
The 2023 Cascadia International Wine Competition will be staged April 25-27 at the Courtyard Richland Columbia Point in Richland, Wash.
For its first three years, the Cascadia was known as the Great Northwest Wine Competition. In 2016, we changed the name to differentiate it from our wine buyer-focused Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition each October at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel.
- See the 2023 competition results
- See the 2022 competition results
- See the 2021 competition results
- See the 2020 competition results
- See the 2019 competition results
- See the 2018 competition results
- See the 2017 competition results
- See the 2016 competition results
- See the 2015 competition results
- See the 2014 competition results
- See the 2013 competition results
Format
- All wines are tasted blind by category.
- Please submit three bottles of each entry because this is a multi-day judging.
Here is the link to enter the 2023 Cascadia International Wine Competition. The fee is $70 per entry, and the deadline to enter is Friday, April 21.
Entries must be shipped to:
Cascadia Wine Competition
c/o Wine Boss
318 Wellhouse Loop
Richland, WA 99352
Dates
- The judging is scheduled for April 25-27 in Richland, Wash.
- While the competition was open to wineries in North America, any wine entered must be produced using fruit from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho or Montana.
- For entries beyond the United States, please contact Eric Degerman at eric@GreatNorthwestWine.com for deadlines and guidelines.
There are sub-categories to help vintners place their wines within the class that best suits them. Categories include canned wine as well as wine coolers and wine spritzers. For a complete list of categories, please go to the bottom of this page.
Benefits of entering the Cascadia International Wine Competition
- Wines are judged by some of the top wine professionals throughout the country, including journalists, winemakers, retailers and educators.
- Gold medals are announced via email to wineries and on Twitter.
- Results are posted as soon as the competition concludes.
- Great Northwest Wine’s online audience (25,000 unique visitors per month and more than 3,000 email newsletter subscribers) receives results in a timely manner.
- We link to medal winners’ website at no additional cost (some competitions charge up to $55 for such links).
- All gold medal wines are eligible for consideration on The Seattle Times Top 20 Wines of the Year list.
- Select gold medal winners are featured as a “Wine of the Week” on GreatNorthwestWine.com during the course of several weeks after the competition.
- Our growing social media network receives alerts about competition medal winners.
- A gold medal qualifies for Great Northwest Wine magazine’s year-end 24th annual Platinum Awards.
Competition director
- Eric Degerman — (509) 727-4317, eric@GreatNorthwestWine.com
Judging coordinator
- Mike Rader, First Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Kennewick, Wash.
Associate judging coordinator
- Kim Wolfe, senior provider network executive, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, based in Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
Chief judges
- Richard Larsen, research winemaker/enologist emeritus, Washington State University, Puyallup, Wash.
- Ken Robertson, columnist, Great Northwest Wine magazine, Kennewick, Wash.
- Dana Van Nest, WSET 2, is an award-winning Seattle-based writer and communication strategist. She writes for Sip magazine and Winebow.
2023 judging panel
- Alexandra Barber, wine education specialist, Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, Spokane, Wash.
- Tim Donahue, winemaker/consultant, Horse Thief Wine Solutions, Walla Walla, Wash.
- Ilene Dudunake, owner, A New Vintage Wine Shop, Meridian, Idaho
- Danny Gordon, winemaking consultant, Walla Walla, Wash.
- Clinton Hoiland, owner/operator of Twisted Vine Wine Tours, Lewiston, Idaho, and works Northern Idaho on- and off-premise sales for Idaho Wine Merchant
- Ellen Landis, journalist/certified sommelier/educator, EllenOnWine.com, St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Justin Michaud, winemaker, Coyote Canyon Winery, Prosser, Wash.
- Katy Michaud, winemaker, Michaud by Naked Wines, Richland, Wash.
- Philippe Michel, wine specialist, Abeja Winery & Inn, Walla Walla, Wash.
- Annie Morrison, on-premise wine & beer sales representative, Hayden Beverage Co., Boise, Idaho
- Jessica Munnell, winemaker, Wautoma Springs, Prosser, Wash.
- Tim Norris, wine sales specialist, Winebow Fine Wine + Spirits, Tacoma, Wash.
- April Reddout, Reddout Wine Consulting, Kennewick, Wash.
- Brad K. Smith, certified sommelier, retired viticulture/enology instructor, marketing consultant, CellarDoorConsultants.com, Grandview, Wash.
- Patrick Spangler, owner/winemaker, Spangler Vineyards, Roseburg, Ore.
- Chris Wright, winemaker/geologist, Thurston Wolfe Winery, Prosser, Wash.
Competition photography
- Richard Duval Images, Walla Walla, Wash.
Categories
Canned wines
- Red
- Rosé
- Sparkling/carbonated
- White
Wine coolers
Wine-based seltzers
Ciders
Hybrid, native, non-grape wines
- Mead
- Hybrid
- Fruit/nongrape
Red wines
- Pinot Noir
- Gamay
- Zinfandel
- Primitivo
- Sangiovese
- Barbera
- Dolcetto
- Nebbiolo
- Anglianico
- Montepulciano
- Carignane
- Syrah
- Petite Sirah
- Mondeuse
- Cinsaut
- Mourvèdre
- Grenache
- Merlot
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- Malbec
- Petit Verdot
- Tannat
- Touriga Naçional
- Carménère
- Tinta Cáo
- Tempranillo
- Souzáo
- Maréchal Foch
- Red native/other hybrid varieties
- Lemberger/Blaufränkisch
- Blauer Zweigelt
- Red blend (please specify dominant grape)
- Red blend, GSM
- Red blend led by native/hybrid
Rosé
- Rosé (Pinot Gris)
- Rosé (Sangiovese)
- Rosé (Nebbiolo)
- Rosé (Pinot Noir)
- Rosé (Gamay)
- Rosé (Tempranillo)
- Rosé (Cabernet Franc)
- Rosé (Merlot)
- Rosé (Cabernet Sauvignon)
- Rosé (Cinsaut)
- Rosé (Grenache)
- Rosé (Syrah)
- Rosé (Mourvèdre)
- Rosé (GSM)
- Rosé (blend other than GSM)
Sparkling wines
- Blanc de blanc
- Blanc de noir
- Brut
- Sparkling rosé
- Sparkling Gamay
- Sparkling Syrah
- Sparkling Riesling
- Sparkling Gewürztraminer
- Sparkling Muscat
- Sparkling, other
- Semi-sparkling
- Sparkling, non-grape
White dessert/Late harvest
- Ice wine/icewine
- Fortified, Port-style
- Fortified using non-Port varieties
White wine
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay, oaked
- Chardonnay, unoaked
- White Pinot Noir
- White blends (please specify dominant grape)
- Viognier
- Pinot Gris
- Sèmillon
- Muscat
- Albariño
- Chenin Blanc
- Grenache Blanc
- Vermentino
- Pinot Blanc
- Roussanne
- Marsanne
- Grüner Veltliner
- Verdelho
- Malvasia Bianca
- Gewürztraminer
- Riesling, dry
- Riesling, off-dry
- Riesling, sweet
- White variety, Other (Please specify)
- Ehrenfelser
- Sieggerebe
- Bacchus
- Ortega
- Auxerrois
- Müller-Thurgau
- Madeleine Angevine
- Melon de Bourgogne/Muscadet
- Trebbiano