The WBD Wine Tasting Competition is on!

As always, last year’s Wine Tasting event was a fantastic celebration of great wine and even better company!

You’ve put time, care, and craftsmanship into perfecting your wines here at Wines By Design — now it’s your chance to showcase the results. Enter your personally crafted Wines By Design wine and let others experience what you’ve created.

Mark your calendar: Saturday, March 14, from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

We can’t wait to taste what you’ve been working on!

The store will be closed for regular business on the day of the event, as we’ll be dedicating the entire day to the Wine Tasting!

We’ll have three entry categories: Red, White, and Dessert/Fruit. All submitted wines will be transferred into numbered bottles for a blind tasting, and you’ll be part of the judging panel. The highest-scoring wine in each category will be declared the winner, and the top overall score among them will earn Best of Show.

Prizes:

• Best of Show: $100 Wines By Design gift certificate

• Category Winners (2): $50 Wines By Design gift certificate each

Each person may submit up to one bottle (or two per couple).

To enter, please drop off your bottle(s) at the store no later than Friday, March 13 at 6:00 PM.

Please note: This event is limited to wines made at Wines By Design using our wine kits. Wines made from fresh juice are not eligible.

For those attending but not entering a bottle, there will be a $5 participation fee. (Contest entrants attend free.)

As a special bonus, all attendees will receive 15% off all in-stock wine kits during the event. (Discount applies to current inventory only and excludes Limited Edition kits.)

Quick Recap

• Drop off up to 1 bottle per person by Friday, April 11 at 6:00 PM

• Join us for judging on Saturday, April 12 starting at 12:00 PM

• Compare your wines with fellow Wines By Design winemakers

• Enjoy palate-cleansing crackers, appetizers, snacks, and more — provided by WBD

We’re looking forward to a fun, friendly day of great wine and great company!

Juice will be delivered in 5 gallon plastic pails and be available for ONE DAY ONLY. Juice MUST be picked up on the day the truck arrives. We CANNOT hold any juice beyond that day. Your receipt will be necessary for you to obtain your juice. 

Please note: Our supplier adds sulfites to the fresh juice. This may effect fermentation if you choose to use wild yeast only.

Note: Wines By Design acts as a shipping agent only and is not responsible for the quality of the juice.

Reminder: You can keep up to date with what’s happening at Wines By Design by signing up for our newsletter on our Contact page.

Our 2025 Juice list:

Whites:

• • Chardonnay
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling

Reds:

• • Alicante
  • Barbera
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet-Sauvignon
  • Lambrusco
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Montepulciano
  • Nebbiolo-(Barolo)
  • Pinot Noir
  • Ruby Cabernet
  • Sangiovese
  • Shiraz
  • Zinfandel (Red)

Well that was a nice day!

The WBD Wine Tasting Competition (v2025) is complete!

We would like to once again thank everyone who contributed their wines to this year’s wine-tasting event. There was a great selection of wines this year and (from what we hear, because as there wasn’t much left for us to try), they were great!

Thanks to everyone who attended: it was YOUR job to judge! We appreciate you not putting the pressure on us!

We had four categories this year: Red (1 & 2), White, and Dessert/Fruit. There were so many red wine entries that we split them into 2 groups. As a quick reminder, each category wins a $50 gift certificate to WBD, with the winner with the highest number of votes receiving an additional $50 gift certificate. 

And, without further ado:

2025 WBD Wine Tasting winners ($50 gift certificates)

• Red 1: John & Barb Cittadino – Primitivo
• Red 2: Dianne & Joe Meli  – Sangiovese Merlot
• White: Dawn (& Bob) Rejewski – Cru Gewürztraminer
• Fruit/Dessert: Steve Langdon – Vanilla Bourbon

2025 WBD Wine Tasting overall winner (an additional $50 gift certificate)

• Overall: Dawn (& Bob) Rejewski – Cru Gewürztraminer

Congratulations to all!

The WBD Wine Tasting Competition is returning!

You’ve worked hard perfecting your wines here at Wines By Design and once again, you have a chance to show it off. Enter your personally made (Wines By Design) wine.

Coming soon: (Saturday, April 12 from 12p – 4p to be exact)

The store will be closed for “normal” business, the day is devoted to the event!

We will have 3 entry categories: Red, White, and Dessert/Fruit. Your wine will be moved into numbered bottles and you will be the judge in the blind tasting. The highest scored wines will be the winner in each category and the highest scoring of those will be named Best of Show. Best of Show wins a $100 gift certificate at WBD and the other two winners will each receive a $50 gift certificate to WBD.

You are allowed to submit up to 1 bottle per person (or 2 per couple).

To enter, turn in your bottles at the store before Friday, April 11 (contest closing time is 6p).

Note: This is limited to wine made in the Wines By Design store (from our kits). This does not include wine made from fresh juice.

For the day of the event: there will be a $5 fee for those not contributing a bottle of their finest vino. (Contest entrants are free!)

Special bonus: All attendees will receive an Owners discount of 15% off all wine kits during the event. (Is limited to current stock on hand and excludes the “limited edition” wine kits.)

A quick recap (TL;DR):

1. Drop off up to 1 bottle per person by Friday, April 11 at 6p.
2. Join us for wine judging on April 12 beginning at 12p.
3. See how your wines stack up against all the WBD competition!

WBD will provide palate-cleansing crackers, appetizers, snacks, and more!