Inside the San Diego International Wine Competition 2013

I always look forward to judging the San Diego International Wine Competition because I always learn something new.  I am always blown away when the winners are revealed.  I am also humbled when I see the wines that I selected as winners and the wines I did not award a medal.  There is always a surprise in the bunch.  Best of all I get a chance to hang out with other wine professionals that I rarely get to see.  Everyone is there to have a good time and there is no pretentiousness.  I guess it is difficult being pretentious when everything we judge is blind.  I really enjoyed judging with Thrace Bromberger from Villa San-Juliet and Mark Lovett a 30 year veteran at the San Diego International Wine Competition.  We had many laughs at our table and for the most part agreed with our choices for winners. (more…)