2024 Wine Judging Categories

SPARKLING CATEGORY

• Blanc de Blanc
• Blanc de Noirs
• Brut
• Rose Sparkling (Pinot Noir varietal)
• Rose Sparkling (non- Pinot Noir Varietal)
• Fruit Sparkling
• Other Sparkling

WHITE CATEGORY

• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: Up to $16.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $17.00 – $21.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $22.00 – $27.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $28.00 & Over
• Chardonnay: Up to $13.99
• Chardonnay: $14.00 – $17.99
• Chardonnay: $18.00 – $22.99
• Chardonnay: $23.00 – $27.99
• Chardonnay: $28.00 – $31.99
• Chardonnay: $32.00 – $35.99
• Chardonnay: $36.00 – $39.99
• Chardonnay: $40.00 – $45.99
• Chardonnay: $46.00 & Over
• Viognier: Up to $29.99
• Viognier: $30.00 & Over
• Pinot Gris/Grigio: Up to $ 17.99
• Pinot Gris/Grigio: $18.00 & Over
• Semillon
• Vignoles
• Muscat
• Albarino
• Chenin Blanc
• Grenache Blanc
• Fiano
• Vermentino
• Pinot Blanc
• Roussanne
• Marsanne
• Gruner Veltliner
• Verdelho
• Trebbiano
• Petit Manseng
• Malvasia Bianca
• Gewurztraminer
• Riesling: Dry <.99 RS
• Riesling: Medium Dry 1.0 – 2.00 RS
• Riesling: Medium Sweet 2.1 – 4.0 RS
• Riesling: Sweet >4.1 RS (not late harvest dessert)
• White Native American/Hybrid
• Other White Varietals
• White Blends: Up to $21.99
• White Blends: $22.00 – $27.99
• White Blends: $28.00 & Over

ROSE/BLUSH CATEGORY

• Dry Rose (one varietal): 0 RS
• Dry Rose (Blend): 0 RS
• Dry Rose (one varietal): RS .001– .099
• Dry Rose (Blend): RS .001 – .099
• Dry Rose (one varietal): RS .1 – .299
• Dry Rose (Blend): RS .1 – .299
• Dry Rose (one varietal): RS .3 – .99
• Dry Rose (Blend): RS .3 – .99
• Dry Semi-Sweet Rose (one varietal): RS>1.00 and more
• Dry Semi-Sweet Rose (Blend): RS> 1.00 and more

