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

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