Morgan Manufacturing
West Loop
Chicago, IL
General Information
Judging – May 19, 2025
Winners Announced – June 10, 2025
The judging panel of the Sommeliers Choice Awards will consist entirely of top sommeliers, master sommeliers, wine directors and on-premise buyers at U.S. restaurants, bars, pubs, and clubs.
The goal of the Sommeliers Choice Awards is simple: to provide on-premise buyers and sommeliers a valuable benchmark for understanding which wines would make a compelling addition to a wine list.
Scoring System
F (Food Parability Score) + T (Typicity Score) + Q (Quality Score) + Value Score (V) + Package Score (P) = Sommeliers Choice Awards Final Score.
Entry Fees
Per Entry Fee – $80.00 Super Early Bird (Now thru October 31, 2024)
Per Entry Fee – $100.00 Early Bird Pricing (November 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025)
Per Entry Fee – $120.00 Regular Pricing (February 1, 2025, to April 20, 2025)
Quantity Discount Available
4 to 9 entries – 10% discount
10 to 14 entries – 15% discount
15 or more entries – 20% discount
Please send your documents for Importing, if availed services, to the SCA team before March 31, 2025 (International entries) and 2 bottles per submission to be shipped to the warehouse address that is on the label by April 25, 2025.
Goods receiving time: Monday – Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm.
Medals will be awarded to those wines that meet very specific judging criteria, with a goal of identifying wines that should become additions to restaurant wine lists.
List of Sommeliers Choice Awards
Double Gold – 96 points and above
Gold – 90-95 points
Silver – 80-89 points
Bronze – 70-79 points
Wine of the Year
White Wine of the Year
Red Wine of the Year
Sparkling Wine of the Year
Rose Wine of the Year
Wine of the Year – BTG (By The Glass)
White Wine of the Year – BTG (By The Glass)
Red Wine of the Year – BTG (By The Glass)
Sparkling Wine of the Year – BTG (By The Glass)
Rose Wine of the Year – BTG (By The Glass)
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