WINE CHALLENGE JUDGES
Here are the judges who took part in the second annual, 2014 North Coast Wine Challenge wine competition:
Heidi Barrett, winemaker, Barrett & Barrett Wines, Napa Valley
Corey Beck, director of winemaking/general manager, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville
Dan Berger, wine writer and columnist, Santa Rosa
William S. Bloxsom-Carter, executive chef and director of food and beverage, Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles
Carrie Boyle, general manager/buyer, Total Wine & More, Sacramento
Tina Caputo, editor-in-chief, Vineyard & Winery Management magazine and columnist, Sonoma County
Fred Dame, master sommelier
Susan Doyle, winemaking director, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines, Napa
Bob Foster, assistant editor, California Grapevine Wine Newsletter, San Diego
Sara Fowler, winemaker, Peju Winery, Napa
Rhett Gadke, senior wine buyer, Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Co., Napa
Nick Goldschmidt, winemaker and consultant, Goldschmidt Vineyards, Healdsburg.
Daryl Groom, chief judge; owner/winemaker, Groom Wines, Healdsburg
Courtney Humiston, wine director, Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen, Healdsburg
Ellen Landis, certified sommelier and certified wine specialist, Half Moon Bay
Tim Marson, master sommelier and buyer, Global Wine Company, San Rafael
Peg Melnik, wine writer, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa
Mary Melton, director of beverage, P.F. Chang's, Scottsdale, AZ
Erik Olsen, vice president/chief winemaker, Constellation Wines U.S., Healdsburg
Ben Pearson, buyer, Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa
Christopher Sawyer, "The Sommelier to the Stars," Sonoma County
Michael Scholz, winemaker, St. Supery Vineyards & Winery, Rutherford
Mick Schroeter, director of winemaking, Sonoma Cutrer Vineyards, Windsor
Mark Thrift, director of wine & spirits, Mollie Stone's Markets, Mill Valley
Larry Van Aalst, sommelier and radio host, Sonoma County
Wilfred Wong, chief story teller, wine.com
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JUDGES' REMARKS ABOUT GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
"This is why people love cab." JOSEPH CELLARS 2009 Bartholomew Family Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
"Oh-la-la ... knock your socks off, playful." FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Directors' Cut 2012 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
"Lovely, delightful, could drink all day long. Better than a bowl of strawberries and cream." GLORIA FERRER NV Blanc de Noirs
"Bullfight in a bottle — Ole!" IMAGERY ESTATE WINERY 2011 Tempranillo
"Classy and sassy!" MACLEOD FAMILY VINEYARD 2011 Estate Grown Merlot
"Wine grape aroma and mineral. Amazingly good value." PEDRONCELLI 2012 Dry Creek Valley Chardonnay
"An English summer garden in a glass." TRIONE VINEYARDS & WINERY 2012 River Road Ranch Sauvignon Blanc
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