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Wine List: Chairman's Trophy Whites

As the weather breaks and the days are sunnier, white wine becomes even more alluring. We’ve rounded up our top scoring and award winning Chairman’s Trophy winners across all of the white wine categories from Ultimate Wine Challenge 2018 to offer one master list of the best white wines of 2018.

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Wine Trend: Serving & Drinking At The Right Temperature

Many consumers are surprised when they learn that they are probably drinking their white wines too cold and their red wines too warm. Many people outside of traditional wine producing regions assume that ‘cellar  temperature’ is room temperature, which is rarely the case. Similarly, many people are drinking white and rosé wines straight from a cold fridge that is designed to keep food at a safe temperature for preserving. One of our wines judges and New York City Sommelier, Vitalii Dascaliuc weighs in with his professional advice:

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Wine Score: Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin

Zinfandel makes a full bodied and cozy wine for cooler weather. With big juicy flavors and plenty of spice, it can stand up to hearty stews and roasts that hit the spot in winter. What’s better than a delicious Zinfandel? How about a high scoring wine that also won a Great Value award for its incredibly friendly price point. At just $15 per bottle and a score of 92 Points, the Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin from Lodi California wine comes highly recommended by our wine judges.

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Benefits Of Entering Ultimate Wine Challenge 2019

ULTIMATE WINE CHALLENGE has set the platinum standard for contemporary wine competitions. Award-winning journalist, author, educator F. Paul Pacult chairs a truly world-class selection of judges, leaders in all aspects of the wine industry. Now accepting entries, all samples are due by April 17th.

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