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Former Judges of the SFCWC
Andria Shirk
Enofile Online, Portland, OR
Andy Perdue
Editor & Publisher, Great Northwest Wine, Richland, WA
Ann C. Noble
Consultant to other Universities and the wine industry, Owner of Wine Aroma Wheels
Ann Walker
Author, Educator Executive Chef and Owner, Ann Walker Catering.
Barbara Drady
President and founder of Affairs of the Vine
Barbara Ensrud
Wine Journalist, Author and Wine Educator at Duke University, Durham, NC
Bear Silverstein
Owner, West Seattle Cellars, Seattle, WA
Ben Pearson
General Manager, Bottle Barn, Santa Rosa, CA
Betsy Fischer
Owner of Winespeak, Santa Rosa, CA.
Bev Griesert
Art director, Hastings Men's store in San Francisco, CA.
Bill Hayes
Wine Category Manager/Wine Buyer, BevMo!, Concord, CA
Bill Knox
Hospitality Specialist, Beringer Blass Wine Estates.
Bill Moffett
Publisher Emeritus of Vineyard & Winery Management
Bill Pease
Operations Manager, Madrigal Vineyards & Winery, Calistoga, CA.
Bill Smart
Vice President & General Manager, Lambert Bridge Winery, Healdsburg, CA
Bill Traverso
Adjunct faculty member at Santa Rosa Junior College teaching “Wines and Wine Marketing”
Bill Ward
Writer/Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Decant This, LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Bob Foster
Assistant Editor of the California Grapevine Wine Newsletter, San Diego, CA
Brian Baker
Vice President Consumer Relationship Marketing for Jackson Wine Estates
Brian Miller
Owner, Amador 360, Amador, CA
Brooke Herron
Digital marketing, sales strategy consultant (wine industry). Freelance travel, food & wine journalist, Sonoma County, CA
Bryan Avila
Winemaker & Professor, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA.
Carolyn Mulas
CSW, Wine Manager, Southern Wine and Spirits, Napa, CA
Catherine Rabb
Senior Instructor, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC
Chantee Edwards
Destination Concierge, Inspirato, Napa, CA
Charlene Peters
Destination Marketing & Public Relations Manager, Visit Calistoga, Calistoga, CA
Chip Cassidy
Chip Cassidy, Professor, Florida International University, North Miami, FL
Chris Hayes
Art Director, Affinity Creative Group, Vallejo, CA
Christine Monnet
Label Contest Judge
Christopher Cook
Chief Restaurant Critic and Wine Columist (ret.), Hour Detroit Magazine, Troy, MI
Clark Smith
Winemaker & Owner, WineSmith, Santa Rosa, CA
Corey Beck
President, Francis Ford Coppola, Geyserville, CA
Corie Brown
Co-founder and General Manager of Zester Daily
Dan Barwick
Dan Barwick, Winemaker, Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa, CA
Dan McCoog
Manager, McMahon's Prime Steakhouse, Tucson, AZ
Dana Epperson
Winemaker, Hopland, CA
Darby Tarantino
Chef and Wine Educator of Meadowcroft Wine, Petaluma, CA
Daryl Groom
Owner and Winemaker of Groom Wines
Dave Miller
Principal & Co-Founder, PackagingARTS, Vallejo, CA.
David M. Rogers
Senior Wine Consultant, Vintage Wine Estates, Santa Rosa, CA
David P. Jones
Consultant, Wine Works
David Vergari
Winemaker/Owner, Vergari Wines, Vergari Winegrowing Services, CA
Debbie Zachareas
Wine Director, Bacar Restaurant, San Francisco, CA.
Derrick Schneider
Freelance Wine Writer and Wine Educator
DeWayne Holmdahl
Wine Industry Rep, From Growing of Grape to the Glass, Lompoc, CA
Diane Teitelbaum
Wine Consultant, Appraiser and Sales, Dallas, TX
Dick Youngs
Wine / Vineyard Industry Consultant, Windsor, CA
Dr. Richard Vine
American Airlines Wine Consultant
Dr. Robert Wample
Chair of the Viticulture and Enology Program at Fresno State University.
Duane Daniels
Wine Steward, Plaza III The Steakhouse, Kansas City, MO.
