Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition

Taylor Shellfish Farms is pleased to announce the
Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competition 2010 "Oyster Award" winners!

After four tiers of judging (167 wines entered) wines with oysters, 10 West Coast wines (4 Oregon, 3 California and 3 Washington) have been selected as equal winners of the 2010 "Oyster Award" awarded to wines judged best mates for oysters. Wines were judged blind with Kumamoto oysters. Judges chew the oyster well, smell and taste the wine and then look for a clean, crisp finish that doesn't get in the way of the next oyster. We call it the "bliss factor".

Final judgings were held April 20 at the Water Grill in Los Angeles, April 21 at Sutros at the Cliff House in San Francisco and April 22 at Anthony's HomePort in Seattle. Scores from the 34 judges...food and wine media, restaurateurs, retailers and oyster growers...in three cities were combined to select the 2010 winners.

"Not many wines work with oysters," says Lane Hoss, Vice President of Marketing for Anthony's Restaurnts. "That is why we are thankful to have this competition. Oysters are popular. We wait for the results every year."

The Pacific Coast Oyster Wine Competiton is sponsored by Taylor Shellfish Farms and orgnized by founder Jon Rowley, Jon Rowley & Associates in Seattle.

"The search for the best wines to go with oysters adds to the excitement and culture of oysters," says Taylor President Bill Taylor. "The acclaim by the wine and restaurant industries as well as the media makes it fun for everyone."

and the winners are...

(read the press release)