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1 White wines are arranged for the next flight. Photo: Rosina Wilson 2 1 (left to right) Wine broker Janet Dyer, Liz Thach of Sonoma State University and professional wine judge Anne Littlefield show their approval of a wine in the Sweepstakes round. 2 3 Wine educator Victoria Kochergin tastes through a flight of red wines. 4 Wine writer Rosina Wilson votes for a wine in the Sweepstakes round. 3 4 5 Hilarie Spater, training director for Wine Country Gift Baskets (left), and Sherrie Holzer, assistant winemaker for Castoro Cellars, enjoy the reception before the judges dinner. 5 6 6 7 8 Traci Dutton (left), beverage manager/sommelier at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, and Thrace Bromberger, proprietor of Gustavo Thrace Winery, chat before the judges dinner. 7 Shauna Rosenblum of Rock Wall Wine Co. reacts to the news about her winning zinfandel. 8 Angelina Mondavi, winemaker for Dark Matter Wines, addresses the group at the judges dinner. Photo: Rosina Wilson 9 9 10 More than 900 wines were entered in the 2013 competition. 10 Liz Thach (left), wine business professor at Sonoma State University, and Monique Soltani, multimedia reporter, wind down after the judging. Photo: Rosina Wilson 11 11 w w w. v w m media.com S e p t - O c t 2 0 13 | (left to right) Affairs of the Vine CEO Barbara Drady, WineChannelTV CEO Jessica Altieri and wine writer Laura Ness work their way through the Sweepstakes wines. V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 95