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w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m 1: Judges vote for their favorite wines in the Sweepstakes round. 2: Judges (left to right) Robert Merletti and Debra del Fiorentino of V&WM confer with IWC-TV spokesperson Jessica Altieri. 3: White wines are placed in the cart for delivery to the judges. 4: Judges included (back row, left to right) Jessica Altieri of Wine Channel TV, Andre Heuston Mack of Mouton Noir Wines, Nicole Bacigalupi of Bacigalupi Vine- yards, wine writer Christopher Sawyer, Ali Nemo of Handley Cellars, and Jessica Yadegaran of Bay Area News Group (front row). 5: Debra del Fiorentino of V&WM (right), and Alycia Mondavi of Dark Matter Wines (left) taste through the Sweepstakes wines. 6: Judges (right to left) Ali Nemo of Handley Cellars and wine writer Christopher Sawyer raise their hands in agreement about a Sweeptakes wine. 7: Hundreds of entries came in for this year's competition. 8: Backroom volunteers pour wines for the next round. 9: Wine competition judges mull over entries in the final round 1. 4. 2. 5. 7. 6. 8. 9. 3. 1 2 3