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Great Northwest Wine Competition

Great Northwest Wine Competition

The inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition took place March 16-17, 2013, at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore. It drew nearly 800 entries from wineries in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia.

See the results

Format

All wines were tasted blind by category.

Competition directors

  • Eric Degerman
  • Andy Perdue

Competition scribe

  • Ken Robertson, columnist, Wine Press Northwest, Kennewick, Wash.

Judges

  • Kristine Bono, evangelist, Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Prosser, Wash.
  • Christine Collier, marketing director, Troon Vineyards; co-owner, God King Slave Wines, Jacksonville, Ore.
  • Jay Drysdale, owner, Bella Wines, Summerland, British Columbia
  • Jack Gunn, buyer, Whole Foods, Boise, Idaho
  • Kathryn House, enologist/educator, Wine Wise LLC, Boise, Idaho
  • Richard Larsen, research winemaker, Washington State University
  • Jan McCartan, wine director/catering manager, Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, Hood River, Ore.
  • Jessica Munnell-Muñoz Oca, winemaker, Mercer Estates, Prosser, Wash.
  • Stephen Reustle, winemaker, Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards, Roseburg, Ore.
  • Mike Rader, Wine Press Northwest panelist, Kennewick, Wash.
  • Coke Roth, attorney, Coke Roth Law, Kennewick, Wash.
  • Dave Seaver, Wine Press Northwest panelist, Richland, Wash.
  • Paul Sinclair, Wine Press Northwest panelist, Kennewick, Wash.
  • Patrick Spangler, winemaker, Spangler Vineyards, Roseburg, Ore.
  • Josh Wade, proprietor, Nectar Tasting Room and Wine Blog, Spokane, Wash.
  • Jean Yates, president, Avalon Wine, Corvallis, Ore.
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