i applaud people who enter contests like this...but do a google on a well known study that the California wine people refused to publish for 4-5 yrs but finally relented upon...google this:
How Reliable are Wine Judges? Not at all!
January 27, 2009, by Karl Storchmann (Journal of Wine Economics)
in my view...as limited as it is...wine judges are like movie reviewers....what they love and like...you *may* agree with...then again how many times have you seen them diss a movie that you LOVED?
in the end..it is YOU that must love your wine...no one else....
...n o b o d y!!!!!!!
wine makers like everyone must be comfortable in their own skin..believe in themselves in what they are doing...and not just in wine...in every aspect of our lives
making your own wine or any product means you are independent minded...to a degree self sufficient....it is a sign of your personality.....
i could go on and on...but read that study..and see for yourself...