NEW! The International Organic & Biodynamic Wine Competition

We are now accepting Organic Wines, Wines made from Organic Grapes, Transitional Wines and Biodynamic(R) Wines. Click here to view the competition categories.

Our Honorary Chairman, Paul Dolan

Paul Dolan, Paul Dolan Vineyards

Click here to see a list of 2010 Judges

An Exclusive Benefit of Winning:

FREE Gold Medal Wines iPhone App Listing!

Gold+, Gold, and Silver Medal winners in the Organic & Biodynamic Wine Competition will receive a FREE basic listing on our exclusive Gold Medal Wines iPhone app, available on iPhone and iTouch.  (We are also writing the app for Blackberry and Droid).  NO OTHER WINE COMPETITION OFFERS THIS MARKETING ADVANTAGE!

The Free Medal Winner Listing Includes:

•  Brand
•  Company
•  Label
•  Medal
•  Price
•  Varietal
•  Vintage
•  Appellation
• Phone – Live link
• Website – Live link

Winners will also be able to take advantage of Premium listings and Featured Wine Listings.

•  Premium listing and Featured Wines will increase point of purchase sales, drive traffic to your website and your winery.

•  Create a steady, extremely cost-effective stream of new e-mail leads of wine buyers.

Paperless coupon opportunities can deliver consumers directly to your website or special offer landing page, or even be scanned in during tasting room sales.

Just .99c, the Gold Medal Wines is the ONLY iPhone app that puts competition results directly into the hands of consumers… and it insures they’ll “Always get a GREAT bottle of wine!™”

For more information on the creative and flexible sales opportunities offered by the 2010 Gold Medal Wines iPhone app, Contact Us

Lea Pierce 707-568-3900

Marg Clennon 408-255-3506

To Purchase your own 2010 Gold Medal Wines App order from the iPhone App Store or  the online iTunes Store

Why Enter? Methodology and Philosophy

More and more consumers are searching for delicious organic and biodynamic(r) wines, and are willing to pay a premium for it.  A recent survey of Google adwords revealed 20,000 hits per month on Google alone for "organic wine."  As more and more people in the U.S. become conscious of the benefits of organic and biodynamic growing practices, it’s a natural leap to look for organic wines to enjoy.

The International Organic & Biodynamic Wine Competition is the only wine competition that focuses on these leading edge wines.  Only wines that are 3rd party certified Organic or Biodynamic, or are made with certified organic or transitional grapes, may enter.  Four divisions are available so that consumers understand the differences between the classifications and can maximize their wine dollars.  Our goal is as much to educate consumers as it is to bring them, the wine loving public, a short list of the most delicious wines available to them.

Our goal is also to help Organic and Biodynamic winemakers sell their wine by creating greater exposure. 

  1. All gold and silver winners will be listed for free (with full contact information) on the new Gold Medal Wines iPhone app. 
  2. All winners wines and contact information will be listed in the new 2010 Organic & Biodynamic Wine shopping list, which is available to consumers and is sent to our list of distributors and buyers. 
  3. Winners also receive 72dpi and hi-rez winners logos, plus a variety of marketing materials. (See benefits of winning for a complete list.)

Judging Methodology

The Organic and Biodynamic (R) Wine Competition is a true blind tasting, which means that the judges do not know the maker of the wine, they never see the labels, nor do they know the price of the wine.

This makes it possible for our judges to identify outstanding wines across the range of price points and varietals. We also begin each judging session with an initial tasting of brut champagne to clear the judge’s palates to create the best tasting conditions.

Further, our judges receive the results of their panel’s work, ensuring the integrity of the judging.

Competition Philosophy

It’s All About Finding the Most Delicious
Organic and Biodynamic Wines…

The International Organic and Biodynamic Wine Competition is the first and only competition devoted to recognizing and rewarding outstanding Organic wines plus wines made from Biodyvin (France) certified, Demeter certified and other Biodynamic (R) grapes; wines made from Certified Organic grapes, and wines made from Transitional grapes.  Transitional applies to those vineyards that are in the certification process to become Organic or Biodynamic (r) vineyards.

The judges for this competition create a consumer roadmap to great organic wines, solving the problem of "which organic wines do I want to buy?" After the competition, consumers will be able to download, free, the Consumer’s Organic & Biodynamic Wine List(tm), which will list all winning wines, their makers, and contact information.

Please turn to the "Rules" page for information on the 2010 divisions of competition and how you may enter.

We welcome your entry and celebrate the explosive and exciting new organic winemaking field, its’ wines, winemakers, winery owners, vineyard managers, and all who strive to meet the challenge of making great wine while protecting our earth.