The Toast of the Coast Wine Competition
Del Mar Fairgrounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014
General Information
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Toast of the Coast is a wine competition produced by the San Diego County Fair. Our competition recognizes and promotes wineries that are producing the finest quality wines. COVID-19 forced us to cancel the 2020 festival, but we are hopeful to have a festival featuring 2021 medal winning wines sometime in the late summer or fall depending on what the state will allow. Entering wineries will be invited to participate in The Toast of the Coast Wine Festival should it be allowed to occur. Open to any licensed national or international winery.
Open to any licensed winery national and international. Wines may be entered only by a representative of the winery.
Distributors are responsible for gaining winery permission for entry submittal. All wines entered must be currently available for commercial sale to the general public.
CATEGORIES
Blended Red Wines
Blended White Wines
Dessert/ Fortified Wines
Other
Red Varietal Wines
Rose Wines
Sparkling Wines
White Varietal Wines
Entry Fees
Per Entry Fee – $65.00 (Early Bird – thru April 16, 2021)
Per Entry Fee – $85.00 (April 17, 2021 thru May 7, 2021)
SHIP TO
The Toast of the Coast Wine Competition
Del Mar Fairgrounds
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014
Please ship one of the following sets of bottle quantities for judging:
Three (3) 750ml bottles
Four (4) 375 ml bottles
Two (2) 1.5 liter bottles
Two (2) 3-liter or larger boxes
Four Cans/other alternative packages of any size.
All wines entered must be received by Friday, May 14th to be judged.
AWARDS
Double Gold Awards are reserved for the finest wines as agreed on unanimously by the assigned three judge panel. These wines score94 points or higher on a 100-point scale.
Gold Awards are reserved for wines that show exceptional complexity and depth of aroma, flavor and finish. These wines score between 90 and 93 points on a 100-point scale.
Silver Awards are bestowed upon wines displaying character beyond the norm as agreed upon by two or more judges.
Special Awards – in addition the above listed awards, special awards maybe given for Best of Region, Best of Variety, etc. at the discretion of the director. One wine will be designated “The Toast of the Coast”for the year.
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