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The North Coast Wine Challenge starts today. During the next two days, 30 judges will take sips of over 11-hundred wines. It’s a blind taste test to ensure fairness. The wine bottles will be naked, meaning they are stripped of their labels, prices and packaging. The wines being judged for their taste and quality come from makers in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, Mendocino and Solano Counties. This is now the 12th year of the wine challenge, which is taking place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds’ Showcase Café.