International Women's Wine Competition
Chief Judge
Carol Shelton, Carol Shelton Wines
Best Woman Winemaker 2021
Judging
June 22 - 23, 2023
Extended Deadline to Enter
June 9th
Product must arrive at
Express Wine Delivery by 5 p.m. June 13th
3 ways medal winners will benefit:
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You'll find out what women like. Expert opinions can boost sales and judges’ decisions may directly influence female wine buyers.
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Winners get extra exposure. Judges include wine-based traditional media and social media experts who know how to get the word out about the wines they like.
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PR and bragging rights.
About our Women Judges
They include a list of top-notch highly trained professional women in the wine industry and wine media who take their task very seriously! Their influence can have far-reaching effects on your wine consumers and their purchases. Find out which wines suit their pallets.
Award for Best Woman Winemaker
If your winery has a woman winemaker, be sure to note it at time of entry. Aside from judging wines on their own merit made by both men and women, a special award will be given to the Best Woman Winemaker based on wines made just by women.
Why a Women's Wine Competition?
So, who does the nightly wine shopping in your home?
You may find it interesting that most of the wine consumed at home is primarily purchased by women. But as a winemaker, how do you know which wine she will prefer?
One way is to enter your wine in the International Women’s Wine Competition, judged entirely by wine industry professional women. Its mission? To uniquely identify specific wines that women will enjoy and ultimately purchase.
Why produce a women’s wine competition? Event founder and president, Debra Del Fiorentino says, “This competition’s niche appeal certainly gives women their own ‘voice’, when selecting a wine. The judges recognize not only the best wines submitted, but also the wines they feel would appeal most to women wine buyers and consumers. And even though a special nod goes to the best woman winemaker, it’s important to know that this competition is open to all winemakers, male and female alike.”
BEST WOMeN WINEMAKERs:
Join the ranks of excellence!
Awarded for Best Woman Winemakers:
2021
Carol Shelton
Carol Shelton Wines
2020
Diane Wilson
Wilson Artisan Wineries
2019
Jamie Benziger
Imagery Estate Winery
2018
Diane Wilson
Wilson Artisan Wineries
2017
Melanie Natoli
Cana Vineyards and Winery
and
Aimée Sunseri
Nichelini Family Winery and
New Clairvaux Vineyard
2016
Vicki Orr and Céline Coquard Lenerz,
winemakers for
Wollersheim Winery
2015
Katie Madigan
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards
and
Virginia Marie Lambrix, VML Winery
2014
Sara Troxell
Galen Glen Winery
2013
Shauna Rosenblum
Rock Wall Wine Company
2012
Georgetta Dane
Big House Wines