How to qualify a wine for the Platinum Awards

Great Northwest Wine follows more than 50 competitions across the world to chart the progress of wines made with Pacific Northwest fruit. Qualifying judgings include: 

All-Canadian Wine Championships – Prince Edward County, Ontario, June 4-6
American Fine Wine Competition – Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 13-15
Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival – Astoria, Ore., March 16
Beverage Tasting Institute – Chicago
British Columbia Lt. Governor’s Wine Awards – Penticton, April 3-5, 2023
Calgary Stampede Showdown – Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 23-25
Cascadia International Wine Competition – Kennewick, Wash., May 7-9
Chardonnay du Monde – Chaintré, France, March 13-15
Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition – San Diego, Calif., June 22-23
Dan Berger International Wine Competition – Santa Rosa, Calif., Dec. 13
Decanter World Wine Awards – London, England, May 6-11
Denver International Wine Competition – Broomfield, Colo., June 24-25, 2023
Drink Pink Vino International Rosé Wine Competition – Colorado Springs, Colo., May 6-7, 2023
East Meets West Wine Challenge (includes West Coast Wine Competition and International Eastern Wine Competition) – Sonoma, Calif., Sept. 12-13, 2023
Experience Rosé Wine Competition – Sonoma County, Calif., June 11-12
Finger Lakes International Wine & Spirits Competition – Rochester, N.Y., June 10-12
Global Fine Wine Challenge (formerly the Six Nations Wine Challenge) – Sydney, Australia, Nov. 13-17, 2023
Great American International Wine Competition – Rochester, N.Y., April 26
Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition – Hood River, Ore., Oct. 2-3
Great Northwest Wine comparative tastings – Kennewick, Wash.
Harvest Challenge – Sonoma, Calif., Nov. 7-8, 2023
Hilton Head Wine and Food Festival International Wine Judging – Hilton Head, S.C., Feb. 9-10
Idaho Wine Competition – Caldwell, May 21
International Canned Wine Competition – Boonville, Calif., Aug. 7-8
International Wine Challenge – London, England, April 15-25
International Women’s Wine Competition – Santa Rosa, Calif., June 11-12
Las Vegas Global Wine Awards – Las Vegas, June 25-26
Los Angeles International Wine Competition – Pomona, Calif., March 20-21
Los Angeles Invitational Wine & Spirits Challenge – Windsor, Calif., Feb. 27-28
Mondial des Pinots – Sierre, Switzerland, May 24-26
Monterey International Wine Competition – King City, Calif., March 9-10
National Wine Awards of Canada – Penticton, British Columbia, June
Newport Seafood & Wine Festival Competition – Newport, Ore.
North Central Washington Wine Awards – Wenatchee, Wash., June 4
Old Ebbitt Grill International Wines for Oysters Competition – Washington, D.C., Nov, 17-18, 2023
Oregon Wine Awards – Seattle
Pacific Northwest Wine Festival – Walla Walla, Wash., June 24-26
Pacific Rim International Wine Competition – San Bernardino, Calif., May 1-2
Portland Seafood & Wine Festival Competition – Portland, Ore., Feb. 26-27
Rodeo Uncorked! Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition – Houston, Nov. 10-12, 2023
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition – San Antonio, Oct. 2-4, 2023
San Diego International Wine & Spirits Challenge – San Diego, Jan. 26-27, 2024
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition – Cloverdale, Calif., Jan. 16-19, 2024
San Francisco International Wine Competition – San Francisco, Dec. 2-4, 2023
SavorNW Wine Awards – Cannon Beach, Ore., March 11-13
Seattle Wine Awards – Seattle
Sip magazine’s Best of the Northwest – Seattle, Oct. 8-9
Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition – San Diego, Oct. 5-6
Sommeliers Choice Awards – Chicago, May 21
Sunset International Wine Competition – Sonoma County, May 21-23
TEXSOM Awards – Irving, Texas, Feb. 17-20
Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition – San Diego, April 13-14