Durwin Daniels
Food & Beverage Director, Fish Market, Palo Alto, CA
Elaine Marshall
ACWP, Proprietor, Marshall Wine Company, Diablo, CA
Elizabeth Slater
Owner, In Short Direct Marketing, Windsor, CA
Elizabeth Slater
Founder, In Short Direct Marketing, co-founder Wine Industry Network.
Evelyn White
Winemaker, Taft Street Winery, Sebastopol, CA.
G.M. “Pooch” Pucilowski
Wine Educator, Wine Educator's Ltd., Lodi, CA
Gene Burns
Nationally acclaimed, and top talk show host
Gerald Cresci
Long-time judge of the Cloverdale Citrus Fair Competition (Now SFCWC)
Gerald D. Boyd
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Wine Writer
Gerry Ritchie
Professor of Enology of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
Gerry Thomas
RLT Vineyard Consulting, Healdsburg, CA
Gery Swallow
Enologist, Hanna Winery, Healdsburg, CA
Gina Gallo
Winemaker, Gallo of Sonoma
Heather Heraty
Tasting Room Manager, Passaggio Wines, Sonoma, CA
Heidi von der Mehden
Enologist, Kenwood Vineyards, Kenwood, CA.
Hope Merletti Moffett
Publisher Emeritus of Vineyard & Winery Management.
Jeanne Christie
Wine Editor, Arizona Gourmet Living, Tucson, AZ
Jeffery Roth
Label Contest Judge
Jeffrey E. Porter
Beverage Buyer for Andronico’s Market
Jennifer Scott
Regional Manager, Huneeus Vintners, Napa, CA
Jerry Shriver
Writer of wine, dining and travel for USA Today's weekly Destinations & Diversions
Jessica Yadegaran
Staff Wine Writer for the Bay Area News Group
Jill A. Ditmire
Omnimedia Wine Specialist/ Journalist, Indianapolis, IN
Jim Caudill
Director, Marketing Communications, Treasury Wine Estates, Napa, CA
Jim May
Bennett Lane Winery, Calistoga, CA.
Joe LaVilla, PhD, CWE, ISG
Wine educator, author & sommelier, chef, San Francisco, CA
Joel Riddell
Host, Dining Around, 910 AM, San Francisco, CA
John A. Parducci
Winemaker for over 65 years, Parducci Wine Cellars
John C. Schumacher
President, Hallcrest Vineyards and Founder of The Organic Wine Works, Felton, CA
Jon Bonné
Wine Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
Joseph Koppel, Ph.D.
Founder, Hospitality Management program, University of San Francisco.
Kent Rosenblum
CEO, Rock Wall Wine Company, Alameda, CA
Kevin McEnnis
Owner and Manager, Quetzal Farms, Santa Rosa, CA
Kimberly McCabe
Purchasing Manager, Rodney Strong Wine Estates, Healdsburg, CA
Kitti Stuart
Consultant to retail and hospitality for wineries and hotels, St. Helena, CA
Kristi Mohar
Wine Buyer, Pacific Markets Sonoma County, CA
Kryss Speegle
Assistant Winemaker at Kenwood Vineyards, Kenwood, CA.
Lane Hoss
Vice President, Marketing and Beverage Dir, Anthony's Restaurants, Kirkland, WA
Laurie Daniel
Journalist, San Jose mercury News, San Jose, CA
Les Ferguson
Wine Consultant, Santa Rosa, CA
Linda Murphy
Wine Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Lisa Shara Hall
Author of Wines of the Pacific Northwest
Liza Zimmerman
The Wine Chick, San Francisco, CA
Luigi Velo
President of Mercato Italia, Inc., Specialty Grocers & Wine Merchants, in Sacramento, CA
Mara Bathiany
Label Contest Judge
Margie F. Jones
Asst. Professor, The Collins School of Hospitality Management, Cal Poly, Pomona, CA
Marguerite Thomas
Writer, The Wine News, Baltimore, MD
Mark de Vere
Robert Mondavi Master of Wine
Mark Friedrich
Tasting Room Manager, Windsor Vineyards, Windsor, CA.
