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An incredible array of palates will gather to assess the best of the best at the Chardonnay Shootout finals on August 15, 2007.

Defining Chardonnay Styles

The final judging will be held at La Scene at the Warwick Regis Hotel in San Francisco.
The Chardonnay Shootout will explore and assess different styles of Chardonnay. We will denote the descriptors and scores of the panelists and if there is a definitive difference, we will describe the wines as experienced by the female and male panelists as well as the attendees in an attempt to discover whether women and men prefer different wine styles.

Affairs of the Vine and Wine Works will conduct The Chardonnay Shootout prelims throughout June and July. The final judging will be conducted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at the Warwick Regis Hotel in San Francisco.

Articles featuring The Chardonnay Shootout will appear in numerous wine publications. The finalists will be showcased at a special Chardonnay Shootout event later this year for consumers, press and trade.

The comments and reactions to the wines will be accessible on the Affairs of the Vine website Vintners wishing to partake in this event should submit four bottles of each entry by July 24, 2007:

Affairs of the Vine
696 Elliott Lane
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 874-1975
The fee for each wine entry is $60.00
(Click here to Register online and save $10 per entry).

Please provide the information requested on the submission form for each wine submitted. It will be helpful if you will include a spec sheet when you send your wine.
Please forward this email to any Chardonnay producers who should be included in this tasting by using the "forward to friend" link at the bottom of the page.

Thank you.

Barbara Drady
(707) 874-1975
wines@affairsofthevine.com

David P. Jones
415-559-2086
wineworks@earthlink.net

Register online and save $10 per entry on your submission fee.

WINES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 24, 2007
Register online and save $10 per entry on your submission fee.
If you would like to have the submission form sent as an attachment or faxed to you, please contact Barbara Drady at barbara@affairsofthevine.com or (707) 874-1975.You can also download a PDF version of the submission form.

*Please ensure that all wines submitted are currently available or will be available for purchase soon. Older vintages should only be submitted if they are still available for purchase either at retail outlets or through your tasting room or website.

Judges Panel

View our list of panelists.
Affairs of the Vine is a wine education company, specializing in corporate events, interactive workshops, industry training, and is the innovator of Wine Boot Camp. Each month over 150,000 unique visitors view wine reviews, wine articles, descriptions of upcoming workshops, Adventures in Wine, and Sip Tips at www.AffairsoftheVine.com. Over 80,000 wine lovers receive an Affairs of the Vine quarterly email newsletter.

Wine Works is an informal association of wine writers, educators and consultants who meet regularly to review orchestrated flights of wine, the results of which are fodder for each to use professionally as he or she sees fit.

Registration is available online!

Chardonnay Shootout
Deadline July 24, 2007 - Finals August 15, 2007
Results posted Sebtember 25, 2007

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Cabernet Shootout
Deadline October 2, 2007
Finals October 24, 2007
Results posted November 30, 2007

REGISTER ONLINE BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2007
Pinot Noir Shootout - 6th Annual
Deadline December 1 , 2007
Finals - January 16, 2008
Pinot Noir Summit - February 9, 2008- Location TBA

REGISTER ONLINE BEGINNING OCTOBER 15, 2007
Affairs of The Vine
Barbara Drady
Email: events@affairsofthevine.com
Phone: 707-874-1975
Fax: 707-874-9226
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