2025 Wine Judging Categories

SPARKLING CATEGORY

• Blanc de Blanc
• Blanc de Noirs
• Brut
• Rose Sparkling
• Fruit and Other Sparkling

WHITE CATEGORY

• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: Up to $19.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $20.00 – $24.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $25.00 – $29.99
• Sauvignon Blanc/Fume: $30.00 & Over
• Chardonnay: Up to $15.99
• Chardonnay: $16.00 – $20.99
• Chardonnay: $21.00 – $25.99
• Chardonnay: $26.00 – $30.99
• Chardonnay: $31.00 – $34.99
• Chardonnay: $35.00 – $38.99
• Chardonnay: $39.00 – $42.99
• Chardonnay: $43.00 – $46.99
• Chardonnay: $47.00 & Over
• Viognier: Up to $26.99
• Viognier: $27.00 & Over
• Pinot Gris/Grigio: Up to $ 19.99
• Pinot Gris/Grigio: $20.00 & Over
• Semillon, Vignoles, Muscat, Picpoul Blanc
• Albarino, Chenin Blanc, and Grenache Blanc
• Fiano, Vermentino, Pinot Blanc, Traminette
• 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 / Sweet 4.1 Plus
• White Native American/Hybrid
• Other White Varietals
• White Blends: Up to $22.99
• White Blends: $23.00 – $30.99
• White Blends: $31.00 & Over

ROSE/BLUSH CATEGORY

• Dry Rose: 0 RS Up to $19.99
• Dry Rose: 0 RS $20.00 & Over
• Dry Rose: RS .001-.099 Up to $19.99
• Dry Rose: RS .001-.099 $20.00 & Over
• Dry Rose: RS .1-.299
• Dry Rose: RS .3-.99
• Dry/Sweet Rose/Orange Wine: RS>1.00 and more

RED CATEGORY

• Pinot Noir: Up to $17.99
• Pinot Noir: $18.00 – $24.99
• Pinot Noir: $25.00 – $29.99
• Pinot Noir: $30.00 – $35.99
• Pinot Noir: $36.00 – $41.99
• Pinot Noir: $42.00 – $48.99
• Pinot Noir: $49.00 – $52.99
• Pinot Noir: $53.00 – $57.99
• Pinot Noir: $58.00 – $64.99
• Pinot Noir: $65.00 and Over
• Zinfandel: Up to $23.99
• Zinfandel: $24.00 – $30.99
• Zinfandel: $31.00 – $37.99
• Zinfandel: $38.00 – $41.99
• Zinfandel: $42.00 – $45.99
• Zinfandel: $46.00 – $49.99
• Zinfandel: $50.00 – $56.99
• Zinfandel: $57.00 and 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/Touriga Nacional
• Montepulciano/Carignane/Alicante Bouschet
• Syrah/Shiraz: Up to $29.99
• Syrah/Shiraz: $30.00 – $39.99
• Syrah/Shiraz: $40.00 – $45.99
• Syrah/Shiraz: $46.00 & Over
• Petite Sirah: Up to $35.99
• Petite Sirah: $36.00 – $44.99
• Petite Sirah: $45.00 & Over
• Mourvedre
• Grenache: Up to $34.99
• Grenache: $35.00 & Over
• Merlot: Up to $24.99
• Merlot: $25.00 – $32.99
• Merlot: $33.00 – $42.99
• Merlot: $43.00 & Over
• Cabernet Sauvignon: Up to $16.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $17.00 – $22.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $23.00 – $28.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $29.00 – $34.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $35.00 – $40.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $41.00 – $46.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $47.00 – $52.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $53.00 – $59.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $60.00 – $67.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $68.00 – $78.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $79.00 – $89.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $90.00 – $99.99
• Cabernet Sauvignon: $100 & Over
• Cabernet Franc: Up to $34.99
• Cabernet Franc: $35.00 – 49.99
• Cabernet Franc: $50.00 & Over
• Malbec: Up to $38.99
• Malbec: $39.00 & Over
• Petit Verdot: Up to $45.99
• Petit Verdot: $46.00 and Over
• Tannat, Carmenere
• Tempranillo: Up to $39.99
• Tempranillo: $40.00 & 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
• 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- Carignane, Graziano, Barbera, Tannat leading blend
• Red Blend- Red Native/Hybrid
• All Other Red Blends: Up to $34.99 (Must not have leading varietal listed topping blend)
• All Other Red Blends: $35.00 & Over (Must not have leading varietal listed above topping blend)

SPECIALITY CATEGORY (Dessert, Fruit, Port, Fortified, Cider, Other)

• White Dessert/Late Harvest: RS >3.50
• Red Dessert: RS >3.5
• Fruit Wine
  Sangria, Orange Wine, and Sweet Red
• Port: Up to $32.99
• Port: $33.00 & Over
• Distilled/Fortified
• Culinary Cider
• Fruit Cider
• Varietal Cider
• Wood Aged Cider
• Specialty or All Other Cider
• Traditional Mead
• Mixed Category Mead
• Wine Spritzers
• Seltzers
• Low Alcohol wines: 1-7% Alcohol
• Zero % Alcohol wines

PACKAGING CATEGORY (Send one bottle 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 drawings)
• Modern Illustrations (Designs with modern style illustrations of places, vistas, objects, etc.)
• Abstract Art (Designs with abstract modern art prominently featured)
• Whimsical (Designs or branding that have a whimsical theme including critters, fanciful illustrations, and visual or branding puns)
• Surface Designs (Packaging using surface of glass bottle- silk-screen, etching, embedded element, cartouche, shrink-wrap, decal)
• Series (Packaging two or more containers with artistic theme extended across packages with cohesive presentation viewed together)
• Alternative (Wine package other than glass bottle (bag-in box, aluminum can, Tetra Pak, flexible pouch, keg, rigid pouch, vial, etc.