BEST IN SHOW COMPETITIONS WINE & SPIRITS

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s first Wine and Spirits Tasting Competition was held at its Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention & Exposition in Orlando. Sponsored by the tasting panel magazine the competition proved to be a popular attraction and drew nearly 3OO entrants in the spirits and wine categories. The spirits judges included Ann Tuennerman, founder of “Tales of the Cocktail”, famed mixologists Gabrielle Orta, Jonathan Pogash, and Elad Zvi, spirits aficionado Joel Black, and  the tasting panel magazine’s Meredith May. Wine judges included wine experts Jeffrey Dorgan, Drew Galloway, Brian Koziol, MS, Sean Ludford, and Dave Madera.

Best in Show for the spirits category was awarded to Creamy Creation for its Spiced Pumpkin Pie Cream Liqueur, which also won Best New Liqueur. Biagio Cru and Estate Wines took home Best in Show in the wine category for its Ruhlmann 2OO4 Grand Cru Gewurztraminer, Alsace and also garnered Best New White Wine honors.
Also receiving nods from the judges were . . .