Warehouse
Deadline
July 10, 2026
Judging
Date
July 27, 2026
Winners
Announced
August 12, 2026
The Judges
Dejah S. Overby
Wine and Spirits Specialist at K&L Wine Merchants
Mikayla Avedisian-Cohen
Wine Director/General Manager at Crenn Dining Group - Petit Crenn
Marc Batlin
Wine Specialist at Costco
Jeff Berlin
Restaurant Manager / Wine & Spirits Buyer at A Cote Restaurant
Rachel Candelaria
General Manager and Sommelier at Michelin-Starred and Wine Spectator "Grand Award" Recipient Restaurant
Marc Capobianco
Wine Program Director at Sostevinobile
Chappy Cottrell
Award Winning Wine Director | Certified Sommelier | Wine Podcast Host
Olga Crawford MW
Master of Wine
Lenka Davis
Wine Director at Barbareño Restaurant
Eduardo Dingler
VP of Wine at Wine Access
Anthony Donahue
Lead Sommelier, Carneros Resort and Spa
JT Garczynski
Sommelier, Compline Wine Bar, Napa
Tim Hanni MW
Master of Wine
Morgan Harris MS
Master Sommelier
Barry Herbst
Wine Director at Bottle Barn-Santa Rosa, CA
Alex Joerger
Luke Kenning
Wine Director at Farallon Restaurant SF
Robert Kolf
Restaurant Manager -Beverage Buyer at Marriott Hotels
Shelley Lindgren
Wine Director and Co-Owner at A16 Restaurants
Koen Masschelein
Director Of Food And Beverage at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Christopher Parks
Owner / beverage director at Bar 41
Bob Paulinski, MW
Master of Wine and Founder/Managing Partner of MOXIE Wine Group
Remi Petri
Co-Founder, Director of Supply Chain at Nakedwines.com
Talia Quartetti
Sommelier at Bird Dog
Ceri Smith
Owner Biondivino Wine Boutique