San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Experts select finest wines in North America
The 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition invited over 55 judges representing winemaking, wine education, trade, hospitality, culinary, media and other wine/food sectors to judge more than 5,800 wines from over 1,000 North American wineries.
general manager and senior winemaker, Livermore, Calif.
co-founder of River City Wine Week, Sacramento, Calif.
president emeritus of Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association, Fairfax, Va.
owner and head winemaker at Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi, Calif.
principal at Chandler & Company Wine Consultants, Lodi, Calif.
wine, food and travel writer. Founder of BitesFlightsandSights.com, Truckee, Calif.
head winemaker at Penrose Hill and FirstLeaf, Napa, Calif.
practitioner and wine enthusiast, Sacramento, Calif.
freelance wine writer, Sacramento, Calif.
winemaker at Eberle Winery, Paso Robles, Calif.
owner and winemaker at Ehrenberg Cellars, Livermore, Calif.
hospitality manager at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, Windsor, Calif.
wine educator and consultant, Santa Rosa, Calif.
estate host at Matanzas Creek Winery, Healdsburg, Calif.
tasting room manager at Alexander Valley Vineyards, Healdsburg, Calif.
wine category manager and wine buyer at BevMo!, Calif., Ariz. and Wash.
wine director at Bottle Barn Liquors, Santa Rosa, Calif.
winemaking consultant and educator, Sonoma Valley, Calif.
digital marketing, sales strategy consultant, freelance travel, food and wine journalist, Sonoma County, Calif.
vice president of sales and marketing at
Donald Patz Wine Group, Yountville, Calif.
wine writer, speaker, wine influencer and IGTV Wine Host at “Petite Wine Traveler,” Santa Barbara, Calif.
host of “Bottle Talk with Rick & Paul” on Capital Public Radio, Sacramento, Calif.
wine journalist and certified sommelier, Windsor, Calif., and St. Petersburg, Fla.
retired chef consultant, Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn, Half Moon Bay, Calif.
owner of the Global Wine Chef, Philadelphia, Pa.
winemaker and proprietor at Marr Cellars, Davis, Calif.
Italy travel specialist, including Italian wine and food tours, Sacramento, Calif.
owner and operator of Lago di Merlo Vineyards & Winery, Geyserville, Calif.
senior wine critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, Calif.
national sales director of Crown Point Vineyards, Santa Ynez, Calif.
winemaker at Navarro-Gerard Consulting, Santa Rosa, Calif.
wine journalist at San Jose Mercury News and