SommCon's
Concours d'Spirits and Concours d'Vin

2025 Entry Deadline: July 31

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About the Competitions

SommCon’s wine and spirits competition series, called “Concours,” is presented in partnership with The SOMM Journal and The Tasting Panel Magazine. Concours d’Spirits and Concours d’Vin are impartial competitions of domestic and international wines and spirits. Entries are judged blind by a jury of beverage professionals and leaders within the wine and spirits industries. The blind judging format ensures that all competition submissions are treated uniformly and fairly.

2025 Competition Key Dates

Entry Deadline

July 31

Product Received By

August 5

Judging

September 7

Winners Circle

September 8-9

Meet the 2025 Competiton Judges

Meghan Balser

Winebow

Monika Bielka-Vescovi

Women For WineSense

Molly Brooks

Disney

Maurice DiMarino

Cohn Restaurant Group

Larissa DuBose

Paradies Lagardere/Vino Volo

Taylor Foxman

The Industry Collectivie

David Glancy MS

San Francisco Wine School

Kyungmoon Kim MS

KMS Imports LLC

Tommy Lam

Asia Wine Institute

Meridith May

The Somm Journal & The Tasting Panel Magazine

Neeta Mittal

LXV Wine

Jesse Rodriguez

Kaizen Wine

Erik Segelbaum

Somlyay LLC / Swig Partners / Goodsomm

Jackie Summers

JackFromBrooklyn Inc.

Tiffany Tobey

Tiffanys Toast / Ritz Carlton Resort

Toshio Ueno MSS

Mutual Trading Co., Inc.

Pablo Ugarte

Catad'Or World Wine and Spirits Awards

Spreti Valente

Fairplex - LA Int. Wine Competition

Join the Winner's Circle

Medals are awarded in each category:

The SOMM Journal Award of Excellence, Double Gold, Gold, and Silver

Winners receive print and digital exposure to trade buyers through placements with The SOMM Journal and SommCon
Digital medals to promote and merchandise your award are included for all winners at no additional fee
Bonus opportunities for enhanced exposure during SommCon 2025 with special recognition on the show floor
Press release announcing winners distributed after event with template provided to winners for individual distribution
All medal winners featured during Winner's Circle tasting for industry buyers during SommCon 2025 conference
Opportunities to participate as content partner on SommGo through online education, discussions, and brand and product spotlights

Competition Entry Pricing

Concours-d'Spirits

$365

Per entry through June 27

$365 per entry beginning June 28

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3+ Entries – Save $15/entry
6+ Entries – Save $25/entry

Concours-d'Vin

$175

Per entry through June 27

$175 per entry beginning June 28

Enter More, Save More
2+ Entries – Save $5/entry
4+ Entries – Save $10/entry