TASTING PANEL
The Seattle Cider Awards could not be possible without the essential and valued contributions of our distinguished group of professionals. Our tasting panel consists of highly-experienced bar, spirits, and mixology experts and craftspeople that have earned industry-wide recognition and popular consumer appeal.
- Dr. Gregory Chan
Vice-Echanson – La Chaine des Rotisseurs, WA - Reggie Daigneault
Wine Educator
ReggieWine.com, WA - David Egan
Wine Professional, Vino Verité, WA - Cyril Frechier
Wine Education, FRA - Roy Hersh
Founder, ForTheLoveofPort.com, WA - Erin Lyman
Owner, Champion Wine Cellars, WA
- Ali Mayfield
WA Wine Maker/Wahluke Wine Co./Selections by Sagemoor - Tanya Morningstar-Darling
Wine Scholar Guild Educator, CellarMuse.com, WA - Billo Naravane
Master of Wine, RASA Vineyards, WA - Robert Ord
Master Sommelier/ISG Dip, Napa, CA - Tonya Pitts
CMS Sommelier/WSET 2/Wine Director, One Market, San Francisco, CA - Sean Razee
Master Sommelier/ WSET Dip, Director of Fine Wine SGWS, Vail, CO
- Amanda Reed
Advanced Sommelier/Beverage Manager, Lotte Hotel, WA - Howard Rossback
Wine Professional/Owner, Citation Wines & Erratic Oak Vyds., OR - Bruce Sturgeon
CMS Sommelier/Wine Director Blue Acre & Orfeo, WA - Mark Takagi
Director of Wine & Spirits, Metropolitan Markets, WA - Tiffany Tobey
CMS Sommelier/GM, Thirty Eight & VINE, DFW, TX - Mina Williams
CMS Sommelier/Blanc et Rouge Wine / NW Stir, WA
RECEIVED, REVIEWED & CONFIRMED
CIDER ENTRIES
Our process is a single-blind tasting and evaluation process meaning panelists are aware of intended style, fruit composition, and residual sugar components. The awards give include: Best of Class, Double Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Grand Award of Excellence.