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Wine Judges Reward Wineries and Consumers

Judging at The Green Wine Competition

Mark Stuart judging at The Green Wine Competition

They share acute sensitivity, a grandfather’s patience and a spittoon the size of a 12-piece bucket from KFC.

Wine judges are a strange breed indeed. Who else would travel thousands of miles, usually for little or no money, just to sit in a fluorescent hotel conference room all day and spit out everything they put in their mouth?

Though certainly not a glamorous job, wine judges and the competitions they serve provide tangible benefits for wineries, retailers and consumers. Read More

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