2025 Sommelier Judgement | Wine Entry Form

The Pennsylvania Winery Association (PWA), which is an advocate for PA’s 400-plus wineries, invites wineries from across the state to submit locally grown and produced vinifera wines and select hybrids for blind judgment by a panel of sommeliers, wine buyers, and wine writers in the region.

Sommelier Judgement of PA wines is an opportunity for Pennsylvania wineries to showcase varietals that are known to grow well in PA with wine buyers, restaurateurs, wine writers and sommeliers. Judges are selected after an application process. Selection of judges is based on their credibility and support of local wine within their respective industries.

The criteria for wines entered require submissions to be: 

• At least 75% of the stated Vinifera variety or Hybrid variety (Vidal Blanc and/or Chambourcin)

•  100% Pennsylvania grown grapes

• Less than 1% Residual Sugar

The varietals that will be focused on for the 2025 Sommelier Judgement are: 

• Chardonnay

• Grüner Veltliner

• Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

• Riesling

• Sauvignon Blanc

• Vidal Blanc

• Cabernet Franc

• Cabernet Sauvignon

• Chambourcin

• Lemberger/Blaufränkisch

• Merlot

• Pinot Noir

Somm Judgement provides an opportunity for wineries to share their best wines with industry members who are looking to help bring PA wines to the forefront within the retail space and consumers.

Somm Judgement day will be on Monday, June 23, 2025. 

Following the Judgement, participating wineries are invited to join the judges and other media professionals during a happy hour as a networking opportunity to continue the conversation of defining PA’s wine personality, educating on the quality of PA wines, and moving forward of establishing Pennsylvania as a wine destination.