{"id":18977,"date":"2020-02-03T15:19:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T23:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=18977"},"modified":"2020-02-04T22:58:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T06:58:07","slug":"winemakers-announcing-8th-annual-press-democrat-north-coast-wine-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2020\/02\/03\/winemakers-announcing-8th-annual-press-democrat-north-coast-wine-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Winemakers!  8th Annual Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge is ready for ya!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>8th Annual Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge<\/strong> is officially open for entries.<\/p>\n<p>This competition <strong>focuses exclusively on wines produced in California\u2019s prestigious North Coast<\/strong>, arguably the finest winegrowing region in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18979\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/adult-celebration-drink-696219-1-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Judging will take place in <strong>April 7-8, 2020<\/strong> in Sonoma County, California.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Advertisement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31uXU0A\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18419\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-2.38.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-2.38.45-PM.png 729w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-2.38.45-PM-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-2.38.45-PM-696x87.png 696w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-2.38.45-PM-610x76.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Only wines produced and bottled by wineries with North Coast AVAs are eligible<\/strong> to compete. The top wines receive prestigious rankings of Gold, Double Gold, Best of Class by Category, Best of County, and ultimately one \u201cBest of the Best\u201d award.\u00a0 The criteria to only announce gold medal winners and above\u00a0keeps the prestige level high in this wine judging.\u00a0Only wines rating 90+ points are awarded gold medals and become eligible to move on to the \u2018Best Of\u2019 Category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis judging continues to evolve as the \u201cmust enter\u201d and most anticipated wine competition in the U.S.\u201d adds <strong>Chief Judge, Daryl Groom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Subscribe and enter to win luxury prizes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/dailyovation.com\/do-drip\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17867\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ads2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ads2.png 728w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ads2-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ads2-696x86.png 696w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ads2-610x75.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Points of 90+ will be given to Gold and above<\/li>\n<li>Only Gold medal-winning wines and above will be exclusively announced and published in The Press Democrat<\/li>\n<li>The lucky winner will be highlighted and promoted in all facets of traditional and social media and The Press Democrat and Spirited Magazine<\/li>\n<li>A trophy presentation will be made in front of peers and consumers at the North Coast Wine and Food Event on Saturday, June 13th, 2020 at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, hosted by The Press Democrat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To enter, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdncwc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.pdncwc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18980\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo.png 641w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo-265x198.png 265w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo-563x420.png 563w, https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014NCWC_logo-610x455.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Wine Competitions Management &amp; Productions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based in Santa Rosa, Calif., Wine &amp; Spirit Competitions Management &amp; Productions is an independently owned and operated. Its wine competitions include <strong>The Press Democrat<\/strong> <strong>North Coast Wine Challenge<\/strong>, <strong>Harvest Challenge<\/strong>, <strong>East Meets West<\/strong>, and the <strong>International Women\u2019s Wine Competition<\/strong>. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/winecompetitions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">winecompetitions.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8th Annual Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge is officially open for entries. This competition focuses exclusively on wines produced in California\u2019s prestigious North Coast, arguably the finest winegrowing region in the world. Judging will take place in April 7-8, 2020 in Sonoma County, California. 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