October 8, 2025 — Entries are now being accepted for the 44rd annual Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition, one of the country’s premier judgings. All judges are professionals including winemakers and wine critics. Not many U.S. wine competitions have been staged continually for this long without a break!
The date for this year’s event, Dec. 11, allows wineries and importers of recently bottled 2025 wines to have them reviewed earlier than ever.
Entries are open at: https://enofileonline.com/landing.aspx?competitionID=3054
The entry fee is $75 per entry (four bottles constitute an entry). There is a discount of $5 per entry for on-line entries. And there is a $5 per entry discount for early entries — before Nov. 14.
Please ship wines to:
Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition
Express Wine Delivery
7970 Cameron Drive
Windsor CA 95492-8594
Wines must arrive no later than Friday, Dec. 5.
Further details and rules as well as results of past competitions may be found at www.dbiwc.com http://www.dbiwc.com. Printable versions of the paper entry forms (which may be mailed to us) are available at https://enofileonline.com/landing.aspx?competitionID=3054 or by contacting Dan Berger at winenut@gmail.com. Or call Dan at 707-479-9463.
This event was founded in 1982 by one of the nation’s most respected wine journalists, Dan Berger. For decades it was called the Riverside International and was held in May. The name and venue were changed in 2016. The competition is coordinated by professional wine competition coordinator Debra del Fiorentino at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
Judges include some of the nation’s top winemakers, wine writers, and sommeliers. The event uses rules based on research done in the 1970s by Prof. Maynard Amerine at UC Davis. Judges evaluate with an eye to regional identity. The recognition of appellations benefits wineries and consumers. Our medals include triple-gold, gold, silver, and bronze. A salient quote from the judges is provided for all gold and triple-gold medal winners. There also are special trophies for the best four Rieslings as well as other awards.
The DBIWC uses a state-of-the-art online database that is infinitely sortable and is accessible to wineries and consumers.
DBIWC also offers free bottle stickers, free table tents, free shelf talkers, a free link to winery websites,
and free medal certificates along with ribboned medallions, which will be mailed to winners.
