Melbourne International Wine Competition
The Melbourne International Wine Competition is the first major international wine competition with TRADE ONLY judges comprised of: buyers from the top retail stores, sommeliers, restaurant owners, hotel beverage directors, distributors and importers. Unlike other wine competitions, these judges have purchasing power and the ability to make a direct impact on brand sales.
Vinitaly International Wine Competition
Vinitaly International Wine Competition is one of the most prestigious in the world. It is a well-established marketing and promotion tool, as proven by constantly growing numbers of wines entered. The Gran Vinitaly and Vinitaly Country Awards are made every year, alongside the prestigious Grand Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.
Vinitaly is the event that more than any other has traced the evolution of the national and international wine system, helping to make wine one of the most captivating and dynamic realities in the primary sector.
Vinitaly keeps up with the times and reduces show days from 5 to 4; the weekly interval also changes, from the traditional Thursday-Monday to the new Sunday-Wednesday. This decision aims to optimise attendance by specialised traders arriving from all over the world and provide more space for operators in the horeca channel. Website: http://www.vinitaly.com
International Wine and Spirit Competition
When the original Club Oenologique was launched in 1969, its founder, the wine chemist Anton Massel, could scarcely have imagined the impact that his initiative would have on today's wine and spirit industry, nor the far-reaching commercial implications for those who find themselves rewarded for their excellence. He had the idea of creating a competition which was based not just on organoleptic judgement, but where all entries also had to undergo chemical analysis.
In 1978 the name of the venture was changed to the International Wine and Spirit Competition and, within a short space of time, the disciplines of the Competition were redefined. A set of technical controls was implemented in order to ensure that the highest quality standards were achieved and maintained year after year. The original aim of the IWSC was to award excellence to wines and spirits worldwide. This remains the aim today, encouraging consumer and trade recognition for quality products. Website: http://www.iwsc.net
Cyprus Wine Competition
An international distinction is always very important in any industry, product or activity. In the wine sector an important measure of evaluation and assessment are international wine competitions. Many of these competitions are organized for many years and enjoy high visibility and publicity in the media and particular among wine lovers. Our country through Cypriot winemakers has had a rich and valuable portfolio with many honors awards and favorable reviews.
The Cyprus Wine Competition, conducted annually, is a significant event which provides a challenge to the local wine makers and communicates the value and growing popularity of Cypriot wines. Cyprus is rich in history and traditions that reach far back into the midts of time and may be one of the oldest wine-making countries, with an outstanding wine-making heritage. Website: http://cypruswinecompetition.com
Balkans International Wine Competition
The idea to organize a Balkan wine competition was conceived several years ago. The tremendous increase in quality of Balkan wines contributed to such a development. It was happening across the beautiful Balkan Peninsula: Slovenian wines were getting great attention, Croatian indigenous cultivars were suddenly 'flavour of the year' and Serbia also started producing the world class wines.
Bulgaria strongly demonstrated ability to produce great red and white wines, both from local and international varieties. The-difficult-to-pronounce indigenous Greek varieties were not any more unknown on the tables of many world sommeliers, wine professionals and, most importantly, consumers. Turkey was undergoing a true renaissance in the winemaking and generally wine culture was going there from strength to strength. Website: http://www.balkanswine.eu
Berlin Wine Trophy
The tasting was initially installed as a type of audience price. Supervised by the Berlin Wine Authority with a jury made up of wine experts and consumers. This audience award has been developed as the supporting program of the Berlin Wine Show and as a selling aid for the wine show presentors. These then submitted 180 wines during the first tasting.
The jury was made up of only designated wine experts starting form the second time on and was named Berlin Jury Price
Renaming of the Berlin Jury Price to Berlin Wine Trophy. By this time, more than 400 wines were submitted by the presentors alone. The potential of the awarded prize as an argumentation aid became apparent to the visitors of the Berlin Wine Show. Website: http://www.berliner-wein-trophy.de
The International Competition of Wines for Fish
The International Competition of Wines for Fish is now at its second edition although in truth, the competition has existed for many years. The “SelezioneVini da Pesce” was created in the 1960 and for 12 editions was only open to Italian wines. In 2012, the competition was opened up to International wines and the name changed to the “International Competition of Wines for Fish”. When it was created, the competition was conceived around the two elements which, even today, render the competition unique: the intrinsic link between wine and the sea.
