The Sixth Annual Birch
Thanksgiving Wine Competition 2002

This years competition was once again conducted by a group of seven ruthless and tipsy competitors at the vacation location on Kiahaw Island, South Carolina, USA.
But first ...

This year we had MORE model airplanes!...


Dave has gotten Mike into the act. From left to right the planes are Fancy Pants/OS .25, Dragon Fly(Flight Streak Jr.)/OS .15, Buster 40/Fox .35 (Mike's), and Buster 40/OS .25 (Dave's).

And finally the Wine competition!


This years competitors!

But before we get to the competition itself, we take a moment to express our immense appreciation from all the participants for the terrific, and essential, jobs performed by the Masters of Ceremony! This event could not happen without you!

Entries were judged in four categories:

1. Color
2. Bouquet
3. Taste
4. Finish
5. Overall Rating (50 to 100)

All the competitors are to be congratulated on their entries!

Red Wine Competition
Place	Entry	Entered by
First Place Congratulations! The conveted Award!	2000 Wild Duck Creek Estate Heathcode Springflat Shiraz Score: 94.86	Dale Humbly accepting the coveted award! Dale will add his charm tag to those of the previous winners! And the trophy will grace his mantel for the coming year. Should he remiss in any of his duties this year, then second will take over his duties.
Second Place So close!	1997 Elderton Barossa Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot Score: 94.71	Betsy Takinging second prize! (again)
Third Place	1998 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Score: 92.43	Kathy Receiving third!
Fourth Place	1998 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Score: 91.142	Stacey Taking fourth place.
Fifth Place	1999 PlumpJace Cabernet Score: 91.142	Sue Taking fifth place (and bumming her Aussie wine shipment did not make it into the states in time for the competition!)
Sixth Place	1998 Phoenix Vineyards Cabernet Score: 91.00	Kat Taking sixth place!
Seventh Place	1997 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Score: 87.43	Mike Trailing in seventh place!

And so ends this year's competitions... and another wonderful family vacation. *sigh*

Who will win next year? Come back and find out!