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
Learn about the wine competition.