From one edition to the next the competition grew, gradually expanding its admission criteria to include various types of wine. Upon its creation, the competition was open only to still white wines but recent editions also allowed both sparkling and rose wines, a relfection of how the competition, just like wine itself, is able to respond the the world around it, growing, changing and evolving. In 2012 however, the competition became international as wines from outside Italy were admitted. With a proportion of the samples being produced outside Italy (white, rose, still and sparkling wines which conform to the definition of the O.I.V. International Code) came the need to increase the number of International journalists and oenologists on the judging commissions to reflect international tastes and expertise. Website: http://www.vinidapesce.it
International Wine Contest
The International Wine Contest Bucharest 2012 is organized upon the initiative of the National Office for Vine and Vitivinicultural Products (ONVPV), through Association of Authorized Tasters Romania (ADAR) in partnership with ASER. Wine consulting. IWCB 2013 will be held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania (MARD.), and under the Patronage of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), being the 10th edition over the past years recognized by such an inter-governmental Forum, numbering over 45 wine consuming and producing countries worldwide.
This Contest is organized in compliance with the Rules of the international wine contest, as developed by International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV.); the wine samples will be assessed by an international jury with members recognized for their experience and professionalism.The Contest will take place between 23rd – 26th of May 2019, at Bucharest. Website: http://www.iwcb.ro
Thessaloniki International Wine Competition
The Wine Producers Association of Northern Greece organizes the only International Wine Competition held in Greece. The Competition’s main objective is to present the variety of international quality wine production to professionals and the general public and acquaint foreign wine professionals with the exciting developments in Greek wine production.
Every March, during the Competition which is organized under the auspices of the O.I.V. (International Organization of Vine and Wine), Greek and foreign wine tasters (enologists, sommeliers, and journalists) taste wines from Greece and abroad for 3 days. The public has the opportunity to taste the award-winning wines at a wine tasting event that is held every year after the end of the competition while winners receive the awards at an official awards ceremony.
The ‘Thessaloniki International Wine Competition’ is constantly growing and so is the amount of participating wine producers and the quality of the samples submitted, giving strong evidence that is has become a major institution for Greek wine. Furthermore, the medals of the competition are acknowledged by both professional and consumers in Greece and abroad. Website: http://www.winesofnorthgreece.gr
The Zarcillo Awards
The Zarcillo Awards were created in 1991 as part of the climax of the events for the European Year of Tourism on the initiative of the Regional Ministries for Culture and Tourism, Agriculture and Farming of the Junta de Castilla y León, with the commitment to hold a national wine contest with the objective of promoting and defending the quality of Spanish wines.
The Regional Ministry for Agriculture and Farming, through the Oenological Station of Castilla y León during the first event of that year, took charge of the technical layout of the wine tasting, establishing the basic principles, wine tasting panels and the profile of the wine tasters. The name Zarcillo was chosen since it was different from those already existing and was, at the same time, directly related with oenology since the zarcillo (tendril) is the first leafless organ produced by the vine shoot and is used for support. It provides outward projection like a climbing plant such is the vine. Website: http://www.premioszarcillo.com
Brazilian International Wine Competition
A BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION OENOLOGY , founded on October 22, 1976, aims to promote wine culture and establish a harmonious relationship between winemakers and consumers.
ABE is today recognized internationally, being constantly invited to send representatives to various international wine competitions promoted under the auspices of the International Grape and Wine. Website: http://www.enologia.org.br
Los Angeles International Wine Competition
Seven decades of tradition began shortly after the end of prohibition, when the annual L.A. County Fair began awarding medals to the finest wines in California. The competition achieved world-class status, attracting wines from North and South America and finally in 2002, opening the doors to wine entries from around the world. Today, the event includes spirits and extra virgin olive oils. The judging panel has grown to nearly 100 judges from all parts of the globe.
The competition is the foundation for an extensive wine education program available to the nearly 1.5 million visitors to the L.A. County Fair. Public wine tasting began in 1968; in 1998 a wine education center opened, complete with consumer-driven classes, tastings and a display of the award-winning wines. The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition is committed to educating the public about wine, featuring industry experts with extensive knowledge about wine growing and selection, wine tasting and wine and food pairings. The 2019 wine competition will be May 22-23, 2019. Website: http://www.fairplex.com
San Francisco International Wine Competition
The San Francisco International Wine Competition, the largest, most influential international wine competition in America, is judged by a prestigious panel of nationally recognized wine experts. Judging is based on a blind, consensual procedure, ensuring competitive integrity as it remains the nation's most respected wine competition. Celebrating its 33rd year in 2013, the Competition is held annually in mid-June. Results are found here as well as entry forms which are posted in April.
