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!

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. Any unclaimed juice will be forfeited and your money will be refunded.

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 2024 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)