Los Angeles Judge Stacie Hunt, NPR wine reporter

Peter Birmingham, Sommelier and General Manager, Norman’s
Anthony Dias Blue, Blue Lifestyle
Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic, LA Weekly
Stacie Hunt, wine reporter, NPR; Partner Du Vin Wine & Spirits
Mary Sue Milliken, proprietor, Border Grill Santa Monica & Las Vegas, Ciudad; author; Co-Host, "Hot Dish" KFWB AM, "Talk of the Table" KPCC FM
Susan Moon, proprietor, Delmonico’s
Russ Parsons, food writer, Los Angeles Times; author
Martha Rose Shulman, cookbook author
Dr. Robert Small, Dean and Professor, Cal Poly Pomona; Chairman, Los Angeles County Wine Competition
Matt Stein, Seafood Officer, King's Seafood

	San Francisco Judge: Narsai David

Kimberly Charles, owner, Charles Communications
Dan Clarke, Editor/Publisher, California Food & Wine
Narsai David, Food & Wine Editor, KCBS Radio
Jerry Anne Di Vecchio, writer, food-wine-life
Gilian Handleman, Director of Marketing and Education, Wine & Spirits
Millie Howie. wine writer
Stephen Ledbetter, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Jan Newberry, editor, San Francisco Magazine
Rod Smith, Writer-at-Large, Wine & Spirits
Tim Teichgraeber, wine columnist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Robert Thompson, wine writer
Wilfred Wong, Cellarmaster, Beverages & More!
Olivia Wu, food writer and columnist, San Francisco Chronicle

	Seattle Judges, left to right: Craig Miller, Top Foods; David Bailey, Wine Consultant; Richard Kinssies, Wine Columnist, Seattle Post-Intellingencer

*David Bailey, wine consultant
Sherry Bell, Wine Steward, Magnolia Thriftway
Shayn Bjornholm, M.S., Director of Wines, Canlis
Danielle Custer, Executive Chef, Seattle Art Museum
Greg Hinton, General Manager, Elliott’s Oyster House
Brian Huse, General Manager, Flying Fish
Chuck Hill, wine writer, author, publisher "Joy of Oysters"
*Lane Hoss, Marketing Director, Anthony's Restaurants
*Richard Kinssies, proprietor, Wine Outlet; wine columnist, Seattle PI
*Dan McCarthy, McCarthy & Schiering Wine Merchants
Lori McKean, food & wine writer; co-author, “Joy of Oysters”
Craig Miller, "Wine Guy," Top Foods
Bill Taylor, President, Taylor Shellfish Farms
*Gerry Warren, Enological Society Pacific Northwest ; Slow Food Puget Sound

*Preliminary Judge