Earlier this year (2025), I was once again fortunate enough to be asked to judge the annual Colorado Governor’s Cup wine competition, part of a group of industry veterans who evaluated over 250 wine submissions from 40+ Colorado wineries. This year, we were also treated to entries from 8 Idaho wineries, 1 Arizona winery, and…
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Uncorking Livermore Valley’s Best (Uncorked! 2025 Wine Competition Winners)
I feel as though I have a long history with a crap-ton of wine regions at this point… because, well, I do. Livermore Valley is one such region, and I was thrilled to get back there on a media jaunt late in 2024 after several years of being away. I can now top that off…
Gifts to Wine Lovers From on (Mile) High (Winning Wines From the 2024 CO Governor’s Cup)
The Colorado winemaking scene must be in a seasonally generous mood: it’s got plenty of gifts to bring to all you good little wine lovers out there. This past summer, I was fortunate enough to have been invited once again to judge at the Colorado Governor’s Cup wine competition, a well-run face-off of Colorado wines…
UPDATE! Deadline Extended! Get Your Wine Noticed: Call For Entries for the 2024 SF International Wine Competition (+ Discount Code)!
UPDATE: The entry deadline has been EXTENDED until December 6th, and deadline to receive entries in their warehouse is now December 11th!! Given all of the dystopian news about the demise of the global wine market, it’s nice to be able to share something positive for a change—in fact, it’s actually something that can help…