2008 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION JUDGES

Robert "Rusty" Albert • Retailer / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Wine Impressions, San Francisco
Brian Baker • Director Consumer Sales & Marketing, Chateau Montelena, Sonoma
Gary Blackwell • Retailer / Wine Buyer, Blackwell's Wines & Spirits, San Francisco
Anthony Dias Blue • President / Editor-in-Chief, Blue Lifestyle / The Tasting Panel Magazine, Los Angeles
Mark Bowery • Wine & Spirits Consultant, Mark Bowery Consulting, California
Ronald Brown • Editor & Publisher, The Japan Wine Challenge Magazine, Tokyo
Kimberly Charles • Owner, Charles Communications Associates, San Francisco
Patrick Comiskey • Senior Editor, Wine & Spirits Magazine, Los Angeleso
Jerry Cooper • Retailer / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Swirl on Castro, San Francisco
Traci Dutton • Head Sommelier, Greystone Restaurant, CIA, Napa
Janet Dyer • President, Wine Excel, San Francisco
Dana Farner • Beverage Director, CUT, The Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles
Michael Feil • GM / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Westchester Country Club, New York
Carl Grubbs • Sommelier, Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant, San Francisco
Michael Hantman • Wine Consultant, St. Thomas
Jim Harré • Sommelier & Wine Writer, The Gates Country Lodge, New Zealand
Denise Johnson • Retailer / General Manager, Napa Valley Winery Exchange, San Francisco
Mendel Kohn • Sales, Vinifera Wine Marketing, California
Ellen Landis • Sommelier, Wine Writer, Consultant, San Francisco
Ann Littlefield • Direct Wine Marketing Specialist, New Vine Logistics, Napa
Sean Ludford • Journalist, Beverage Experts, Chicago
Charles F. Mara • President, The Mara Wine Group, New York
Drake McCarthy • Wine Consultant, California
Tim McDonald • President, Wine Spoken Here, Napa
Tim McGarr • Wine Consultant, Global Vintuition, California
Jim McMahon • Wine Writer, Author & Consultant, Australia
Linda Murphy • West Coast Editor, jancisrobinson.com, Sonoma
Nick Ponomareff • Wine Writer, California Grapevine, California
Jane Rate • Head Sommelier, Alto Restaurant, New York
Christopher Sawyer • Sommelier / Co-Founder, WineRadius.com, Sonoma
Leslie Sbrocco • Owner, L J S Productions, Sonoma
Robert Silverstein • Wine Director, Jar Restaurants, Los Angeles
Ronald Siragusa • Wine Director, Kuleto's Italian Restaurant & Bar Norcini, San Francisco
George Skorka • General Manager, Bastide Restaurant, Los Angeles
Jeffery K. Stivers • General Manager & Sommelier, Crustacean Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Tim Teichgraeber • Freelance Wine Writer, Decanter.com, San Francisco
Valery Uhl • Director, North of the Gate Wine Competition, Sonoma
Gregory S. Walter • Editor & Publisher, PinotReport.com, Sonoma
Ronald Washam • Wine Educator, Silverado Vineyards, Sonoma
Lisa Weeks • Public Relations Director, T.G.I.C. Importers, Los Angeles
Gerald Weisl • Retailer & Wine Buyer, Weimax Wines & Spirits, Burlingame
Rosina Tinari Wilson • Wine Correspondent, Welcome to the Wine Country, Culinary Podcast Network, California
Wilfred Wong • Cellarmaster, Beverages & More!, California
Deborah Parker Wong • Editor, Northern California, Patterson's The Tasting Panel Magazine, California
Debbie Zachareas • Retailer / Wine Director, Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, San Franc