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.

2011 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
Robert Birkett Red Barn Winemaker Supplies Indiana
Bruce Bordelon Purdue University Indiana
John Brewer Wyldewood Cellars Kansas
Ivan Brumbaugh Main Street Cheese & Wine Cellar Indiana
Jeanne Burgess Lake Ridge Winery Florida
Ellie Butz Vintage Winery Consultants Indiana
Mahlon Butz Butz Basement Brews Indiana
Tina Caputo Vineyard & Winery Mangagement California
Rene Chazottes The Pacific Club California
Nancie Corum-Oxley St Julian Wine Company Michigan
Don Crank Willamette Valley Winery Oregon
Kim Doty French Lick Winery Indiana
Thom England Ivy Tech Community College Indiana
Dave Falcheck Scranton Times - Tribune Pennsylvania
Mark Fisher Dayton Daily News Ohio
Paul Gospodarczyk Today's Wine Professional Iowa
Bernadine Hulka AWS Indiana
Bob Hulka AWS Indiana
Chris Lawlor-White Galena Cellars Winery and Vineyard Illinois
Morgan Lee Covington Cellars Washington
Marco LiCalzi Univeristy of Missouri Missouri
Rick Mamoser Prairie State Winery Illinois
Aaron Mandel American Wine Society Missouri
Jeff Martin Easley Winery Indiana
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
Erik Miller Kokomo Winery California
Don Neel Practical Winery & Vineyard California
Larry Pampel Whyte Horse Winery 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
Patricia Stefanowicz Master of Wine , United Kingdom
Todd Steiner The Ohio State University / OARDC Ohio
Amanda Stewart Purdue University, MS Indiana
Greg Stout Wine aficionado & collector Indiana
Bill Traverso Traverso's California
Jim Trezise New York Wine & Grape Foundation New York
Richard Vine Vintage Winery Consultants Indiana
Eric Vogt eProvanance Massachusetts
Kathy Webb AWS Georgia
Al Wiederkehr Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Arkansas
Jim Wight Wight & Meyer Vineyards Kentucky

About the Competition

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