RED CATEGORY

• Pinot Noir: Up to $17.99
• Pinot Noir: $18.00 – $23.99
• Pinot Noir: $24.00 – $28.99
• Pinot Noir: $29.00 – $33.99
• Pinot Noir: $34.00 – $39.99
• Pinot Noir: $40.00 – $46.99
• Pinot Noir: $47.00 – $49.99
• Pinot Noir: $50.00 – $54.99
• Pinot Noir: $55.00 – $59.99
• Pinot Noir: $60.00 & Over
• Zinfandel: Up to $22.99
• Zinfandel: $23.00 – $28.99
• Zinfandel: $29.00 – $33.99
• Zinfandel: $34.00 – $39.99
• Zinfandel: $40.00 – $44.99
• Zinfandel: $45.00 – $55.99
• Zinfandel: $56.00 & Over
• Primitivo
• Sangiovese: Up to $29.99
• Sangiovese: $30.00 & Over
• Barbera: Up to $29.99
• Barbera: $30.00 & Over
• Dolcetto
• Sagrantino
• Nebbiolo
• Graciano
• Aglianico
• Montepulciano
• Carignan
• Alicante Bouschet
• Syrah/Shiraz: Up to $34.99
• Syrah/Shiraz: $35.00 – $44.99
• Syrah/Shiraz: $45.00 & Over
• Petite Sirah: Up to $32.99
• Petite Sirah: $33.00 – $38.99
• Petite Sirah: $39.00 – $44.99
• Petite Sirah: $45.00 & Over
• Mourvedre
• Grenache: Up to $34.99
• Grenache: $35.00 & Over
• Merlot: Up to $18.99
• Merlot: $19.00 – $26.99
• Merlot: $27.00 – $39.99
• Merlot: $40.00 & Over
• Cabernet Sauvignon: Up to $15.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $16.00 – $19.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $20.00 – $23.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $24.00 – $27.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $28.00 – $30.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $31.00 – $35.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $36.00 – $39.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $40.00 – $44.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $45.00 – $49.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $50.00 – $59.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $60.00 – $69.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $70.00 – $79.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $80.00 – $104.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $105.00 & Over
• Cabernet Franc: Up to $34.99
• Cabernet Franc: $35.00 & Over
• Malbec: Up to $38.99
• Malbec: $39.00 & Over
• Petit Verdot: Up to – $39.99
• Petit Verdot: $40.00 & Over
• Tannat
• Carmenere
• Tempranillo – Up to 34.99
• Tempranillo – $35.00 & Over
• Charbono
• Teroldego
• Red Native/Hybrid Varietals
• All Other Red Varietals
• Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon leading blend: Up to $29.99
• Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon leading blend: $30.00 – $39.99
• Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon leading blend: $40.00 – $49.99
• Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon leading blend: $50.00 – $59.99
• Red Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon leading blend: $60.00 & Over
• Red Blend: Merlot leading blend: Up to $39.99
• Red Blend: Merlot leading blend: $40.00 & Over
• Red Blend: Syrah leading blend: up to $35.99
• Red Blend: Syrah leading blend: $36.00 & Over
• Red Blend: Zinfandel leading blend: Up to $24.99
• Red Blend: Zinfandel leading blend: $25.00 & Over
• Red Blend: Cabernet Franc leading blend
• Red Blend: Petit Verdot leading blend
• Red Blend: Malbec leading blend
• Red Blend: Petite Sirah leading blend
• Red Blend: Grenache leading blend
• Red Blend: Mourvedre leading blend
• Red Blend: Tempranillo leading blend
• Red Blend: Sangiovese leading blend
• Red Blend: Barbera leading blend
• Red Blend: Carignane, Graziano, or Tannat leading blend
• Red Blend: Red Native/Hybrid
• All Other Red Blends: Up to – $34.99
• All Other Red Blends: $35.00 & Over

SPECIALTY CATEGORY (Dessert, Fruit, Port, Fortified, Cider, Mead, Seltzer, Spritzer, Natural, Organic, Cans, Non-Alcoholic)

• White Dessert/Late Harvest – RS >3.50
• Red Dessert – RS >3.5
• Orange Wine/Skin Fermented Wine
• Fruit Wine
• Sweet Red
• Sangria
• Port: Up to $32.99
• Port: $33.00 & Over
• Distilled/Fortified
• Culinary Cider
• Fruit Cider
• Varietal Cider
• Wood Aged Cider
• All Other Cider
• Traditional Mead
• Mixed Category Mead
• Wine Spritzers
• Seltzers
• Cans (White, Red, Rose, Other) (Send 8 cans per entry)
• Natural/Organic Wines
• Non-Alcoholic Wines
• All other Specialty Wines

PACKAGING CATEGORY (Send one bottle (preferable) or label)

• Minimalist (A simple design focused on a logo or brand name)
• Ornate (Designs with filigree, decorative borders, old-fashioned illus.; traditional European designs, New World pen/ink
• Modern Illustrations (Designs with modern style illustrations of places, vistas, objects, etc.)
• Abstract Art (Designs with abstract modern art prominently featured)
• Whimsical (Design that have a whimsical theme including critters, fanciful illustrations, visual/branding puns))
• Surface Designs (Packaging using surface of glass bottle- silk-screen, etching, embedded, cartouche, decal)
• Series (Packaging two or more containers with artistic theme extended across packages with cohesive presentation
• Alternative (Wine package other than glass bottle (bag-in box, alum. can, Tetra Pak, pouch, keg, pouch, vial, etc.