The First Annual Birch
Thanksgiving Wine Competition 1997
This years first annual competition was conducted by a group of five distinguished judges who gathered around the dining table in the family vacation house at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, USA.
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Judges were Betsy, Susan, Todd, Michael, and Kathy.
Scoring was supervised and tallied by Harry.
Tasting implement supplier was David. (Thanks for keeping those glasses coming!)
All rules were made up on the fly, and were subject to change without notice or provocation.
Entries were judged in four categories:
- Bouquet
- Taste
- Legs
- Finish
1997 | entry | entered by |
First Place Congratulations! The conveted Award |
1992 Robert Mondavi, Cabernet
Reserve Between you and me, folks, I think she had some insider information picking this one! ;-) |
Betsy![]() All choked up accepting the coveted award |
Second Place Nice Try! |
1997 Black Opal, Cabernet | Michael![]() Recieving the stuffed turkey prize |
Third Place | 1995 Laurier, Pinot Noir | Susan![]() I won something!!! |
Fourth Place | 1995 Wolf Creek Winery, Sweet Revenge | Harry![]() Don't bug me, I'm recalculating the scores! Can't be fourth...hmmmmmm |
Fifth Place | 1996? Kendal Jackson, Chardonay | Kathy![]() Didn't I win Anything??? |