Taylor Shellfish Farms 13th Annual 2007 Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition
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2007 FINALS JUDGES
LOS ANGELES
Los Angles Judge, Tim McDonald, Wine Spoken Here.
  Los Angles Judge, Tim McDonald, Wine Spoken Here.

Lou Amdur, Proprietor, Lou’s Wine Bar
Peter Birmingham, Sommelier, Il Grano
Bob Blumer, aka The Surreal Gourmet
Jonathan Gold, Restaurant Critic, LA Weekly; 2007 Pulitzer for Criticism
Stacie Hunt, NPR Wine Journalist
Steven Infield, Manager, Water Grill
Mary Sue Milliken, Chef/Owner, Border Grill and Ciudad restaurants, cookbook author, radio and TV personality
Russ Parsons, Food Writer, Los Angeles Times; Author
Dan Fredman, Dan Fredman P. R. & Marketing
William Rice, Contributing Editor, Sante
Tim McDonald, Wine Spoken Here
El Don Turner, Food & Lifestyle Editor, Estylo Magazine

SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Judge John Finger, President of Hog Island Oyster Co. Michael Dunne, Sacramento Bee to the right.
 
San Francisco Judge John Finger, President of Hog Island Oyster Co. Michael Dunne, Sacramento Bee to the right.

Jon Bonné, Wine Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Jerry DiVecchio, Writer, food-wine-life
Michael Dunne, Food Editor, Wine Columnist, Restaurant Critic, Sacramento Bee
John Finger, President, Hog Island Oyster Co.
Gilian Handelman, Wine & Spirits Magazine; Paul Marcus Wines
Millie Howie, Wine Writer
Michele Anna Jordan, Press Democrat; Wine Enthusiast; “Mouthful” KRCB-FM
Jan Newberry, Senior Editor, San Francisco Magazine
Robert Thompson, Wine Writer
John Hulihan, Director of Beverage and Service, Lark Street Restaurant Group
Steve Pitcher, Contributing Editor, Wine News
Eric Quanstrom, Director of Marketing, Appellation America
Tim TeichGraeber, Wine Writer; San Francisco Chronicle; Minneapolis Star-Tribune; Cooking Pleasures

SEATTLE
Pouring the next flight in Seattle.
  Pouring the next flight in Seattle.

Angela Allen, Freelance Writer
Tom Arthur, Senior Manager, Elliott’s Oyster House
*David Bailey, Consulting Sommelier
Shannon Borg, Lifestyle Editor, Seattle Magazine
*Chuck Hill, Wine Writer; Author; Publisher, Joy of Oysters
*Doug King, Metropolitan Market-Sand Point, Wine Steward; Anthony’s Oyster Games Hall of Fame
Richard Kinssies, Proprietor, Wine Outlet; Wine Columnist, Seattle P.I.
*Dan McCarthy, Proprietor, McCarthy & Schiering Wine Merchants
Craig Miller, “Wine Guy”, Top Foods
Bill Taylor, President, Taylor Shellfish Farms
*Gerry Warren, Judging Committee Chair, Seattle Wine Society
Oyster Bill Whitbeck, Taylor Shellfish Farms; co-author, Joy of Oysters

*Preliminary Judge