2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Rules and Information

Registration Deadline Extended to December 28, 2023

Please call Cary Fraser (707-291-7707) or email carywines@gmail.com for prompt service.

REGISTRATION AND FEES

Registration: 10/2/2023–11/22/2023 (late registration/late fee: 11/23/2023-12/23/2023)

Judging:  1/16/2024–1/19/2024

Required: $30.00 per brand Administrative fee

FEES per WINE ENTRY: Required for wineries.

REGULAR REGISTRATION

From 10/2/2023 to 11/23/2023 (normal filing period)

Brand fee: $30.00 (only once per brand)

Per Wine Entry: $80.00

LATE REGISTRATION

From 11/24/2023 to 12/23/2023

Brand fee: $30.00 (only once per brand)

Per Wine Enry: $105.00

PUBLIC TASTING TABLE REGISTRATION

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting will be at Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, February 17, 2024, 1:30-4:30 PM. Table registration during winery entry registration at enofileonline.com is $200.00 per table. Multiple tables, if available. Must enter competition to participate. Public tasting is not mandatory for participating wineries entering competition.

Table Fees after 12/23/2023 will be $250.00 (if available)

DESCRIPTION OF COMPETITION

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is currently the largest wine competition in North America.  All bonded wineries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are eligible to enter the wine competition. No entries from wines grown or produced outside of North America are eligible to enter. Professional wine judges are sourced throughout the major wine regions in North America to offer diversity of expertise to each judging panel. A major advantage to wineries entering the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the vast recognition and outreach of the award-winning wines including the published wine award special section of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is one of the few wine competitions that produce award winning plaques for gold and above wine awards for tasting room and winery outreach purposes.

DELIVERY & SHIPPING INFORMATION

Deadline for sending wine is December 31,2023 A official entry shall consist of the following:

    1. Four 750ml, 375ml, or 500ml bottles
    2. Three 1L or 1.5L bottles, carafes
    3. Two 3L or 5L boxes
    4. 8 cans
    5. One label or bottle for wine label competition (Must enter wine label entry additionally in wine label category and pay corresponding entry fee)

DELIVERY SHIPPING INFORMATION 

Receiving times for hand delivery or shipping are 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 Monday through Friday. No deliveries will be accepted on Saturday/Sunday, or Holidays.

Include copy of registration form with winery name marked shipping containers.

All unused wines for the competition will not be returned to the winery. All wines unused wines will be used for compensation to competition staffing/independent contractors and beneficiary purposes of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.

SHIP TO

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Cloverdale Citrus Fair
1 Citrus Fair Drive
Cloverdale, CA 95425

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The wine entered must be a part of a single lot of at least 60 gallons of identical finished wine and from a bonded winery (no amateur wines accepted).  There is no limit to the number of entries by a winery. Only fruit and grapes grown or produced in the United States, Canada, or Mexico are eligible for entry. No foreign grown grapes or produced wines outside United States, Mexico and Canada are eligible. No wine may be entered more than once by an entrant.

AWARD PLAQUES AND RECOGNITION

Award plaques will be awarded to wineries if they have received a gold or higher award. Wineries can opt not to have award plaques produced by checking off box upon registration with www.enofileonline.

Wineries receiving only bronze and silver awards will be recognized on the winejudging.com website and will not receive a plaque. All plaques will be sent to the winery address as listed upon registration. Silver award winning wineries may request a plaque by contacting Cary Fraser (carywines@gmail.com) within one week of notification of awards.

All gold and above winning wines will be recognized in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Awards Special Section Publication in February 2024.

All Best of Class Winners and Sweepstake Winners will be recognized on SanFranciscoChronicle.com. All award winners and additional stories will be listed on winejudging.com.

Additional information on the competition and public tasting is online at www.winejudging.com and/or contact Cary Fraser at 707-291-7707 or carywines@gmail.com for personal assistance.


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