Website: http://www.sfwinecomp.com
The San Diego International Wine Competition
The San Diego International Wine Competition was founded in 1983 by wine journalist Dan Berger, attorney Bob Foster and wine broker Dick Colangelo. Through its first 20 years it was called the San Diego National Wine Competition and it was open exclusively to wines produced in the 50 United States. Syndicated wine columnist Robert Whitley took over as Director in 2003 and opened the competition to international entries while changing the name to the San Diego International. The SDIWC is owned by the Social Service Auxiliary of San Diego, a 501c3 non-profit organization that works on behalf of the charities supported by the Sisters of Social Service, an order of Catholic nuns near downtown San Diego. Their annual Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting and Sale has become a fixture on the San Diego wine and culinary calendar. W&R benefits Camp Oliver, a youth camp in Descanso, CA. Over the past three decades Wine & Roses has sent thousands of deserving San Diego children to summer camp through “camperships” made possible by the tasting and sale of medal-winning wines from the San Diego International.
Website: http://www.sdiwc.com
Mid-American Wine Competition
The competition is open only to commercial wineries of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
This competition gives wineries the opportunity to have their wines judged against carefully selected food-friendly dishes. This is the first competition in the United States to offer this format.
“Typically wine competitions judge wines only against other wines, and typically the biggest wine wins. But wine is supposed to be consumed with food. So we are going to judge these wines in a setting more conducive to wines of balance, and by judging the wines in a setting more receptive to wines of balance, and by judging the wine with food, we think we will see a different outcome than the usual ‘bigger is better’ response,” noted Chief Judge Doug Frost.
Website: http://www.midamericanwine.org
The New York International Wine Competition
The New York International Wine Competition is the first major international wine competition with TRADE ONLY judges from top to bottom that consist of people who are buyers from the top retail stores, restaurant owners, sommeliers, hotel beverage directors, distributors and importers. Unlike other competitions, these judges have purchasing power and the ability to make a direct impact on brand sales.
In our 3rd year we have become one of the most respected international wine competition in the world because our judges are real trade buyers judging the wine by its category and actual price. We call it the “Real World”. As the saying goes….If you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere!
North Coast Wine Challenge
The Press Democrat and Vineyard & Winery Management have teamed up to create The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge, which will allow entries from wineries that source fruit from the North Coast, including the American Viticultural Areas spanning Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties, and parts of Marin and Solano counties.
The regional focus of the new competition emphasizes its similarity to the Chronicle's, which grew out of the "tri-county" wine tasting competition at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair - Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino.
Two long-time Healdsburg wine consultants have come on board, including Australian-turned Sonoma winemaker Daryl Groom to recruit a panel of judges.
Lone Star International Wine Competition
The Lone Star Wine Competition, as it had been known from its inception in 1984, was limited to Texas Wines and Texas Wineries. In 2001 the Board of Directors of the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association (TWGGA) made the decision to expand the competition internationally. The first U.S. region included in this expansion extended from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River. It was important for the Great Plains to be the first region in this expansion, since Texas is very much a part of the Great Plains. We included Canada and Mexico in the spirit of the Free Trade Agreement; and Austria as a courtesy to the Grapevine, Texas sister city of Krems, Austria. For the 2002 Competition, the committee decided to expand to the remaining wine states, except the largest producers New York, Oregon, Washington, and California. In 2004 we continued to expand including all international and national commercial wineries. Since 2004, with the LSIWC new commitments embracing and welcoming its national and international neighbors and friends, we’ve tripled the number of entries.
Website: http://www.txwines.org
The International Eastern Wine Competition (IEWC)
IEWC is one of the oldest and largest professional wine competitions in the United States. Entries are available to wineries produced in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States and eastern Canada, making a truly regional affair. IEWC is judged by knowledgeable wine professionals and media from the east, Midwest and beyond. This event includes the Riesling Championship, which honors the best Riesling of the competition.
