Les Martin of Red Lily Vineyards in the Applegate Valley announced that six incredibly-respected wine judges have been confirmed for the 2015 Oregon Wine Experience wine competition. Formerly known as the “World of Wine,” the week-long event was re-named to reflect a growing number of entrants and regional importance. Held each August in and around Jacksonville, the annual event is now a 
major fundraising event for the benefit of the Asante Foundation’s “Children’ Miracle Network.”
Michele Anderson, MW
Michele is the COO/Managing Director of Activate, a consulting firm that helps business develop growth strategies and improve revenue performance. Formerly, she was SVP of International at iVillage and a Principal in the Communications, Media and Technology Practice at Booz Allen.
Randy Caparoso
Randy is a Denver based restaurant wine consultant and wine journalist devoted to managing, judging, speaking, producing and writing about wine since 1978. He earned an Advanced Certificate in the Court of Master Sommeliers (1988), has qualified as a finalist in the Institute of Masters of Wine (1992), and is now an Electoral College Member of the annual Vintners Hall of Fame at The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone.
Bob Ecker
Bob is a Napa, California based writer providing magazines, newspapers and websites worldwide with compelling wine, wine travel, interview, culinary, restaurant review, trend pieces and more from his home region and beyond. He has a regular column in the Examiner.com, a dynamic entertainment, news and lifestyle network launched in 2008 that serves more than 20 million monthly readers across the U.S. and around the world.
Doug Frost, MS, MW
Wine consultant and writer, one of only three people in the world to hold both the Master Sommelier and Master of Wine titles. Wine consultant & writer, one of only three people in the world to hold both Master Sommelier and Master of Wine titlesWine consultant & writer, one of only three people in the world to hold both Master Sommelier and Master of Wine titlesServed as a judge in 2007.
Erin James
Erin James is Editor in Chief for Sip Northwest Magazine. She has been a long-time freelance writer and editor in the greater Seattle area, with a focus on lifestyle writing. As one of the pioneering journalists for WINO Magazine when it first printed in 2007, Erin has since been published in Seattle Met Bride & Groom, Seattle Woman magazine, Bellevue Visitors Guide, Seattleite magazine, Washington State University Magazine, CitySearch and, of course, SIP Northwest.
Mary Orlin
Mary is the Wine Fashionista, writing about wine, food and perfume. She is the James Beard Award and Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer of Orlin Media, where she is a multimedia wine TV and video producer and writer, telling stories behind the label. Mary is currently a producer on the new CBS TV show Kristy Downing Rocks Local Food. She is a featured wine and perfume blogger on The Huffington Post and contributes to Edible Silicon Valley, where her regular column “Behind the Bottle” has appeared since Spring 2014.