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Anthony Dias Blue
is a published author, columnist, television and radio
personality. He acquired the San Francisco International Wine
Competition, the largest international wine competition in the
US with nearly 4,500 wines entered. In 2000 Blue launched the
San Francisco World Spirits Competition which has become the
second largest spirits competition in the world. It is the biggest
in the United States. Anthony runs 65-year-old beverage trade
publication The Tasting Panel, the highest circulation beverage
industry publication.

San Francisco International Wine Competition

The bigger the author, the more modest the Year after year, the SFIWC takes great pride
answers. It is unforgettable to sit with him at in maintaining the commitment to these three
the same table and watch his whole team be founding principles: Legacy, Integrity and Ex-
one big family and he a good patron of it. I am perience.
extremely sorry that the pandemic has built We have adjusted the operation of our com-
a barrier between Europe and America. petition during the pandemic by spreading it
The San Francisco International Wine Com- over several days and using only two panels
petition (SFIWC) is one of the oldest inter- per day. This change has little or no effect on
national wine competitions in the world, the outcomes of the judging, but for the ma-
a member of The Tasting Alliance, the parent nagemet of a competition, it has net value for
the competition staff.
organization of the world-renowned San the c
San
Francisco World Spirits Competition, n, Wine competitions will continue to
New York World Wine & Spirits Com- have value and they will continue. At
petition, and Singapore World Spirits least the most important ones. As the
Competition. number of competitions in last years

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