INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION

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Thank you for your interest in the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition. The 22nd annual International Wine Competition was held on Nov. 15 – 17, 2024. Please find the winners below.

Entries for the 2026 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition will open on Aug. 1, 2025. If you would like to receive notice at that time, please email [email protected].

2025 Results

Important Dates

DATE DEADLINE
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024
12:01 a.m.		 Contest entry system opens
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024

Entry samples accepted. Please ship/deliver as early as possible.

Shipped wine should be addressed as follows:

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Show
Buildings and Grounds Facility – Delivery 2
Three NRG Park
Houston, TX 77054
832.667.1184

If in person delivery is necessary or preferred, the hours of receiving are 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and closed on major holidays. The delivery MUST be scheduled in advance. Please email [email protected] AT LEAST 2 business days in advance to schedule your delivery date. Please included date of delivery, estimated time of delivery, driver name, and company in your email. Please also indicate whether a forklift is required for your delivery.

Deliveries:

  • Enter NRG Park Gate 12/ North Stadium Drive
  • Once in, please drive to the Wine Warehouse, which is located in the Buildings and Grounds warehouse behind NRG Center. A map of the property is available under downloads “Wine Warehouse Map.”
  • If the warehouse is unattended upon your arrival, please visit our Buildings & Grounds office for assistance. It is located under the breezeway rood to the left of the Wine Warehouse, door #15 by the lobby window.
Monday, Sept. 9, 2024
11:59 p.m.		 Entry deadline for discounted entry fees.
Monday, Oct. 14, 2024
11:59 p.m.		 Final entry deadline. All entries and entry fees are due.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
4 p.m.		 Deadline to submit all wine samples for competition.
Friday, Nov. 15 – Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 Judging for Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 Deadline to deliver wine, large-format label (Top Awards only) and brief wine description for Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition and the Champion Wine Auction & Dinner. All wine entries which won a saddle, buckle or double-gold medal must participate. The etched trophy bottle award for auction buyers will be provided by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition at NRG Center. All wineries which won a saddle, buckle or double-gold medal are invited to pour and market winning wines.
Sunday, March 2, 2025 Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction & Dinner
March 4 – March 23, 2025 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Champion Wine Garden open daily

Meet our Judges

Meet our highly-esteemed International Wine Competition judges!

MEET OUR JUDGES

Point of Sale

The Rodeo provides an array of merchandising materials to promote your award-winning wine in retail establishments. Wineries, distributors, retailers and marketing companies may download and customize bottle neckers, end cap banners, header cards, shelf talkers, etc. to print for retail store displays. Please note, these are the only approved marketing materials to be used to promote the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s International Wine Competition and are specific to the current Rodeo year. Our Wine Show volunteers work directly with local retailers to develop relationships and in-store displays to promote as many medal-winning wines as possible.

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Digital Awards

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ provides digital medals for wineries to use in promoting their award-winning wine(s) online. Wineries should choose the medal that corresponds with the award won by a specific wine in the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition (double gold, gold, silver or bronze). Please note, this medal art is the only approved format in which to use the Rodeo’s logo in conjunction with your winning wine.

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Class and Top Award Stickers

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    2025 RESULTS

    The 22nd annual Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition was held Nov. 15 – 17, 2024 at NRG Center and featured a total of 2,876 entries from 20 countries. Of the 2,876 entries, the countries with the most entries were the United States, Italy, France and Argentina. In addition, 558 entries came from Texas wineries and the 2025 featured region, Napa County, had 314 entries.

    2025 Competition Press Release | Winners by Medal | Winners Alphabetically

    GRAND CHAMPION

    Best of Show

    Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut Champagne AOC, NV

    RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION

    Markham Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2021

    TOP TEXAS WINE

    Peters Prairie Vineyard Barbera, Texas Hill Country, 2019

    TOP RED WINE

    Barlow Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, 2018

    TOP WHITE WINE

    Krutz Family Cellars Chardonnay, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, 2022

    TOP SPARKLING WINE

    Champagne Pommery Brut Royal Champagne AOC, NV

    TOP DESSERT WINE

    Llano Estacado Mad Ira’s, Texas High Plains, NV

    TOP REGION WINE

    Valley Floor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Single Vineyard, Calistoga, 2015

    TOP VALUE WINE

    Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon, California, 2021

    TOP WINE COMPANY

    E & J Gallo Winery

    TOP REGION WINE COMPANY

    Middle Oak Wines

    TOP ALL-AROUND WINERY

    Nice Winery

    TOP TEXAS WINERY

    Kiepersol Winery

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    Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
    NRG Center
    3 NRG Park
    Houston, Texas 77054

    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 832.667.1184

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