West Coast Wine Competition
Greetings from the Chief Judge
Competition Dates: July 10-12, 2012
Entry deadline: June, 7 2012
Greetings from the Chief Judge
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West Coast Wine Competition will only allow wines produced in BC, WA, OR, CA, ID, NV, UT, AZ, AK, HI and Baja.
Raise a Glass to the Best in the West!
30th Anniversary
Join us as we celebrate three decades of recognizing the best wines in the West at the annual 2012 West Coast Wine Competition.
According to the Wine Institute, California alone produces an average of 90 percent of total U.S. wine production. And new wineries are cropping up every day, not just in California, but the surrounding states, regions, and provinces that make up North America’s western wine growing region. This wine competition celebrates the West and all it has to offer in the way of great wines and winemaking. Entries are now limited to wines produced only in specific western regions of North America (see Rules on next page for eligibility).
Produced by Vineyard & Winery Management, the West Coast Wine Competition is one of the longest-running wine competitions on this continent, judged by knowledgeable wine professionals and media.
Improve your exposure, add talking points and make your wine a standout. I invite you to join us in celebrating what’s unique and best about the West by entering your wines today.
Sincerely,
Bill Traverso, Chief Judge
Bill Traverso Bio:
Bill Traverso, Director of Wine Competitions, Vineyard & Winery Management
William “Bill” Traverso is a wine retail consultant, and professional wine judge with over thirty-five years of experience. He is currently Director of Wine Competitions for Vineyard and Winery Management Services, a leading wine publication and event company. He has more than three decades of wine competition experience both as a judge and competition chairman, and was a past member of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair Board of Directors serving as President and as Chairman of the Professional Wine Judging Competition.
He is also a Member of Santa Rosa Junior College’s Viticulture Advisory Committee whose function is to oversee curriculum in the areas of viticulture and wine marketing and a former board member of The Board of Visitors and Fellows at UC Davis. For over twenty years, Traverso has been adjunct faculty member at Santa Rosa Junior College teaching “Wines and Wine Marketing.”
Traverso leads a yearly food and wine tour throughout the major wine growing regions of Italy.
A native of Sonoma County, Bill has a B.A. and teaching credential from the University of San Francisco.