2009 Judges

Brad Alderson Winery Consultant Wine and Winery Advice Acampo, CA	Phil Baily Owner Baily Vineyard & Winery Temecula, CA	Merri Berwick Service Manager Berwick Wine Company Santa Barbara, CA
Andrew Berwick Winemaker/Owner Chelham Creek Cellars Santa Barbara, CA	Carrie Boyle Store Manager Total Wine & More Roseville, CA	Robert Bruley, M.D., D.C. Physician, Wine Educator Bruley Center Minneapolis, MN
Jason Bushong Winemaker/Consultant Bushong Family Cellars Paso Robles, CA	Rod Byers Director Pine Hill Wine Works Grass Valley, CA	Vincent Caggiano, M.D. Sutter Institute for Medical Research Sacramento, CA
Bruce Cass Instructor Bruce Cass Wine Lab Chicago Park, CA	Tom Challen Winemaker/Owner Cayuga Ridge Estate Winery Ovid, NY	Mark Chandler Executive Director Lodi Winegrape Commission Lodi, CA
Duane DeBoer Wine Judge/Consultant Poulsbo, WA	Pat Dodd Director of Marketing E&J Gallo Winery Modesto, CA	Mike Dunne Contributing Wine Columnist Sacramento Bee Sacramento, CA
Konrad Ejbich Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada Toronto, Ontario, CANADA	Lloyd Evans President The Case for Wine Toronto, Ontario, CANADA	Patrick Fallon Cellar Master Jordan Winery Healdsburg, CA
Tom Farella Consultant/Winemaker Farella-Park Vineyards Napa, CA	Lance Fors CEO LFI Properties Los Altos Hills, CA	Greg Freeman Assistant Winemaker Smith & Hook/Hahn Estates Winery, Carmel Valley, CA
Ken Fugelsang Winemaster Professor of Enology Dept. of Enology, CSU Fresno Fresno, CA	Peter Gamble Owner Peter Gamble Wine Consulting Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CANADA	B. Alan Geddes Owner/Asst. Winemaker Grape Expectations Camarillo Custom Crush Thousand Oaks, CA
Denise Gill General Manager Hop Kiln Winery Santa Rosa, CA	Karen Goetz Wine Consultant/Wine Writer Denivore Oakland, CA	Barry Gump, Ph.D. Professor of Beverage Management Florida International University School of Hospitality Management North Miami, FL

Wine Advisory Task Force

Gil Albiani Vice President, Lyon & Associates Realtors	Dan Berger Wine Columnist/Vintage Experience	Mike Bradley Chief Bureau of Exhibits, California State Fair
John Buechsenstein Wine Education & Consultation	Vincent Caggiano Owner Biba’s Restaurant	Mark Chandler Executive Director, Lodi/Woodbridge Winegrape Commission
Darrell Corti Wine & Food Executive, Corti Brothers	Dick Cuneo Chairman of the Board, Sebastiani Vineyards	Patrick Dodd Director of Marketing, Gallo of Sonoma
Mike Dunne Food & Wine Editor, Sacramento Bee	Ken Fugelsang Winemaster & Professor of Enology, V & E Research Center, CSU Fresno	Patricia Garamendi Assistant General Manager, California State Fair
Scott Harvey Winemaker Scott Harvey Wines	Bob Hodgson Owner/Winemaker Fieldbrook Valley Winery	Gail Kautz Vice President John Kautz Farms
Jason Brandt Lewis Wine Writer	Michael O’Brien Publisher, Sacramento Magazine	Steve O’Camb Grocery Manager, Nugget Market
Carol Shelton Winemaker/Owner Carol Shelton Wines	Andy Waterhouse Department Chair Enology & Viticulture, U.C. Davis	Edward Phillips President/CEO, Phillips Enterprises, Inc.
Kem Pence Wine Department Chair, California State Fair	Richard Peterson Ph.D, Wine Industry Consultant	Michaela Rodeno Vice President & CEO St. Supery Vineyards & Winery
G.M. Pucilowski Consultant & Chief Judge California State Fair	Wes Risdon Save Mart Supermarkets	Karen Ross President, California Association of Winegrape Growers
Vince Petrucci Ex Officio Member V & E Research Center, CSU Fresno

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