It’s that most wonderful time of year, the release of the results from our 9^th Annual Best of the Northwest competition.

As with everything else in life these days with the pandemic, the way in which we release the results will look different.  This year we will virtually announce all of the top “Platinum” winners in each category (wine, beer, spirits, cider and seltzer) on the upcoming The Full Pour, Thursday November 5^th at 4pm PST via Facebook LIVE. Please be sure to tune in!

Put out across the Pacific Northwest, from Montana to Southern Oregon, an open call for submissions brought in over 1200 submissions across all categories this year, an amazing showing during this time.

The submissions were sampled blind and judged remotely and virtually this year by leading beverage industry experts, from master sommeliers and cicerones to certified spirit judges and cider buyers, who determined the top four medalists in each respective beverage category.

The full results with all the medalists (Platinum, Double Gold, Gold and Silver) will be announced in the issue of Sip Magazine, out November 18^th.  This will be a digital version (downloadable & printable) of the magazine sent to all of our subscribers.