Volunteer

Volunteer in 2025

The Pacific Northwest Wine Competition will be returning to Walla Walla Community College in 2025 for its 10th annual event. We are seeking volunteers to assist with the competition.

Volunteers will enjoy a “behind the scenes” experience at a wine competition by working in the backroom, experiencing how proceedings are conducted with strict confidentiality, and efficiently serving judges flights of wines within pre-designated categories.

Each shift is composed of a team of five individuals, including two shift leaders with long-term experience who will work with and supervise three other volunteers.

Here are the specifics for our 2025 Competition:

Dates: Monday, June 23 through Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Location: College Cellars, 3020 E Isaacs Avenue, Walla Walla
Shifts available: two each day; morning from 8 am to noon / afternoon from 12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Lunch will be provided each day from noon to 12:30 pm for both morning volunteers (at the end of their shift) and afternoon volunteers (at the beginning of their shift).

Volunteers are welcome to sign up for more than one shift. However, we prefer that you limit yourself to one shift per day.

Full disclosure: volunteer shifts can be physically demanding, so please take this into consideration before signing up. You’ll be on your feet most of the time while conducting the following tasks:

Opening and decanting wine
Serving wine to judges
Bussing tables
Washing stemware with an automatic dishwasher and drying stemware by hand
Lifting and carrying bottles of wine
Tidying up the venue

Concerned about specific tasks? We have you covered! There will be mandatory training sessions scheduled one or two days prior to the competition, and you will be notified when times have been determined. These sessions will run you through the backroom set-up and serving process and allow you to ask questions. You only need to attend one session, which lasts approximately one hour.

If you’d like to help, please contact Brian Lofquist at: brian@thelofquistgroup.com . Qualified individuals will then be directed to SignUpGenius.com to sign up for their preferred shift(s).

Thank you in advance for volunteering your time at the Pacific Northwest Wine Competition!