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TThe 25th annual Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting and Sale is coming to San Diego's Westgate Hotel. Come and taste superb national and international wines, nibble at the faire of San Diego's finest restaurants and purchase medal-winning wines from the 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition. Take the 'Slideshow' tour of last year's event and you'll certainly be hooked!

Welcome to the 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition.

ALERT: CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE 2008 RESULTS

It is with great pride and more than a little anticipation that we welcome you to our Silver Anniversary celebration of the San Diego International Wine Competition.

That's right, the 2008 SDIWC is the 25th edition of one of the oldest and most respected wine competitions in the United States. As many of you know, the SDIWC also is the largest wine competition in the U.S. conducted for the benefit of charity.

We work with the Social Service Auxiliary of San Diego to support the charitable outreach of the Sisters of Social Service, an order of Catholic nuns located in the city of San Diego. This relationship has benefited San Diegans for a quarter of a century.

The competition is the driving force behind the Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting and Sale, an event that has grown through the years to become San Diego's biggest and most important charity wine tasting event. The 2008 Wine & Roses event will be held June 8 at San Diego's Westgate Hotel, a member of Leading Hotels of the World and our headquarters for the past five years.

This year's competition promises to be another banner year. Michael Franz, Editor of WineReviewOnline.com, will return as Chief Judge for a second consecutive term, and we've added a number of new faces -- such as winemakers Jac Cole (Spring Mountain Vineyards), David Lattin (Kuleto Estate), Michael Beaulac (St. Supery Winery) and Ashley Hepworth (Joseph Phelps Vineyards) -- to an already stellar and experienced crew of wine judges.

Our goal is to create a hospitable environment for fairly evaluating wines of contrasting styles from virtually every corner of the globe where good wines are made. We sincerely wish you the best of luck, and thank you

NEW THIS YEAR: All Gold and Silver winners will be published on the Reviews page of Wine Review Online, www.winereviewonline.com, and become instantly available to mobile phone and PDA users through the mobile service of Review2Buy.com. Of course, complete results will be posted here at SDIWC.com and WhitleyOnWine.com as well.

Warmly,
Robert Whitley
Director

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VIEW THE 2007 COMPETITION RESULTS

Enter online:
www.entermywine.com

Contact Information:

Robert Whitley (619) 804-0371

For additional information on the San Diego International Wine Competition, contact Director Robert Whitley at
whitleyonwine@yahoo.com
or
sdiwc@aol.com

Visit San Diego International Wine Competition Online:
www.sdiwc.com

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