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For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Frances Larose
/ Hilary Laurie
650.548.6700 / hlaurie@prmagic.com
Largest Competition of American Wines in the World
Reaches New Heights in 2008
(San Francisco, CA, January 2008) – Even with the
holidays behind us, the celebration is just
beginning for the San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition. Held over a period of four days at the
Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds in January, this
exclusive event has once again broken world records
with 4,235 wines entered into the 2008 competition,
all of which were evaluated by an elite panel of
more than 60 professional wine judges from across
the country.
Founded in 1983 as the modestly sized Cloverdale
Citrus Fair Wine Competition, it has evolved into
the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition while
gaining notoriety and national acclaim for its
ability to entice thousands of entries from the
major wine-producing regions in the United States.
Wine lovers ranging from professional to amateur
tasters will have the opportunity to sample these
award-winning selections at the San Francisco
Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting, February
16, 2008 at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. Toting
the fact that it is a complete wine and food
experience, the Public Tasting annually pairs
varietals from the Competition with sumptuous
creations from some of the world’s top artisan food
purveyors, creating the ultimate assortment of
flavors and textures.
This year the San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition Public Tasting is proud to partner with
California gourmet specialty foods website
SavorCalifornia.com to offer treats from dozens of
the finest food and beverage producers in the state
including Costeaux French Bakery and Café, Fiscalini
Cheese, Little Laura’s Sweets, and Savvy Wine Food.
In addition, staff and students from the California
Culinary Academy will be on hand to prepare
mouthwatering morsels utilizing the finest quality
ingredients, crafted to perfection to accompany the
best wines in the country. Taste and texture, now
for the first time the SFCWC will partner with the
San Francisco Orchid Society to bring exotic beauty
and mystique to the ambiance of the Competition.
Four of the winning wines will be poured at the
Pacific Orchid Exposition,
www.orchidsanfrancisco.org, one of the top three
orchid shows in the country and will be engulfed in
over 150,000 orchid flowers.
The annual beneficiary of the San Francisco
Chronicle Wine Competition is the Santa Rosa Junior
College Wine Studies Program and Culinary Arts
Program, saluted for educational excellence in the
fields of wine studies and culinary arts. The 2008
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is grateful
to San Francisco Magazine, KGO-AM 810 NewsTalk,
NBC11, Schott Zwiesel, and Chrysler for their
sponsorship and support, as well as to In Wine
Country, American AgCredit, Marriott Fisherman’s
Wharf, Artisan Bakers, and the California Culinary
Academy for their ongoing involvement.
WHAT: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Public Tasting
WHEN: Saturday, February 16, 2008
WHERE: Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San
Francisco
TIME: 2pm – 5pm
COST: $50 Advance Purchase; $70 at the door
INFO: For ticket information and pricing, visit
www.winejudging.com or call 888.695.0888.
For all press inquiries, please contact The Larose
Group at 650.548.6700, or email
hlaurie@prmagic.com
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