The 2026 Sunset International Wine & Spirits Competition Is On! Sunset Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for entries in the newly combined Sunset International Wine & Spirits Competition! The competition is designed to attract all wineries and spirit producers interested in reaching the...

Sunset Magazine, the leading media brand of the Western lifestyle, announced today its call for entries in the 2025 Sunset International Spirits Competition. Judging will take place November 4-5, 2025. Winning producers will be featured in a Spring release of a Spirits Special non-print, digital...

Meet Honorary Chief Judge, Jennifer J.B. Kelly! As a wine and spirits executive, certified sommelier, entrepreneur, and wine judge with 15+ years of industry experience, Jennifer J.B. Kelly is perfectly poised to lend her experience to the Sunset International Wine Competition as Honorary Chief...

Congratulations to the illustrious winners of our annual Sunset International Spirits Competition. Despite the Western origins of the margarita and the martini, for the better part of a century, the history of spirits in the United States has been rooted toward the east, with its storied New York...

2025 Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition Announces Call for Entries Santa Rosa, Calif., (March 20, 2025) — Sunset Magazine, the leading media brand of the Western lifestyle, announced today its call for entries in the 2025 Sunset International Wine Competition. Established in 2012, the...

Are you better than the best? Can your spirit stack up to the 2023 Sunset International Spirits Competition champions? If you're ready to grab gold in your category, enter today! Best of the Best Pendray's Distillery Brandy XO Best Liqueur Brucato Amaro Chapparal Best Vodka Royal Mash Royal Mash...

Reasons to Enter Today: The Sunset Audience The Sunset International Spirits Competition is designed to attract distillers eager to connect with a high-income, engaged audience that frequently consumes spirits and cocktails. The Sunset audience appreciates quality spirits, innovative blends, and...

Why Should You Join the Competition? The Audience! The Sunset International Spirits Competition is designed to attract distilleries interested in reaching the Western wine drinker and is judged by the best in the industry, who understand and appreciate the Western palate and lifestyle. Meet the...

April 18, 2024 (Santa Rosa, Calif.) – Jennifer “JB” Kelly, President of Sales and Marketing for Luxury Wine Partners in San Rafael, Calif., has been named Honorary Chief Judge for the upcoming Sunset International Wine Competition, which takes place May 20-23, 2024, in Sonoma County, Calif....

Santa Rosa, Calif., (February 28, 2024) — Sunset Magazine, the leading media brand of the Western lifestyle, announced today its call for entries in the 2024 Sunset International Wine Competition. Established in 2012, the Sunset International Wine Competition was the most successful launch of a...