The Home Wine and Beer Makers Festival welcomes entries from all home winemakers in our judging event, which occurs the evening before the festival. All entries must be delivered in person before 3:00pm on Friday, June 7th. The drop-off location is 1490 N. Main St., Lakeport. Cost per entry is $7. We will be accepting cash or check.
Submit the following entry form to enter the competition:
Wine Competition Entry Form
Note that all entrants must participate in the festival with a tasting booth. The booth application form can be downloaded here:
Booth Application Form
Be sure to mark whether you have a canopy or not.
Wine judging competition results will be celebrated with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded in the afternoon at the gazebo in the park. Festival attendees have the opportunity to select winners in other competitions such as favorite wine label and best decorated booth. A People’s Choice award will be given for Best Red, White, and Other Wine and Best Beer and Other Brew.
Wine Judging Competition Rules
| 1 | This competition is open to persons 21 years of age or older. |
| 2 | Entries are limited to wines produced by amateur winemakers only. |
| 3 | All wines entered must be on the entry form and all fees must accompany the entry form. Checks in the amount of $7.00 per bottle should be made out to LCSA. Wines become the property of the LCSA and none will be returned. |
| 4 | Wines must be in standard 750 ml wine bottles. Exceptions will be made for aperitif and dessert wines. |
| 5 | The neck of the bottle must be free of any labels, shrink-seals, wax, or any other identifying mark. A standard wine label is okay as long as it is not visible near the neck. |
| 6 | The entries must be at the judging station before 3:00pm the day before the event. The judges’ decisions are final. Entrants are expected to pour their wines during the afternoon festival and compete for the People’s Choice awards. Booth space will be provided free of charge. |
| 7 | At the competition, all entries will be placed in a brown paper bag and marked with only the wine entry number and category. The entry number will be the only way to identify an entry. |
| 8 | Multiple entries are allowed in a single category, but an entrant may win only one ribbon per category, which will be for the highest scored wine submitted. |
| 9 | LCSA reserves the right to change terms and conditions at any time. |
The wine entries will be judged in the following categories:
- Dry red wine — Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Malbec, Red Other
- Dry white wine — Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, White Other
- Rosé
- Apertif, Dessert and Unique wine — all types
Note that wine classified as a specific varietal should contain 75% or more of the stated grape. If a category receives less than 2 bottles for judging, the category will not be judged and the lone entry will be added to the “Other” category.