Submitting Wines
To Submit Wines
To Submit Wines Ship To:
Esquin Wine Storage
2700 4th Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 682-7374
Attn. The Wine Panel
Wines delivered via Fed Ex must be delivered in an appropriate wine shipping box, securely taped shut, and clearly marked "The Wine Panel."
For Northwest wineries in the Greater Seattle area: Wines may be dropped off at Esquin Wine Storage in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, and is open daily from 10-5.
Box your wines and affix The Wine Panel identifying page (PDF link below). By attaching this to the side of the box your wine will be safely set aside by the Esquin staff for our storage locker.
Please submit two bottles of each wine you want considered as well as a check to The Wine Panel for $25 per varietal/blend submitted to help cover storage and administrative/processing costs along with the above sheets containing wine info. and retail prices in the box - that's all we need! If no check is included we will invoice you for the Submission Fee of $25 per entry once your wines are received.
*If multiple submissions are sent together they will be held and safely stored in our temperature controlled storage until we have enough wines in their respective price/varietal categories to evaluate them together as a panel.
TO SUBMIT WINES
Please Complete The Wine Panel Submission Form Below,
Print, and Include With Shipment!
Your Scores
The evaluation of wines may take time depending on the number of submissions the Wine Panel has to evaluate. As we will only publish scores of wines that score 90 points or more, if you submit a wine that our panel does feel currently meets the expectations for a 90 point or higher score for its price category, no score will be assigned.
Wines that do achieve a score of 90 or better for its price category will eventually be published on this site. We will also promptly email the winery this result along with the corresponding jpg image of the official Wine Panel score and notes which can be used for marketing and promotional purposes.
The Pricepoint Categories Are As Follows:
Category $5-$15
Category $15-$25
Category $25-$35
Category $35-$45
Category $45+
Consumers expectations shift for wines they purchase based upon cost. A 90 point $15-$25 wine assumes the wine is delicious and above average in value for a wine under $25.
Thus if a wine is $45+ consumer expectations are obviously significantly higher, thus the judges expectations are also concurrently higher as well and to achieve a 90 point score or higher the wine must meet or exceed expectations for a premium priced wine.
QUESTIONS?
Have any additional questions? Feel free to email us!