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

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”.