WineMaker Magazine

Hola from Mexico! It’s been really fun the last three days exploring the exciting wine scene in Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe with our WineMaker Magazine group of 20 home winemakers joining us from multiple countries. Great wines made by great people in this hidden gem of a wine region surrounded by beautiful scenery and delicious food: ¡Qué rico! Our experiences have included a very literal blind tasting, lots of personal visits with the local winemakers with winemaking questions getting answered, wine-paired meals highlighting local cuisine, and an impressive range of grapes and styles. 🇲🇽 🍷

The 2026 WineMaker Magazine International Wine Competition by the numbers:
1,043 wine entries
40 U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, 5 countries (Australia wins farthest distance traveled for an entry received)
312 total judging hours
24 straight years of being world’s largest competition for home winemakers
1 great team!
Thanks to the judges, pourers, score data wranglers, bottle rustlers, cork pullers, and troubleshooters for 3 great days. And thanks to all who entered!
Results will be first announced online on May 15 with scoring sheets and awards shipped out afterwards. Cheers from our judging site in Vermont!