Another one in the books!
The WBD Wine Tasting Competition (2023) is complete!
We would like to start off by thanking everyone who contributed their wines to this year’s wine-tasting event. There was a great selection of wines this year and they were all delicious!
One of the best parts of this event (for us) is not the great wine, not the laughs, not the wonderful folks we get to meet, but it’s the fact that we don’t have to judge! Thanks to all of you who attended, it was YOUR job to judge!
We had three categories this year: Red, White, and Dessert/Fruit. 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… we know why you’re REALLY here… you want to know the winners. So, without further ado:
2023 WBD Wine Tasting winners ($50 gift certificates)
- Red: Carm Allesandra – Carménère
- White: Marianna Obrien – RQ Sauvignon Blanc (La Cueca)
- Fruit/Sweet: Luke Bernier – Fortified Coffee Port
2023 WBD Wine Tasting overall winner ($50 gift certificate)
- Overall: Marianna Obrien – RQ Sauvignon Blanc (La Cueca)
Congratulations to all!
We haven’t posted this before, but a number of you have asked for it, so here’s a list of this year’s entries!
2023 Wine Tasting Entries
| Style | Entry | Name | Wine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | R1 | Mark Pietrantoni | Bordeaux |
| Red | R2 | Vickee Allesandra | Toscana |
| Red | R3 | Gina & Pat Capozzi | Primo Rosso |
| Red | R4 | Cathy Pestle | Selection Amarone |
| Red | R5 | Kyle & Shaili Zess | LE Pinot Noir Shiraz |
| Red | R6 | John Speckgoore (Kinesella) | EP Malbec |
| Red | R7 | Bob Rejewski | Eclipse Old Vine Zinfandel |
| Red | R8 | Jim & Kim Vangelder (Caliri) | Passport Cab Shiraz Montepulciano |
| Red | R9 | Carm Allesandra | Carménère |
| Red | R10 | Tif & Jay | Chateau Du Pays |
| Red | R11 | Jim & Jill Kinsella | PR Bordeaux |
| Red | R12 | Rick Kurtelawicz (Maher) | Amarone |
| Red | R13 | Peter & Gloriella Burns | Nero D' Avola |
| Red | R14 | Cittadino | LE Cape Blend |
| Red | R15 | Mary Meng. (CE-2) | Primo Rosso |
| Red | R16 | John & Jan Blodetts | Vineco Nebbiolo |
| Red | R17 | Arcarese. (Maher Grp) | Wine Makers Trio |
| Red | R18 | Rick Flanagan | Amarone |
| Red | R19 | Bob Rejewski | Eclipse Nocturnal |
| Red | R20 | Mark Pietrantoni | Barbaresco |
| Red | R21 | Doug Caliri | LE Nerello |
| Red | R22 | Tif & Jay | Montepulciano |
| Red | R23 | Mark Maher | Malbec |
| Red | R24 | Heather Bean | Bordeaux |
| Red | R25 | Cittadino | Amarone |
| Red | R26 | Steve Elensky | LE Black Cab |
| White | W1 | Marianne O'Brien | RQ Sauvignon Blanc (La Cueca) |
| White | W2 | WBD | Dry Riesling |
| White | W3 | Lauren & Paul Lysiak | Liebfraümilch |
| White | W4 | Natalie Gerber | Sauvignon Blanc |
| White | W5 | Cece & Dan Crawford | EP Pinot Noir Rosé |
| White | W6 | Tim & Diane Peter | Cru Select Gewürztraminer |
| White | W7 | WBD | RQ Semillion / Sauvignon Blanc |
| White | W8 | Carina Terry (CE-2) | Traminer Riesling |
| White | W9 | Tiffany Burgen | EP Chardonnay |
| White | W10 | WBD | Bourbon Chardonnay |
| White | W11 | Terry Fisher | EP Pinot Noir Rosé |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD1 | Steve Elensky | Strawberry |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD2 | K & S Zess | Pomegranate Zinfandel |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD3 | WBD | TM Hurricane |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD4 | Steve Elensky | White Pear |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD5 | Dave & Tammy | Green Apple Riesling |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD6 | Bob Rejewski | White Chocolate Port |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD7 | Cittadino | Vanilla Bourbon |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD8 | Luke Bernier | Fortified Coffee Port |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD9 | Dave & Tammy | Fortified Black Forest |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD10 | Lysiak | Fortified Vanilla Bourbon |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD11 | Rejewski | Fortified Black Currant |
| Fruit/Dessert | FD12 | Elensky | Fortified Vanilla Bourbon |