Pacific Rim Wine Competition Judges

Don Galleano, Competition Chairman

Owner, Historic Galleano Winery

Mira Loma, California

Nicole Varner Orue, Director

Pacific Rim Wine Competition

Brian Orue, Director & Chief Steward

Pacific Rim Wine Competition

Spreti Valente, Chief Judge

Wine Buyer, Professional Wine Judge, Anne’s Boutique Wines

Costa Mesa, California

Alicia Ajolo, CS, Judge

Wine Director, Terranea Resort

Palos Verdes, California

Amy Mullally, CS, Judge

Diploma WSET, Fine Wine Specialist, Henry Wine Group

Long Beach, California

Ann Miller, Judge

Wine Marketing, Les Bourgeois Vineyards

Missouri

Barry Herbst, Judge

Wine Buyer, Bottle Barn

Santa Rosa, California

Chris Cook, Judge

Superintendent, The Michigan Wine Competition

Detroit, Michigan

David Tieg, Judge

Executive Chef, Roosevelt Hotel

Los Angeles, California

Ellen Landis, Judge

Wine Journalist, Ellen on Wine, Certified Sommelier, Wine Educator, International Wine Judge

Francesco Cusimano, Judge

Executive Chef and Owner, Rustico Ristorate

Murrieta, California

Frank Roth, Judge

Winemaker, Tagaris Winery

Richland, Washington

Fred Dame, MS, Judge

Master Sommelier

San Francisco, California

Dr. Fred Nury, Judge

Emeritus Professor of Enology, California State University Fresno

Fresno, California

Gary Eberle, Judge

Owner/Enologist, Eberle Wines

Paso Robles, California

Greg Burns, Judge

Winemaker, Jessie’s Grove Winery

Lodi, California

Gricelda Lopez Gonzalez, Judge

Founder/Winemaker: Ugarte Vinos, Enology Professor: Universidad Autonoma

Baja California, Mexico

Harry McWaters, Judge

Winemaker & President, Time Estate Winery

Canada

Jane Halahan-Valentin, Judge

Assistant Winemaker, Beringer Vineyards

Napa Valley, California

Jill Blume, Judge

Enologist Specialist, Purdue University

Lafayette, Indiana

Jim Hart, Judge

Winemaker, Hart Winery

Temecula, California

Jon McPherson, Judge

Master Winemaker, South Coast Winery & Resort

Temecula, California

Kim McPherson, Judge

Winemaker/Owner, McPherson Cellars

Texas

Michael Jordan, MS, CWE, Judge

Director of Global Key Accounts, Jackson Family Wines

Costa Mesa, California

Randy Record, Judge

Founder & Winemaker, Record Family Wines

Paso Robles, California

Dr. Richard Peterson, Judge

Winemaker, Author of book “The Winemaker”

Napa, California

Rick Fraga, Judge

Educator & Sommelier, DeLoach Vineyards

Santa Rosa, California

Dr. Robert Small, Judge

Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly Pomona, School of Hospitality, Author, European Travel Consultant

California

Tim McNally, Judge

Host of The Dine, Wine and Spirits Show WGSO, Columnist and Feature Writer for Wine and Spirits, Editor New Orleans Magazine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tim Parkhouse, DWS, CWE, CSS, FWS, Judge

Wine Director, The Pacific Club

Newport Beach, California