VINARIUM 2024 will take place in Ploiesti.
VINARIUM International Wine Contest announces: THE XXI EDITION (May 23rd-26th,
2024) is organized with the support of Ploiești City Hall and is held under the auspices of
Ploiești – Capitala Tineretului din România #LetsPLAY, Fundația Județeană pentru Tineret
Prahova, EUROSPIRIT Association.

• 1502 samples from 26 countries were entered: South Africa, Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Cyprus, France, Germany, Georgia,
Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary


• 239 operators (producers, importers, negotiants, representatives of producers)
registered samples
• Still wines, sparkling wines and spirits based on grapes and wine were entered into
the competition
• 39.3% of all registered samples were from outside Romania – the organizing country.
• The total number of judges is 47, coming from 18 countries: Bulgaria, Canada,
Cyprus, Switzerland, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain,
Norway, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey .
Judging will take place with 8 commissions of 5 judges/commission. Each commission will
be led by a President. https://www.iwcb.ro/en/jury-2024/
The official observers, present in Ploiești, are:

 Mrs. Neslihan IVIT, Turkey, OIV Observer, Coordinator of the Oenology and
Analysis Methods Commission within the OIV
 Mr. Roberto GAUDIO, Italy, VINOFED Observer
 Mr. Richard PFISTER, Switzerland, FIJEV Observer

• The consensus average of each sample will be calculated as the arithmetic average of
the marks given by all the judges, after eliminating the extreme marks (the lowest mark
and the highest mark).
• Will be granted:
▪ Great Gold Medals (score 93-100)
▪ Gold medals (score 89-92.9)
▪ Silver medals (score 85-88.9)
• According to the OIV Regulation, only 30% of the samples entered in the competition
can obtain a medal
Will award Special Prizes:
International Organizations VINOFED , FIJEV
Main Partner CORTEVA

VINARIUM 2024 partners
CORTEVA • SMURFIT KAPPA • AQUA CARPATICA • AUTOPALERMO • AGRI ALIANTA •
DABACCO • IPPU -Etichete Autoadezive • FAN COURIER • LA MAMA • CREATIVE IMPACT •
CONSTANTIN PHOTOGRAPHY • MASTER GRAPHIC MEDIA • GASTROTECH / STOLZLE

• BUSINESS GROW UP • EU_LABEL • DRONE BOX / RIAGRO • BIOSYSTEMS • OEVE
ROMANIA • CAMPERVAN ROMANIA • ELITTE INN & SUITES • INOXID MEDIA
Media Partners VINARIUM 2024:
VINUL.RO • REVISTA FERMIERULUI • WINESDAY
From 2023, VINARIUM – VINOFED competition – globally communicates the medaled
wines through the international reference platform WINE-SEARCHER.COM:
▪ 240 million – consumer searches each year
▪ 5.2 million – monthly active users