Well that was nice day!
The WBD Wine Tasting Competition (2024) is complete!
We would like to once again thank everyone who contributed their wines to this year’s wine-tasting event. There was a great selection of wines this year and (from what we hear, because as there wasn’t much left for us to try), they were great!
Thanks to everyone who attended: it was YOUR job to judge! We appreciate you not putting the pressure on us!
We had four categories this year: Red (1 & 2), White, and Dessert/Fruit. There were so many red wine entries that we split them into 2 groups. As a quick reminder, each category wins a $50 gift certificate to WBD, with the winner with the highest number of votes receiving an additional $50 gift certificate.
OK… drum roll please… without further ado:
2024 WBD Wine Tasting winners ($50 gift certificates)
- Red 1: Gary LaToy – WineMaker’s Trio Red
- Red 2: (Mr.) Copek – Nebbiolo / Barolo
- White: Steve Elensky – RQ Muscat
- Fruit/Sweet: Jasmine Smith – Pomegranate Zinfandel
2024 WBD Wine Tasting overall winner (an additional $50 gift certificate)
- Overall: Steve Elensky – RQ Muscat
Congratulations to all!
Some of you had asked, so here’s a list of this year’s entries!
2024 Wine tasting entries
| Style | Entry | Wine | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red-1 | R1 | Barolo/Nebbiolo | Copek |
| Red-1 | R2 | Chateau Du Pays | Greg Steedman |
| Red-1 | R3 | GSM | Deb & Jeff Beredict |
| Red-1 | R4 | Petit Ruby Cab | Germano |
| Red-1 | R5 | Malbec | Wayne & Nancy Baily |
| Red-1 | R6 | Montepulciano | Tiff & Jay |
| Red-1 | R7 | Pinot Noir | Mike & Tori Maher |
| Red-1 | R8 | Black Cab | Scott & Lisa Haas |
| Red-1 | R9 | Super Tuscan | Gene Akers |
| Red-1 | R10 | Amarone | Dorie Widger |
| Red-1 | R11 | Old Vines Zin | Rewjewski |
| Red-1 | R12 | Chateau Du Pays | Nancy Steedman |
| Red-1 | R13 | Nebbiolo | Fred & Darlene Ledtke |
| Red-1 | R14 | Carmerere | Almac |
| Red-1 | R15 | Luna Rossa | Ginger & Dan |
| Red-1 | R16 | Amarone | Germano |
| Red-2 | R1 | Amarone | Jim Hensel |
| Red-2 | R2 | Carmenere | Kurtelawicz |
| Red-2 | R3 | Grenache Tannat Shiraz | Lauren & Paul Lysiak |
| Red-2 | R4 | Super Tuscan | Scott & Lisa Haas |
| Red-2 | R5 | Winemakers Trio Red | Gary La Toy |
| Red-2 | R6 | Nero D'Avola | John & Barb Cittadino |
| Red-2 | R7 | Rosso Bravissimo | George Mostrodonato |
| Red-2 | R8 | Nebbiolo | Fran & Patti Smith |
| Red-2 | R9 | Amarone | Pat Caufield |
| Red-2 | R10 | Sangiovese | Bob Seefedt |
| Red-2 | R11 | Luna Rosa | Wayne & Nancy Baily |
| Red-2 | R12 | Infusion | Rick Flanagan |
| Red-2 | R13 | Pinot Noir Shiraz | Marianna O'Brien |
| Red-2 | R14 | Cab Sav/Merlot | Scott Seefeldt |
| Red-2 | R15 | Amarone | Ginger & Dan |
| White | W1 | Muscat | Elensky |
| White | W2 | Chenin Blanc Chardonnay Viognier | Ric Seiling |
| White | W3 | Traminer Riesling | Carm Alesandro |
| White | W4 | Sauvignon Blanc | Alex & Whitney Muckle |
| White | W5 | Johannisberg Riesling | Fran & Patty Smith |
| White | W6 | Pinot Noir Rose | Vickee Alessandro |
| White | W7 | Macabeo Sauvignon Blanc | Widger |
| White | W8 | Pinot Grigio Gewürztraminer | Corey Darrow |
| White | W9 | Sauvignon Blanc | Diane & Tom Gibson |
| White | W10 | Traminer Reisling | Mike & Nadine Hanlon |
| White | W11 | Pinot Grigio Gewürztraminer | Kim Clark |
| White | W12 | Pinot Noir Rose | Diane & Tom Gibson |
| Fruit/Dessert | F1 | Vanilla Bourbon | Elensky |
| Fruit/Dessert | F2 | Toasted Caramel (brandy) | Gloria La Toy |
| Fruit/Dessert | F3 | Orange Chocolate | George Mastrodonato |
| Fruit/Dessert | F4 | Black Forest | Rejewski |
| Fruit/Dessert | F5 | Ice Wine | Andrea Biongerion |
| Fruit/Dessert | F6 | Creme Brulee | Mason |
| Fruit/Dessert | F7 | Black Forest | Sherri Pirello |
| Fruit/Dessert | F8 | Pomegranate Zinfandel | Jasmine Smith |
| Fruit/Dessert | F9 | Ice Wine | Mason |
| Fruit/Dessert | F10 | Raspberry Mocha | Candi Poth |
| Fruit/Dessert | F11 | Toasted Caramel | Tiff & Jay |
| Fruit/Dessert | F12 | Pomegranate Zinfandel | Kyle & Shaili |
| Style | Entry | Wine | Name |