{"id":23363,"date":"2021-11-16T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=23363"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:23:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:23:38","slug":"mcminnville-food-wine-classic-2022-judge-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2021\/11\/16\/mcminnville-food-wine-classic-2022-judge-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"McMinnville Wine & Food Classic unveils impressive Judge Panel for 2022 Competition, including Masters, Somms, Buyers, Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The McMinnville Wine & Food Classic<\/strong> 2022 unveils the final roster of judges including wine buyers, sommeliers, wine educators, professional judges and wine writers for the 29th anniversary event\u2019s wine competition, which will take place January 8, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n

The judging panel continues to represent the full spectrum of the wine industry, including wine buyers, sommeliers, wine educators, professional judges and wine writers from national media outlets.<\/p>\n

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On the panel this year is a Master of Wine (MW), buyer from Fred Meyer Stores<\/strong>, and writers from The Oregonian<\/strong>, Great Northwest Wine<\/strong>, the Oregon Wine Press<\/strong>, Slow Wine Guide<\/strong>, and Napa Valley Life Magazine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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New judge: Dr. Liz Thach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe McMinnville Wine Competition supporting cast of judges<\/p>\n

have continued to build comradery and have us helped build credibility<\/p>\n

as one of the premier competitions in the state of Oregon\u201d,<\/p>\n

says Rolland Toevs, wine competition organizer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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New judge: James Melendez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis will be our second year in our new venue – Abbey Road Farm<\/strong> event center in Carlton \u2013 who has been a great supporter and partner of this charity fundraiser for St. James Elementary School. This larger venue has allowed us to open the competition to all Oregon wineries on a first-come, first serve basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New judge: Debra Parker Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The full panel of judges for 2022 is as follows:<\/p>\n

NEW JUDGES<\/span>:<\/p>\n