2010 COMPETITION JUDGES
Anthony Dias Blue • President / Editor-in-Chief, Blue Lifestyle / The Tasting Panel Magazine, Los Angeles
Robert "Rusty" Albert • Retailer / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Wine Impressions, San Francisco
Jeff Anderson • Wine Director, Gary Danko Restaurant, San Francisco
Brian Baker • VP Sales & Marketing, Chateau Montelena, Calistoga
Gillian Ballance • Wine Buyer, Santi Restaurant, Sonoma
Steve Bell • Northern California Regional Manager, Charles Krug Winery, San Francisco
Gary Blackwell • Retailer / Wine Buyer, Blackwell's Wines & Spirits, San Francisco
William Bloxsom-Carter • Executive Chef, Food & Beverage Director, Playboy Mansion West, Los Angeles
Mark Bowery • Wine & Spirits Consultant, Mark Bowery Consulting, Mendocino
Kimberly Charles • Owner, Charles Communications Associates, San Francisco
John Cunin • General Manager, The BAZAAR by José Andrés, Los Angeles
Debra Del Fiorentino • CWP, CSW, Wine Buyer / Wine Educator, RRV and Corks Restaurant, Sonoma
Janet Dyer • Partner, JAM Wines, San Francisco
Ziggy Eschliman • The Wine Gal and Countess of Cocktails, Wine Country Radio, California
Michael Feil • GM / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Westchester Country Club, New York
Scott Greenberg • Wine Columnist, Radio Reporter, The Vine Guy, Washington DC
Carl Grubbs • Sommelier, Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant, San Francisco
Michael Hantman • President, Wine Phone, St. Thomas
Jim Harré • Sommelier & Wine Writer, The Gates Country Lodge, New Zealand
Michael J. Heintz • Director of Public Relations, E & J Gallo Winery, Denver
Mendel Kohn • Sales, Vinifera Wine Marketing, California
Ellen Landis • Sommelier, Wine Writer, Consultant, Half Moon Bay
Ann Littlefield • International Beverage Industry Marketing & Sales, Littlefield Wine & Spirits Marketing,
Napa
Charles F. Mara • President, The Mara Wine Group, New York
Drake McCarthy • Wine Consultant, Europvin U.S.A., California
Jim McMahon • Wine Writer, Author, Consultant, Australia
Bill McNabb • Wine Editor, Piedmont Post, California
Steve Pitcher • Contributing Editor, Wine News, San Francisco
Nick Ponomareff • Wine Writer, California Grapevine, California
Jane Rate • Sommelier, Genoa Restaurant, Oregon
Leslie Sbrocco • Owner, L J S Productions, Sonoma
Robert Silverstein • Wine Director, Venice Beach Wines, Los Angeles
Ronald Siragusa • Wine Director, Kuleto's Italian Restaurant & Bar Norcini, San Francisco
George Skorka • Wine Consultant, Skorka Wine Consulting, Los Angeles
Jeffery K. Stivers • General Manager & Sommelier, Il Cielo, Los Angeles
Tim Teichgraeber • Freelance Wine Writer, San Francisco
James Trezise • President, New York Wine & Grape Foundation
Dr. Valery Uhl • Wine Educator & Director, North of the Gate Wine Competition, Petaluma
Kevin M. Vogt, MS • Wine & Spirits Director, Emeril's Restaurants Las Vegas
Gregory S. Walter • Editor & Publisher, PinotReport.com, Sonoma
Ronald Washam • Sommelier, Les Mars Hotel, Sonoma
Gerald Weisl • Retailer & Wine Buyer, Weimax Wines & Spirits, Burlingame
Rosina Tinari Wilson • Wine Correspondent, Appellation America, California
Wilfred Wong • Cellarmaster, Beverages & More !, California
Deborah Parker Wong • Editor, Northern California, The Tasting Panel Magazine, California