Marty Sychowski
Professional Packaging Executive to the Wine Industry, Windsor, CA
Mary Evely
Teaches food & wine pairing classes for Sonoma State University and U.C. Davis
Maureen Downey, DWS, CWE
Owner & Founder Chai Consulting LLC & Winefraud.com, CEO Chai Vault Inc,. San Francisco, CA
Michael Apstein
Columnist, WineReviewOnLine.com, Newton, MA
Michael Hirschberg
Proprietor, Highfeather, Santa Rosa, CA.
Michele Anna Jordan
Author and Writer, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner.
Michelle Fano
Assistant Wine Director, Bottega Ristorante, Napa, CA
Mike Draxton
Owner and Winemaker, Draxton Wines
Mike Haran
Label Contest Coordinator Emeritus, San Rafael, CA
Mike Stepanovich
Writer, wine column, "Life is a Cabernet,", Bakersfield, CA.
Mildred Howie
Author and Wine Writer
Paul Geisz
Involved with wine for over twenty years.
Paul Lukacs
Columnist, Author and Wine Educator Baltimore, MD
Paul McKairnes
Owner, Irish Productions, Santa Rosa, CA
Peg Melnik
Wine columnist for the Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA.
Penny Gadd-Coster
Director of Winemaking, Rack and Riddle Custom Wine Services, Healdsburg, CA
Peter Granoff
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, San Francisco, CA
Peter McCullough
Past Judge for SFCWC and California North Coast Wine Competition.
Ralph E. Kunkee
Emeritus Professor of Enology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA.
Ray Johnson
Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
Ray Spencer
Owner and operator, Lake Street Wines and Spirits.
Rebecca Germolus
Partner and co-founder, Maximum Value Marketing, Santa Rosa, CA
Renay Santero
Corporate wine buyer for Oliver's Markets
Rich Thomas
Educator and Wine Writer, Healdsburg, CA
Robert Larsen
Owner or The Larsen Projekt, Santa Rosa, CA.
Robert Merletti
President & Publisher of Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine, Santa Rosa, CA.
Robert Whitley
Syndicated Wine Writer, San Diego, CA
Robin Davis
Writes restaurant reviews & food features for the San Francisco Chronicle
Romuald Toulon
Sommelier, Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, CA.
Ron Washam
Sommelier & Wine Writer, HoseMaster of Wine, Healdsburg, CA
Rosina Tinari Wilson
Senior Editor (and "token Boomer") of Wine X Magazine.
Ross Dawkins
Winemaker, South Africa
Sherrie Holzer
Organic & Sustainable Winemaker, Castoro Cellars, Paso Robles, CA
Stefan Soltysiak
Director of Hospitality at Rodney Strong Vineyards, Healdsburg, CA.
Steve Pitcher
Freelance Wine Writer
Stuart Spoto
Owner and Winemaker of Spoto Wines, Sacramento, CA
Sue Straight
Owner/Founder, Wine Wench Productions, Wine Director at Oakville Grocry, Healdsburg, CA
Suzanne Geisz
General Manager & Wine Director, Village Tavern Restaurant & Inn, Hammondsport, NY.
Tara Q. Thomas
Author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wine Basics, Senior Editor of Wine & Spirits.
TeeJay K. Lowe
Managing Partner, West College Management LLC., Santa Rosa, CA
Tim Fish
Editor of WineToday.com
Tim Hardin
Winemaker, Stryker Sonoma, Geyserville, CA
Tim McDonald
Owner, Wine Spoken Here, Napa Valley, CA
Tim McNally
The Wine Show, WGSO 990AM & Wine and Spirits Editor, columnist & feature writer for New Orleans Magazine, New Orleans, LA
Tim Patterson
Winemaking Columnist, Wines & Vines, San Rafael, CA.
Victoria A. Kochergin
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, Wine Educator Reserve/VIP tastings & Wine & Food pairing program.
W. Blake Gray
Freelance Writer, San Francisco, CA
Walter Inman
Has been involved in the world of wine all his life.
William Bloxsom-Carter
Director of Food & Beverage, Executive Chef, Playboy Mansion, West Los Angeles, CA.
Winnie Alberg
Professional Wine Judge and Vineyard and Winery Consultant, Ellensberg, WA
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