2009 Judges
Nancy Bandy
Indy International Wine Competition Judge, Harrisburg, NC
Bob Bates
Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
David Blair
Fine Dining Bartender and Server, Johnson City, TN
Jill Blume
Enology Assistant, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN
Dan Carroll
Enologist and Professor, Department of Food Science, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC
Alissa Caudle
Food Scientist, Wine enthusiast, and Sensory Scientist, Winston Salem, NC
Tom Cottrell
Enologist and Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Ron Festa
Retail Wine Manager, Crossroads Liquor Store, Halls, TN
Mark Hodechel
Sommelier, Knoxville, TN
Joseph Lowery
Wine Enthusiast, Chef and Author of “Texas Family’s Cook Book”, Knoxville,
TN
Raymond Meyer
Winemaking Consultant, Kentucky Vintners, Inc.
Ann Miller
Consultant, Missouri Wine and Grape Board, Judged at the Florida State
Fair International Wine Competition, the Jerry Mead New World Wine
Competition, the New York Wine and Food Classic, the Indy International
Wine Competition and the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits
Competition.
John Mount
Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Food Science &
Technology Department, Knoxville, TN
Mickey Parish
Professor and Chair, Nutrition and Food Science Department, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
Lee Payette
Wine Wholesale Distributor, Beverage Control, Knoxville, TN
Jane Pearce
Wine Enthusiast, and grape grower/wine maker, Knoxville, TN
Rob Pearce
Wine Enthusiast, and grape grower/wine maker, Knoxville, TN
Dennis Perkins
Retail Wine Manager, Pinnacle Wine Market, Knoxville, TN
Jay Pfaffman
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Tom Reed
Winemaker & Consultant, Knoxville, TN
Sara Spayd
Viticulturalist and Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC
Todd Steiner
Enologist, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
Annette Wszelaki
Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Department of Plant Sciences
Clair Zmak
Indy International Wine Competition Judges, Carmel, Ind.
Tom Zmak
Indy International Wine Competition Judges, Carmel, Ind.