Over 4200 entries! The 2011 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition Results

From April 8th through the 10th of this year, an amazing total of 4,235 different wines were judged at the Equinox hotel in Manchester, Vermont.  This year's competition was once again the largest wine competition of its kind in the world. Entries arrived from hobby winemakers from all over the world, including places like Spain, Norway, and Israel. 

Over the course of three days, experienced judging panels worked through 772 flights, examining each wine using the UC-Davis 20-point wine scale evaluating appear- ance, aroma, taste, aftertaste and overall impression. The wines were entered in 50 different categories and included an astonishing array of varietals and wine styles. Kit wines competed alongside fresh-grape entries in this blind tasting.

Entries were awarded gold, silver, bronze and best of show medals based on the average score given by the judging panel. The Grand Champion wine medal was the top overall scoring wine across all categories. The Club of the Year was given to the club whose members won the most medals and the Retailer of the Year and U-Vint of the Year awards were given to the winemaking supply stores whose customers outper- formed other similar shops.

Congratulations to everyone who won a medal, and a sincere thanks to our sponsors, Judging Director, Gene Spaziani, Competition Director, Ric Quental, our judges, competition volunteers, and, of course, everyone who took time to enter.