For each San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, longtime wine writer Mike Dunne tastes and jots notes on the best-of-class wines. For the competition in 2025, Mike first tasted each of the 150 best-of-class wines and then trimmed this wide field to those most notable entries of the 55 wines that went into the concluding sweepstakes round. His tasting notes are based on his extensive wine knowledge and writing experience. The post Mike Dunne’s 2025 Best of Class Tasting Notes first app...| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
Press Release: There were over fifty judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluating over 5,500 wines from nearly 950+ wineries for the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this week.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
We are thrilled to announce that Balletto Vineyards in the renowned Russian River Valley has been selected to host the 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Judges' Dinner!| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
After a three-year hiatus, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting roared back to life with an incredible full-capacity return! The post The 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
The Sweepstake Winemaker Award is awarded to the winemaker that produces a Sweepstake wine award at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The post Meet the 2024 Sweepstake Winemaker Award Winners first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
Napa Valley Register, 1/29/24: Wine judging is often considered a privileged affair complete with knowing looks, wine geek speak, bourgeois clinking and sampling an assortment of rare and expensive wines. The post 2024 Judge Critiques Competition first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
Press Release: There were over fifty judges, representing various North American wine regions, evaluating over 5,500 wines from nearly 1,000 wineries for the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this week. The post 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Sweepstakes Winners first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
For the competition in 2024, Mike first tasted best-of-class wines and then trimmed this wide field to the 70 wines that went into the concluding sweepstakes round, plus a few others that he found to represent exceptional character, quality, value, back stories and trends within the wine scene, especially the rise in grape varieties and wine styles beyond California. The post Mike Dunne’s 2024 Best of Class Tasting Notes first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official We...| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
Bob Fraser, Executive Director of the SFCWC states, "Bill Hayes was an instrumental veteran judge of the competition... The post The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is saddened by the loss of long-standing judge Bill Hayes first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
For each San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, longtime wine writer Mike Dunne tastes and jots notes on best-of-class wines. For the competition in 2023, Mike first tasted best-of-class wines and then trimmed this wide field to the 50 wines he found most exemplary. The post Mike Dunne’s 2023 Best of Class Tasting Notes first appeared on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website.| San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Official Website
