March 08, 2021
For the fourth year in a row, WGWinery owner and winemaker Bill Pesonen served as a judge in the 38th annual San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, held in his hometown of Cloverdale (Sonoma County), California. This year, Bill had the honor of judging on a three-personal team, which included Carrie Boyle, a Sacramento wine broker and freelance author for the Sacramento Bee and Sacramento Magazine.
So what does it take to judge different wines in one of the industry’s most prestigious competitions?
Check out Carrie’s take on it here, as she reflects on her first year serving as a judge for San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition: https://www.sacmag.com/magazine/food-drink/no-glamour-in-wine-judging/