Judges of the Wine Competition
A jury of open-minded wine industry peers serve as judges: top winemakers and chefs, marketing executives and wholesalers, writers and journalists, enologists and winegrowers, from Napa to New York. An almost perfect representation of professionals who are at the pulse of the American super core wine consumer.
2019 Judges
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| Judge | Business | From |
| Laurine Apolloni | Apolloni Vineyards | Oregon |
| Glenn Bardgett | Annie Gunn's & Smokehouse Market | Missouri |
| Peter Bell | Fox Run Vineyards | New York |
| Jay Briggs | 45 North | Michigan |
| John Buechsenstein | Wine Education & Consultation | California |
| Jan Bugher | Blubeard | Indiana |
| Jeanne Burgess | Seavin, Inc. | Florida |
| Amy Butler | Butler Winery, INC | Indiana |
| Tyler Daniels | Two-EEs Winery | Indiana |
| Eric Degerman | Great Northwest Wine | Washington |
| Josh Ellenberg | The Cellar Winery | Iowa |
| Thom England | Ivy Tech Community College | Indiana |
| Eric Feldhake | American Wine Society | New Jersey |
| Mark Fisher | Dayton Daily News | Ohio |
| Shari Gherman | American Fine Wine Competition | Florida |
| Carole Hackett | American Wine Society | Kentucky |
| Dan Hansen | Lakeshore Inn | Michigan |
| Noah Herron | Urban Vines | Indiana |
| Jeff Hill | Rettig Hill Winery | Indiana |
| Jason Hopwood | Harvest Ridge Winery | Delaware |
| Ron Hopwood | Hopwood Cellars | Indiana |
| Brian Hosmer | Chateau Chantal | Michigan |
| Christian Huber | Huber Orchard & Winery | Indiana |
| Emily Kennedy | Running Vines Winery | Indiana |
| Matthew Kipper | Virgil's Vineyard | California |
| Morgan Lee | Two Vintners / Covington Cellars | Washington |
| Drew Lemberger | Mount Nego Cottage | Missouri |
| Greg Lipsker | Barrister Cellars | Washington |
| Alan Lockhart | Hartland Winery | Indiana |
| Rick Mamoser | Prairie State Winery | Illinois |
| Andrew Meggitt | St. James Winery | Missouri |
| Erik Miller | Kokomo Winery | California |
| Kevin Ostrowski | American Wine Society | Pennsylvania |
| Nancie Oxley | St Julian Wine Company | Michigan |
| Daniel Pambianchi | Wine Consultant | Quebec, Canada |
| Nikolas Pappas | Swamp Rabbit Wine Co. | Indiana |
| Matt Reid | Benessere Vineyards | California |
| Abby Shidler | Tilted Compass Winery | Indiana |
| Stephen Somermeyer | Somermeyer Farms Vineyard | Indiana |
| Dustin Stabile | Mackinaw Trail Winery | Michigan |
| Bill Ward | Star Tribune | Minnesota |
| Kathryn Webb | Wine Augusta AWS | Georgia |
| Eric White | Galena Cellars Winery and Vineyard | Illinois |
| Barry Wiss | Trinchero Family Estates | California |
| Rhonda Wood | Wood Family Vineyards | California |
| Anne Zwink | Soldier Creek Vineyard | Iowa |
About the Competition
Learn about the wine competition.