Wine Tasting Competitions

This is a regional competition that ONLY rates wines exclusively produced and bottled in Northern California's premier winegrowing region to determine which wines are considered the Best of the Best.  Eligibility includes wines made in these California North Coast AVAs: Lake County, Mendocino County, Napa County, Sonoma County, Marin County, Solano County. Register here: https://www.pdncwc.com/enter-here Entry Deadline and Product Shipments Due: March 25, 2022 Judging, April 5-6, 2022

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. Register here: https://www.winecompetitions.com/_files/ugd/40130c_85e0c992378c45648315a289887ee911.pdf Entry Deadline and Product Shipments Due: May 2, 2022 Judging, May 10, 2022 - May 11, 2022

SUNSET is the leading media brand of the Western lifestyle. Its International Wine Competition makes its winning wines part of the most influential wine program in the country. Its judges are some of the most experienced wine professionals in the West, including many Master Sommeliers and Masters of Wine. The magazine is committed to promoting its winners in ways that no other competition can.

The Harvest Challenge is a wine competition that pits wines against each other by their appellation and by varietal. This spotlights a region's soil and climate contributing to the wine quality. Register here: https://enofileonline.com/landing.aspx?competitionID=2843 Entry Deadline and Product Shipments Due: October 28, 2022 Judging, November 8, 2022 - November 9, 2022

We are pleased to invite your winery to participate in our upcoming annual New York International Wine Competition. What sets us apart from other international beverage competitions is our TRADE ONLY blind judging panel, and the wine industry has continued to take notice. At our wine competition held here in New York City, the retail store buyer, sommelier, restaurant beverage director, hotelier, distributor and importer will be our judges. We feel that these judges, whose livelihood rely upon their skill set, truly know what the consumer wants, as they receive on a daily basis the feedback from the consumer of what is good and what will sell.