White, rosé and red wines are sampled by judges and regular folks at the People’s Choice Wine Competition in Hopland, Calif., Aug. 16, 2025. Comments from judges included: “It was a great time!” and “I enjoyed it very much – the amount of wines we tasted was just right.” (Edgar Castro via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO. 8/29/25 — The county’s best wines were set out on long tables wrapped around the outer edges of the Bliss Room at Mendocino County’s People’s Choice Wine Competition on Saturday, August 16, at Brutocao Cellars in downtown Hopland. 

With whites bathed in ice and reds kept at room temperature, there were 121 wine entries across 35 labels in 14 categories of reds, whites, and rosés as well as sparkling, blended and dessert wines. 

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