The Savor of the Sun: A Wine Tasting in Moravia

As suggested by its title, only women are eligible to judge in this prestigious contest. The juries were divided into five categories: Oenology (jury president), Production, Distribution-PR Marketing, Formation-Information and Amateur-Oenophiles. 
Tasters were drawn from four continents and 15 nationalities (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, China, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine). They judged around 150 samples from 12 countries (mainly from Australia, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Switzerland) and awarded a total of 41 medals, of which 3 were diamond, 8 gold and 30 silver. It is true to say I was surprised and pleased to be able to find out from the official results, that three gold and four silver medals were awarded to the Czech Republic, of which 3 golds and a 3 silvers went to Vinařství Baloun of Velké Pavlovice and one silver to Znovín Znojmo (Vinařství Baloun is no newcomer to this competition - just last year he obtained a gold and a silver medal!) - and that one must take into account the fact that judging was extremely strict, for instance, Committee No. 2, in which I sat, was presided over by an oenologist from France, and it did not award a single medal during the entire proceedings! 
Amidst such resonant names as Badia and Coltibuono, Marqués de Cáceres, Ribera del Duero, Bandol or Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora de Carmo, the Grüner Veltliner, Resling and Welschriesling from charismatic winemaker Radomil Baloun took gold medals, while the Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer and Merlot from the same stable were awarded silvers, as well as the silver that went to Znovín Znojmo for their Pálava. Every participating wine from the Czech Republic was vintage 2007 and adds up to yet another phenomenal success for our wines on the international stage. 
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Phenomenal Success for Moravian Wines Among the Greats of the World in Monte-Carlo

One of the most popular wine competitions in the world – the Austrian AWC Vienna – published this year’s results at the Gala Evening of Wine at the Viennese City Hall. 7959 wines from 1422 producers from all around the world took part in the competition. The Czech Republic was represented by the all-time high 159 samples, which is the highest number in the history of our participations in foreign competitions so far. The wine-makers from the Czech Republic reached a tremendous success – one of the medals or diplomas “seal of approval” were given to record 140 wines, that is unbelievable 88 %. 
At the beginning of summer in the Valtice National Wine Centre in cooperation with the Sommelier Magazine and with the support of the Winegrowers Fund the record number of 159 wine samples was collected. The wines had to undergo the competition assessment in the wine-tasting cabins of the Higher Federal Institute for viticulture and fruit-growing in Klosterneuburg. “We gained the right to nominate the wine-tasters for the competition committees who successfully passed the so-called European exams for wine assessment or the SZPI exams,” said the co-organizer for the Czech Republic JUDr. Luboš Bárta. “Altogether 25 evaluators from the Czech Republic and Slovakia participated in the basic assessment during two weeks in August in Klosterneuburg and in the final Master Tasting in Vienna,” he added. 
 
After two successes of Vinselekt Michlovský in the past years the Vinné sklepy Valtice a.s. won through the 100 best wineries of the world, and the company also had the most successful Moravian wine in the final Master Tasting - Sylvaner Green, 2007, late gathered. 
 
Wine-makers from Moravia won 11 gold medals 
Tree gold medals belong to the Vinné sklepy Valtice for the Sylvaner Green, late gathered 2007, Aurelius, selection from grapes 2007 and Chardonnay, straw wine 2006. Three gold medals were awarded to Znovín Znojmo, a.s. for their Rhine Riesling, ice wine 2005, Pinot Gris, ice wine 2005 and Rhine Riesling, straw wine 2006. Other gold medals went to the wineries Bohemia Canopus (Pinot Blanc, 2006), ČEBAV s.r.o. (Italian Riesling, 2007), Helena Glosová (Moravian Muscatel, ice wine 2004), Vinařství Mikulica (Aurelius, 2007), and Vinselekt Michlovský, a.s. for their Aurelius, selection from grapes from the year 2005. 
Moravian wine-makers also gained the right to decorate their bottles with 94 silver medals and 35 quality marks “Seals of Approval”.

Great success of wines from the Czech Republic in the international competition AWC Vienna

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