2008 Lodi International Wine Awards
Participating Judges
David Akin
Lodi, CA
Winemaker/Owner, Akin Estates
Paula Barker
San Ramon, CA
Wine Writer, Artist, Graphic Designer
Rod Byers
Grass Valley
Sales Director, Nevada City Winery
Steve Caldwell
Lodi, CA
Beverge Consultant
Mark Chandler
Lodi, CA
Director, Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission
Jil Child
Santa Rosa, CA
Business Owner/Sommelier/Wine Educator
Darrell Corti
Sacramento, CA
Owner, Corti Brothers
Mike Dunne
Sacramento, CA
Wine and Food Editor, Sacramento Bee
Traci Dutton
Calistoga, CA
Sommelier, Culinary Institute of America
Stacy Finz
San Francisco, CA
Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hirschfeld
Berkeley, CA
Wine Educator & Consultant
Tim Holdener
Lodi, CA
Winemaker/Owner, Macchia Winery
Betsy Kane
Lodi, CA
Turner Road Vintners
Mike Kerrigan
Sutter Creek,
CA
Writer, Photographer, Wine Consultant
Jim Lapsley
Davis, CA
Ph.D.,
Chair, Department of Science, UC Davis
Barry Lawrence
Petaluma, CA
Writer/Educator/Grape Grower, Eduquest
Peter Marks, MW
Napa, CA
Senior Vice President of Wine, COPIA: the American Center for Wine Food and the
Arts
Keith I. Marton, MD
Seattle, WA
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Providence Heath and Services
Martin Maxwell
Lodi, CA
Director/Consultant, Looking Glass Research
Rebecca Murphy
Seattle, WA
Owner, Vintage Productions
Dr. Richard Peterson , Ph. D.
Napa, CA
Winemaker/Owner, Richard Grant Winery
Lily Peterson
Napa CA
Wine Educator, COPIA: the American Center for Wine Food and the Arts
Andy Podshadley
Novato, CA
Owner/Winemaker, Trek Winery
Gregory Rodeno
Napa, CA
Winemaker/Owner, Villa Ragazzi Winery
Michaela Rodeno
Rutherford, CA
CEO, St. Sup‚ry Vineyards and Winery
Craig Rous
Victor, CA
Director of Operations and Planning, Bear Creek Winery
Leon Sobon
Plymouth, CA
Owner/Winemaker, Shenandoah Vineyards
Betsy Spann
Glen Ellen, CA
Owner/Winemaker,
Spann Vineyards
Richard Wagner
San Francisco, CA
DaVinci Oncology Specialists
John Walling
Sacramento, CA
Owner/Broker, Curlew Wines