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, from Miami to Chicago. An almost perfect representation of professionals who are at the pulse of the American super core wine consumer.
2010 Judges
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| Judge | Business | From |
| Donna Adams | Winzerwald Winery | Indiana |
| Nancy Bandy | Davidson College | North Carolina |
| Carl Behnke | Purdue University, PhD, CEC, CCE | Indiana |
| Jonathan Bess | Holly Grove Vineyards | Virginia |
| Robert Birkett | Red Barn Winemaker Supplies | Indiana |
| John Brewer | Wyldewood Cellars | Kansas |
| Ivan Brumbaugh | Main Street Cheese & Wine Cellar | Indiana |
| Jeanne Burgess | Lake Ridge Winery | Florida |
| Dominic Burke | DelMonaco Winery and Vineyards | Tennessee |
| Mahlon Butz | Butz Basement Brews | Indiana |
| Tina Caputo | Vineyard & Winery Mangagement | California |
| Rene Chazottes | The Pacific Club | California |
| Shane Christ | Satek Winery | Indiana |
| Nancie Corum | St Julian Wine Company | Michigan |
| Rachel Cristaudo | VESTA, Viticulture & Enology Science Technology Alliance | Illinois |
| Tom DiNardo | DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers | Washington |
| Kim Doty | French Lick Winery | Indiana |
| Dave Falcheck | Scranton Times - Tribune | Pennsylvania |
| Mark Fisher | Dayton Daily News | Ohio |
| Doug Frost, M.W., M.S. | Wine Writer and Educator | Kansas |
| Paul Gospodarczyk | Des Moines Area Community College | Iowa |
| Dana Huber | Huber Orchard Winery | Indiana |
| Bob Hulka | AWS | Indiana |
| Samantha Kollar | Vinquiry, Inc | California |
| Donna Lattanzio | Village Bottle Shoppe | Indiana |
| Chris Lawlor-White | Galena Cellars Winery and Vineyard | Illinois |
| Marco LiCalzi | Univeristy of Missouri | Missouri |
| Aaron Mandel | American Wine Society | Missouri |
| Colleen May | Intervine, Inc. | California |
| Tim McEnery | Cooper's Hawk Winery | Illinois |
| Colin McFadyen | Marron River Ranch & Vineyards | British Columbia, Canada |
| Tim McNally | WIST 690AM Wine Show | Louisiana |
| Ron Metsger | Wine Judge & Champion Chili Maker | Indiana |
| Raymond Meyer | Kentucky Vintners Inc. | Kentucky |
| Ann Miller | Missouri Wine & Grape Board | Missouri |
| Mike Palmer | Vinture Wine Group | Indiana |
| Nikolas Pappas | Dreyfus Ashby & Co. | Indiana |
| Michel Pascal | Carroll Company Distributors | Indiana |
| Mike Pyle | National Wine & Spirits | Indiana |
| Todd Rainer | Kahn's Fine Wines | Indiana |
| Jason Satek | Satek Winery | Indiana |
| Jeff Siegel | The Wine Curmudgeon | Texas |
| Stephen Somermeyer | Chateau Thomas Winery | Indiana |
| Todd Steiner | The Ohio State University / OARDC | Ohio |
| Amanda Stewart | Purdue University, MS | Indiana |
| Bill Traverso | Traverso's | California |
| Jim Trezise | New York Wine & Grape Foundation | New York |
| Scott Tucker | Maple Leaf Farms | Indiana |
| Richard Vine | Vintage Winery Consultants | Indiana |
| Bill Whiting | Banfi | New York |
| Jim Wight | Wight & Meyer Vineyards | Kentucky |
| Robert Zeuner | Vintage Spirits | Indiana |
About the Competition
Learn about the wine competition.