Compiled by CCWC judge Michael Cervin, this list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the US Wine Industry honors winemakers, writers, politicians, entrepreneurs and wine lovers who have a profound effect on the US wine industry. Four of the individuals named (Doug Frost, Mike Dunne, Daryl Groom, and Madeline Triffon) will be part of the 20 member panel judging the 2012 Central Coast Wine Competition. The list also salutes several Central Coast winemakers that enter the competition each year.
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