JUDGES
Competition Judges
Head Judge: Rebecca Murphy
Paul Dolan, Honorary Chairman
Robert (Bob) Blue, Winemaker, Bonterra Vineyards & Winery
Jean-Charles Boisset of Boisset Family Wines
Virginie Boone, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Jean-Louis Carbonnier, President of Carbonnier Communications
Mark Chandler, Executive Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission
Thomas Elkjer, journalists, co-founder and host of BD Forum; Biodynamics in American Wine
Ziggy Eschliman (Ziggy the Wine Gal), radio personality
Katrina Fetzer, Ceago Vinegarden
Elin McCoy, wine columnist for Bloomberg News and author of The Emporer of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker Jr. and he Reign of American Taste.
Greg Silvi, Pacific Northwest Director of Gourmet Magazine
Alan Goldfarb, correspondent, AppellationAmerica.com
Michelle L'Don of Organic Vintners
Peter Marks, M.W., VP of Wine Education, Icon Estates
Renay Santero, Wine Buyer, Olivers' Markets
Susan Sokol Blosser, President of Sokol Blosser Wines
Sylvie Laly, Riedel North America Respresentative, Sommelier
Geoff Ryan, Whole Foods Market
Larry Van Aalst, Sommelier, Fountaingrove Inn, Santa Rosa, CA
Stephen Yafa, journalist and producer of Anderson Valley's first biodynamically-grown Pinot Noir