Showcase at the San Diego Food + Wine Festival+ win $10,000
One winery will:
- Be flown to San Diego to showcase at the San Diego Food + Wine Festival
- Exhibit to 11,000+ food and wine lovers and 1,000+ industry VIPs
- Receive a national promotions package
- Receive the $10,000 cash prize
- Win the title of America's Favorite Winery
Win $10,000 and the title of America's Favorite Winery.
Turn the support of your customers, wine club members, and community into national recognition.
$10,000 cash prize
To invest in the winery, celebrate the team, or support its next chapter.
National press package
A professionally written winner announcement and targeted outreach to wine, food, travel, and lifestyle media, along with local and regional outlets.
The title of champion
America's Favorite Winery—National People's Choice Champion, celebrating the supporters who helped bring home the win.
Featured winery spotlight
A featured spotlight on the competition website, with additional promotion through Libation's email and social media channels.
Showcase at the San Diego Food + Wine Festival
A featured showcase for the winning winery at the San Diego Food + Wine Festival, putting your wines in front of thousands of food and wine lovers.
Winner's marketing kit
An official digital award seal and graphics for your website, social media, email campaigns, and tasting room.
Every winery has a story—and people who love being part of it. Invite yours to help write the next chapter.
A grand prize experience · San Diego, California
Showcase your winery at the San Diego Food + Wine Festival.
Bring your wines—and the story behind them—to a destination celebration of food, wine, and the people who make them extraordinary.
11,000+ food & wine lovers
The festival reports drawing more than 11,000 enthusiasts annually from across the U.S., Mexico, and beyond—a wine-focused audience ready to discover new favorites.
1,000+ industry VIPs
The festival also welcomes 1,000+ industry VIPs—trade buyers, sommeliers, and media—putting your wines in front of professional palates alongside the public tastings.
An award-winning wine festival
Named Best Wine Festival in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice awards in 2023 and 2024, bringing national recognition to this destination wine event.
A waterfront destination
Signature tastings at San Diego's Embarcadero Marina Park North bring together wineries, chefs, and culinary experiences in a scenic bayside setting.
Your prize: two showcase days, flights + hotel
The winning winery receives a two-day showcase, round-trip coach airfare for two representatives, and two hotel nights in one shared standard room—in addition to the $10,000 cash prize.
Our charity partner
Every charity vote supports K9s For Warriors.
K9s For Warriors began in 2011 with a mother's hope to help her son heal from the invisible wounds of war.
Since then, the organization has become the nation's leading provider of trained service dogs for veterans living with PTSD and traumatic brain injury—at no cost to the veteran.
By rescuing dogs and pairing them with veterans in need, K9s For Warriors creates a powerful bond that restores independence, strengthens families, and saves lives at both ends of the leash.
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