Hello Fellow BEWBC Winemakers and All Club Members,
2025 WineFest is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for this year’s WineFest on August 9th. The judging starts at noon with a social at 3pm.
This letter is your invitation to participate in this event, and includes important information you need to know, like entry requirements, drop-off locations and contacts to name a few. Your Board and fellow club members are eager to try your wine and share theirs!
WineFest 2023 Details
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: Judging begins: 12:00 PM
Members social and Awards: 3:00 – later
Location: Dennis Campbell’s Home, 8007 Talbot Road, Edmonds WA 98026
This year all wines must be entered and dropped off at one of our drop-off locations by August 2nd. We will not be able to accept any wines after these deadlines so please register now! As a reminder, we are allowing wines entered in previous Winefests, even those that have won category awards. Sorry, but no previous “Best in Show” winners are allowed. Please take a few minutes to register if you haven’t yet, log in, and enter your wines at the following website: http://bewbc.org/winefest. Further information for entering your wines can be found at the bottom of this invitation.
Drop Off Locations:
Important: Please call and coordinate prior to dropping off entries at ANY LOCATION. All entries must be dropped off by noon August 2nd.
Kathryn Chalfan: 5615 140th PL SE, Bellevue WA 98006, 425-503-6524
Laraine Volpe: 15108 64th Ct NE, Kenmore WA 98026, 206-427-2323
Mike Doherty's Cellar: 20209 12th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036, 425-409-1744
Cheryl Rohde: 7016 38th PL NE, Marysville WA 98370, 425-238-8109
Looking forward to seeing you this year at Winefest!
| Cheryl Rohde BEWBC VP of Wine 425-238-8109 |
Mike Piechowiak BEWBC President 206-947-0392 |
Dennis Campbell Winefest Host 425-210-7662 |
Wine Entry Registration:
Go to https://bewbc.org/winefest/. Make sure to register and log in as an entrant at the top of the page. You may use a previous year’s registration to log in.
Once you are registered you will be able to enter your wines by logging in and selecting “use the add an entry form” on the Home page. Fill out the form with your entry name and information. To specify the style or category of your entry, select the Style dropdown list and select Syrah, Merlot, Red Blend, Cabernet, Chardonnay, White Blend, etc. In the “Requirements for this Style” textbox, enter the percentages of ingredients, e.g. 75% Cabernet, 25% Merlot, and the Vintage, e.g. 2017. Please ignore any beer specific information on the form.
Once your entries are entered, you can pay for your entries and print your labels. From your account page, you must click the checkbox next to an entry to print it’s label. Attach your labels to your wine bottles and deliver them to a drop off location prior to the deadline of August 2nd.