The Public Tasting was a true celebration and the perfect date for everyone, with the Golden Gate bridge glistening in the distance and the sun dancing off bobbing sail boats and thousands of bottles of delicious award winning wines that were paired with gourmet food. People were in love with the entire situation and the conviviality was infectious.

The Twitter Contest Winners are: Britt White, Santa Rosa,CA - Erica Bockelmann, Berkeley, CA - Russell Torres, SF, CA

After receiving 6,417 entries from more than 28 states, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, recognized as the largest competition of American wines in the world and presented by BevMo!, has once again successfully narrowed thousands of wines down to an exclusive few. The 2015 Sweepstakes Award Winners, known as the best of the best in the competition, saw winners hailing from California, Ohio and New York.