Sunset expanded its successful and highly influential Western Wine Awards program in summer 2012 to a full medal-competition model,
open to any winery in the world; judging has been completed and winners were first announced in November 2012. The 2013 Competition is open now. Call for entries closes March 8, 2013, judging
is April 8 and 9, and winners will be notified in early May 2013.