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...Read More

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.Read More

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!Read More

The Sweepstake Winemaker Award is awarded to the winemaker that produces a Sweepstake wine award at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.Read More

Press Release: There were over fifty judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluating over 5,500 wines from nearly 1,000 wineries for the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this week.Read More