2007 Wines of the South Competition
Judges Information
Nancy Bandy
Indy International Wine Competition Judge, Harrisburg, NC
Jill Blume
Enology Assistant, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN
Dr. Dan Carroll
Enologist and Professor, Department of Food Science, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC
Alissa Caudle
Food Scientist, Wine enthusiast, and Sensory Scientist, Goldsboro, NC
Dr. Tom Cottrell
Enologist and Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Ron Festa
Retail Wine Manager, Crossroads Liquor Store, Halls, TN
Comery Hankins
Owner, East End Liquor Shoppe, Knoxville, TN
Mark Hodechel
Sommelier, Knoxville, TN
Emily Kennedy
Wine Projects Coordinator, Oliver Winery, Bloomington, IN
Dr. Kaan Kurtural
Viticulturalist and Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Joseph Lowery
Wine enthusiast, Chef and Author of “Texas Family’s Cook Book”, Knoxville,
TN
Dr. John Mount
Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee, Food Science &
Technology Department, Knoxville, TN
Jane Pearce
Wine enthusiast, and grape grower/wine maker, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Rob Pearce
Wine enthusiast, and grape grower/wine maker, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Mickey Parish
Professor and Chair, Nutrition and Food Science Department, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD
Lee Payette
Wine Wholesale Distributor, Beverage Control, Knoxville, TN
Dennis Perkins
Retail Wine Manager, Pinnacle Wine Market, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Phil Perkins
Vice President of Research and Development, Bush Brothers and Company;
Adjunct Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Bruce Peters
Wine enthusiast, Engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN
Marsha Peters
Wine enthusiast - COO of Tennessee Insurance Services, Knoxville, TN
Dr. Trevor Phister
Enologist and Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Sara Spayd
Viticulturalist and Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC
Dr. Jochen Weiss
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Department
of Food Science
Clair Zmak
Indy International Wine Competition Judges, Carmel, Ind.
Tom Zmak
Indy International Wine Competition Judges, Carmel, Ind.
