Wine Competition

The 2010 Golden Glass event will hold a Wine Competition, encompassing wines from around the world throughout Europe, New Zealand and California judged by a team of top national and global wine experts the week prior to the June 12th event. The purpose of the first annual Golden Glass Wine Competition was to showcase and honor the caliber of the wines participating in the annual Slow Food tasting event: wines which reflect Slow Food production principles of "good, clean and fair", whether organic, sustainably grown or biodynamic. Golden Glass awards, as well as silver and bronze honors, were given to the designated best wines in six varietal categories: sparkling; white (mono); white (blend); red (mono); red (blend); and dessert. In addition, two wines, a white and red, respectively, were awarded a special Expression of Terroir” award, which recognized a wine as a true representation of a specific terroir and historical grape.

To enter your wine into the competition, please download this form and return to vino@thegoldenglass.com or fax to 415-957-1315

Judges

• Gillian Ballance (Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers)
• Paul Einbund (Frances Restaurant)
• Lucio Gomiero (Viticulturalist and Radicchio Farmer)
• David Lynch (Quince Restaurant)
• Gianpaolo Paterlini (Acquerello Restaurant)
• Deborah Parker Wong (Writer and Northern California Editor, The Tasting Panel)
• Tim Teichgraeber (Writer)
• Liberata Torlontano (Italian Sommelier Association)

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WINNERS of the 2009 First Golden Glass Wine Competition