THE COMPETITION - EXPOSURE TO OVER 50
PROFESSIONAL JUDGES
Judges from throughout the United States . . .
Past and present judges have included:
- Writers from newspapers including USA Today,
Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle,
Miami Herald, Press Democrat, Sacramento Bee,
Los Angeles Times, Indianapolis Star, Seattle
Times, San Jose Mercury News, and San Diego
Tribune
- Retail wine buyers from Beverages & More!,
Bottle Barn, Traverso’s Gourmet Foods & Fine
Wine, K&L Wine Merchants, Italian Importing
Company, Crown Wine Merchants, G&G, West Seattle
Cellars, Fiesta Market, Oliver’s Market
- Restaurant buyers from Four Seasons, Ritz
Carlton, Plaza III Steakhouse, Bacar, John Ash,
Equus, Hacienda Del Sol and Sassafras
- Radio Personalities from KGO in San
Francisco, KSRO Radio in Santa Rosa, CA and KVAN
Radio in Portland, OR, BizRadio 990 in New
Orleans, LA, KSMA in Lompoc, CA
- Writers and publishers from magazines
including Decanter, The Wine Spectator, Wine
Enthusiast, Wine and Spirits, Patterson’s
California Beverage Journal, California
GRAPEVINE, Underground Wine Journal, The Wine
News, Wine X, Wine Iconoclast, Wine Works, Wine
Press Northwest, Vineyard & Winery Management,
and Food & Wine
PUBLICITY FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE,
SFGATE.COM AND KGO NEWSTALK AM 810
- Gold medal winning wines featured in the San
Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition special
section (24 pages) on February 8, 2008, 8 days
before public tasting at Fort Mason - daily
readership: 1,228,100
- Year-long promotion of all medal-winning
wines at sfgate.com and winejudging.com
- Plaques listing gold and silver medal
winners
PUBLICITY FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
- Press releases of award winners to
newspapers and magazines throughout the United
States
DIRECT SUPPORT FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
RETAIL TRADE
- Major retailers promote and put on ad the
medal winning wines of the competition. After
the release of last year’s results, major
feature ads were placed by retailers including
Beverages & More!, Andronico’s, Bottle Barn, and
Cost Plus World Market, both in print and online
CONSUMER TASTING IN SAN FRANCISCO
- Public tasting at Festival Pavilion, Fort
Mason Center, San Francisco on February 16, 2008
BENEFITS COLLEGE WINE STUDIES AND CULINARY
ARTS STUDENTS
- Proceeds from the competition and tasting to
benefit wine studies and culinary training
programs at Santa Rosa Junior College - over
2,500 students annually
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