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1 WINE COMPETITIONS 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 Volunteers (left to right) Candace Gable, Sher Morris-Tice, Mary Olsgaard, Margaret Chastain and Ginger Kuhn take a break to observe the Best of Show judging. Julie Lumgair, winemaker for Windsor Oaks Vineyards & Winery, concentrates on a diverse wine flight. Dedicated volunteers organize and label the competition wines behind the scenes. (Left to right) Industry veteran Janet Dyer, Deb McCole of Mission Fine Wines, wine educator Victoria Kochergin, blogger Rosina Wilson and Monique Soltani of Wine Oh TV relax around the fire pit. Barbara Drady, Gina Gallo and the rest of the judging crew taste through the Best of Show round. The Lago di Merlo Vineyards & Winery 2009 Sangiovese from Dry Creek Valley was the competition's Best of Show winner. Anne Vercelli, assistant director for the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, tastes through a round of whites. Carolyn Mulas of Southern Wine & Spirits and Jessica Altieri of WineChannelTV socialize after the competition. Liz Thach of Sonoma State University's Wine Business Institute jokes with her fellow panelists. 10 11 WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM Judges (left to right) Barbara Drady of Affairs of the Vine, wine and food blogger Rosina Wilson and Deb McCole of online retailer Mission Fine Wines share a laugh during a reception at the Sonoma Wine Country Hilton. Valery Uhl, director of the North of the Gate Wine Competition, evaluates the Best of Show round. NOV - DEC 2012 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT 91