskins Road, Caldwell, ID
83607
September
14, 2019
Hudson Valley Wine &
Spirits Competition
Panel of
Judges
Produced
in Hudson
Valley AVA
$30 3
Q Q Q Q Q
Cider Debbie Gioquindo, Competition Commitee Chair
608 Pilgrim Plaza, Cape May, NJ 08204
(914) 474-7780 • hvwga.com
Send samples to:
331 McKinstry Rd, Gardiner, NY 12525
September
21-22,
2019
Sommelier Challenge
International Wine &
Spirits Competition
Jesse
Rodriguez
International August 23, 2019
Samples:
September 6, 2019
$85/95 6
Q Q Q Q Q
Brandy,
Sherry,
Port,
Distilled
Spirits
Robert Whitley, Director
315 16th St, Ste B, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 804-0371 • sommelierchallenge.com
sommelierchallenge@yahoo.com,
whitleyonwine@yahoo.comy
October 1,
2019
Sonoma County
Harvest Fair &
Expo, Inc.
Bob Fraser Sonoma
County
August 1, 2019
Samples:
August 1, 2019
$60 6
Q Q Q Q
Port,
Sherry
Nick Frey, President
1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 545-4203 • harvestfair.org
harvestfair@sonomacountyfair.com
October
1-3, 2019
Great Northwest
Invitational Wine
Competition
Ken
Robertson
Washington,
Oregon, British
Columbia,
Idaho
September 27, 2019
Samples:
September 30, 2019
$60 3
Q Q Q Q
Eric Degerman, Competition Director
4000 Westcliff Dr, Hood River, OR 97031
(509) 727-4317 • greatnorthwestwine.com/
great-northwest-invitational-wine-competition
eric@greatnorthwestwine.com
American Wine Society
Commercial Wine
Competition
Joe Dautlick US $70 3
Q Q Q Q Q
Distilled
spirits
Al Guber, Co-Chair
PO Box 889, Scranton, PA 18501
(888) 297-9070 • americanwinesociety.org
cwc@americanwinesociety.org
Send samples to:
C/O Mountain View Vnyd, 2332 Walters Rd,
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
WINES ACCEPTED
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TABLE
WHITE
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SPARKLING
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