This competition is focused solely on wines made from grapes grown in San Diego County. All winemakers (professional and amateur) are invited to enter this annual competition, featuring the Lum Eisenman best in show trophy. Entry fee will be $45.00 per wine entered. Each entry will require the submission of two bottles with a maximum of four entries per winery/winemaker.
The Key Dates:
May 13/14 & May 20/21, 2023: Delivery of Entry Wines – Rancho San Martin and Ramona Ranch Winery are the drop-off locations for your wines. (Contact drop-off location to arrange for other delivery dates.)
-If neither location and/or dates will work for you, please contact us and we can work out alternative options for you.
May 22, 2023: Deadline for entries and delivery of entered wines
June 1, 2023: Wine Judging
June 4, 2023: Deadline for Banquet Reservations June 11, 2023: Awards Banquet 12:00-3:00 pm
The awards banquet will be held at the beautiful Lavender and Olive in Ramona. The competition wines will be available for sampling alongside a catered lunch. The awards banquet will run from 12:00-3:00 pm with awards being presented around 1:00 pm.
Tickets are available for purchase today through the RVVA website, making it easy to enter your wines and purchase your tickets at the same time.
47th Annual OC Fair Home Wine Competition hosted by the Orange County Wine Society (OCWS) is open for entries through May 26, 2023. Judging will take place June 10, 2023 and Home Winemakers will be notified June 19, 2023. More information is online at https://www.homewinecompetition.com/
California State Fair Home Wine Competition is now open for entries! Entries can be submitted through April 25, 2023. Judging is on May 20, 2023 with Awards Ceremony at the California State Fair on June 10th. More information online at https://calexpostatefair.com/participate/competitions/california-home-wine/
It’s time for budbreak, spring, renewal, and re-starting San Diego Amateur Winemaking Society (SDAWS)! Please join us for a re-organizational meeting on Saturday April 1st (no joke!) at the former Curds and Wine warehouse, 7194 Clairemont Mesa Blvd 92111, at 1 pm. We will discuss goals, organization, and leadership for SDAWS and hopefully bring back this great group to benefit all San Diego area winemakers and wine lovers.
Please RSVP for this event for details on what to bring and what to expect with the “register” button:
Hi everybody,
There will be a SDAWS meeting on 8/5 noon to 2 at Ramona Ranch Winery. There will be a group email sent out with more information. Hope everybody can make it.
San Diegans Sharing Winegrowing and Winemaking Expertise