ATTENTION WINERIES:
2026 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Call for Entries Starts September 15, 2025


2026 SFCWC Public Tasting Plans are in Progress!
Stay tuned for an announcement soon!


2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Results


Best of Class

The Best Award-winning Wines Selected from Each Wine Category
Mike Dunne

Mike Dunne’s 2025 Best of Class Tasting Notes

For each San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, longtime wine writer Mike Dunne tastes and jots notes on the best-of-class wines. For the competition in 2025, Mike first tasted each of the 150 best-of-class wines and then trimmed this wide field to those most notable entries of the 55 wines that went into the concluding sweepstakes round. His tasting notes are based on his extensive wine knowledge and writing experience.
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2025 SFCWC Sweepstake Medal Winners

2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Sweepstakes Winners

Press Release: There were over fifty judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluating over 5,500 wines from nearly 950+ wineries for the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this week.
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Balletto Vineyards

The 25th Anniversary San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Judges’ Dinner at Balletto Vineyards

We are thrilled to announce that Balletto Vineyards in the renowned Russian River Valley has been selected to host the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Judges' Dinner!
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