eXPERT WINE JUDGES
Our competition judges include a list of top-notch highly trained professionals in the wine industry including winemakers, wine educators, buyers and media who take their task very seriously! Their influence can have far-reaching effects on your wine consumers and their purchases. Find out if your wines suit their professional pallets.
Winemaker
CS, CEO WineChannelTV
Certified Specialist of Wine, E&J Gallo Winery
DTC Director, Sextant Winery
Winemaker, Plum Creek Winery
Winemaker, Paradise Ridge Winery
Winemaker, Barrett & Barrett Wines
Director of Winemaking/GM, Francis Ford Coppola
Wine writer, columnist
Director of Member Services, American Wine Society, Sonoita, AZ
Wine Writer
Professional wine judge
Walt Wines
VP, Director Winemaking Operations, Seavin, Inc.
Professor of Enology, Purdue University
Dir., Marketing Communications, Treasury Wine Estates, The Kaiser Building, 25th Floor 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612 555 Gateway, Napa, CA 94558 T: [707] 259-4519 M: [707] 299-0796 jim.caudill@tweglobal.com | www.tweglobal.com
Executive Director, WineAmerica
Winemaker, De La Montanya Estate Vineyards & Winery
Director, San Diego County Fair Wine Competition/Wine
Certified Sommelier
Winemaker, Garnet Vineyards
Master Sommelier
Founder, Wine Competition Management & Production
Industry Entrepreneur & Author
Director of Winemaking, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines
Writer/Business Owner, Sacramento Bee
Beverage Manager & Sommelier, Culinary Institute
Assistant Editor, California Grapevine Wine Newsletter
Founder/President, Oakland Wine Festival & Oakland Wine and Food Society
Winemaker, Peju Winery
Classic Wines of California (Bronco) & Sommelier
Master Sommelier, Master of Wine, Author and TV
Senior Wine Buyer, Bounty Hunter
Winemaker, Gallo Family Vineyards
Winemaker and Consultant, Goldschmidt Vineyards
GM & Winemaker, Safe Harbor Wines
Chief Judge, Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge
Winemaker, Two-EE’s Winery
Assistant Winemaker, Castoro Cellars
Wine Director, Sonoma’s Best Wine Merchant
Founder, Kosta Browne Winery
Winemaker, Truett-Hurst Inc. Brands
Wine Writer, Certified Sommelier and Certified Wine Specialist
Chef and Co-Owner, Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn
Director of Winemaking, Simi Winery
President, The Mara Wine Group
Head Sommelier, Auberge du Soleil, Napa
Mission Fine Wines, Certified Specialist of Wine
The Wine Gal , Radio & Television Personality
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