Amateur Wine Competition
The very first Maryland Wine Festival was held at the Shriver Homestead in Union Mills, in September, 1984. It was the brainchild of John Barker, then director of tourism in Carroll County. How he conceived the idea is unknown, and the first we heard about it was in the early spring, when he called the local chapter of the American Wine Society and asked for help in planning the thing.
The details are vague now, 20-some years later. The basic Festival was pretty much the same then as it is now, but on a much smaller scale, and was held for only one day. The Wine Education Seminars, managed by a few stalwart compadres, were part of the original program. There was an amateur wine adjudication, but it was an impromptu affair. Folks brought in their homemade wines and asked for comments on them. No one had planned for this. The idea for a wine-making demonstration had not yet germinated.
Website:http://www.marylandwine.org
TEXSOM International Wine Awards
In 2005, James Tidwell MS and Drew Hendricks MS launched a conference for sommeliers— one with a vision of promoting professional wine service standards, outlining paths for further wine education and certification, and raising public awareness about the professional standards and certifications for sommeliers. From humble beginnings, that conference (TEXSOM) has become the leading sommelier conference in the world and draws nearly 1,300 of the wine industry’s most influential leaders to Dallas each year.
Seeing an opportunity to grow their reach and expand their mission, Tidwell and Hendricks purchased the Dallas Morning News Wine Competition in 2014 from its owner, Rebecca Murphy, a widely respected wine writer in Dallas. Murphy founded the competition in 1985 and it grew to become one of the top wine competitions in the United States. This became the foundation for today’s TEXSOM International Wine Awards.
Website: TEXSOM International Wine Awards
Riverside International Wine Competition
For 30 years, the Riverside International Wine Competition has provided consumers and the wine industry with carefully considered results of a blind tasting by professional wine evaluators. A key benefit of this event is to recognize wines in a wide variety of styles, including wine regions that don’t often get such recognition.
Website: http://www.riversidewinecompetition.com
El Dorado County Fair Wine Competition
The first recorded Fair in El Dorado County was held in 1859 in Coloma. Until 1939, the Fair was held at various locations including Coloma, Diamond Springs, and downtown Placerville.
The Fairs of 1859, 1860, and 1864 were held in Coloma. Two other towns where the Fair was held in the early years were Placerville and Diamond Springs. The downtown areas of these small towns were transformed into the fairgrounds each time the County Fair was held.
With no permanent facilities to call its own until 1939, the County Fair annually used whatever facilities it could glean to hold the event. In those early days, the entire town where the Fair was held became the Fairgrounds. When in Placerville, some venues included the Confidence Hall, Sigwart’s Opera House, the Central House Hotel and Ballroom, and the Stockyards.
The first County Fair at the current site on Placerville Dr. (old Hwy 50) was held in 1939 conducted by the American Legion under a contract with El Dorado County. The American Legion conducted the County Fairs until 1952 when the current Fair Association was formed. World War II caused the Fair to become dormant from 1942 until 1947 when the American Legion reactivated the event.
Website: http://eldoradocountyfair.org
New World International Wine Competition
NWIWC has consistently been named as one of the top competitions for over 15 years. It is the only competition in America, and perhaps the world to pit the best wines from each price class against each other to determine an overall best of variety or type.
Website: http://www.nwiwc.com
Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition
The Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition began in 1995 and is open to any commercial vineyard, winery or amateur winemaker in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia or West Virginia. Now in its 14thyear, the competition continues to increase in popularity as the wine industry in the Southeastern United States grows. In the past five years, the number of competitive entries has grown by more than 150 percent, with over 500 wines submitted for consideration in 2012.
“The wine industry in the Southern U.S. has enjoyed explosive growth over the past 20 years,” said Jim Collins, Wine Superintendent and coordinator of the Fair’s Wine Competition. “Looking across the region, there are a number of talented winemakers who are producing terrific vintages. The Dixie Classic Fair is proud to support and promote wineries in the region through the Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition, and we look forward to another successful competition in 2013.”
Website: http://www.dcfair.com
Illinois Wine Competition
The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association (IGGVA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the viticulture and enology interests of Illinois through information exchange and cooperation among Illinois grape producers and vintners.
We are governed by a board of directors and receive input from the state’s four wine-growing regions by regional chairs. Website: http://www.illinoiswine.com
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