450 medals at The International Wine Contest Bucharest 2016

Wines from Romania, Republic of Moldavia and Italy are on the top. Romania and Republic of Moldavia obtained the only two Great Gold Medals given this year


Bucharest, 10th of June 2016: Wednesday, 8th of June this year, at Bragadiru Palace from Bucharest, took place the International Wine Contest Bucharest 2016 Gala. This year’s edition of the competition, the first one itinerant, was hosted in Focsani, Vrancea County.

“IWCB accomplishes the mission to be an entity of hierarching and promoting quality wines, both in the benefit of the consumers and producers. Regarding the competition’s evolution, our main goal is that at the following editions, to find and impose improvements accepted by OIV ( International Organisation of Vine and Wine) during the evaluation process. Also, we are glad to contribute in this way at the reentry of Romania in the superior league of the world of wine, in terms of production and market ” says Catalin Paduraru, CEO IWCB.

About the winners

The Great Gold Medals from IWCB 2016 were received by a Romanian wine (Tamaioasa Romaneasca, vintage 1975, obtained in Statiunea Pietroasele) and a Moldavian one (Chardonnay  vintage 2013 Botrytis, a product of Château Vartely).

The most appreciated rose dry wine - C’est soir Rose (Cabernet Sauvignon) 2015 from  Domeniile Lungu, Romania.

The most appreciated red dry wines - Encore Syrah 2012 from KATARZYNA ESTATE LTD, Bulgaria and St. Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 de la Wakefield/ Taylors Wines, Australia.

Romania obtained 187 medals (41,5% from the total number of medals):

• 1 Great Gold Medal
• 59 Gold Medals (36% from the total number of Gold Medals)
• 127 Silver Medals (45% from the total number of Silver Medals.

The best importer from Romania is also in 2016, VINEXPERT with 8 Gold Medals and 7 Silver Medals.

About the edition from 2016

At this 13th edition, the evaluation was made with 7 commisions each having 5 members, including 3 foreign specialists and 2 Romanian ones. The sum of the years regarding the study in the field of all the jurors is 374 years, the number of wines evaluated during theit carrier is 220.000 and the number of pages published with specialized texts is 40.000.

The total number of registered samples: 1495 (self imposed limit)- 48% samples from Romania (717 samples) and 52% foreign samples (778 samples)

From the whole amount of samples, 1396 were still wines, 66 sparkling wines and 33 spirituous.

There were given a number of 450 medals (30% from the total number of participating samples, according to OIV):

2 Great Gold Medals

• 165 Gold Medals (37% from the total number of medals)
  
• 283 Silver Medals (63% fro the total number of medals )
  
• 290 samples with Silver scoring (over 82 points), but without receiving a medal

The percentage of samples with over 82 points was 49,5% from the total number of registered samples.

The total number of participants (producers and importers) who registered samples: 238.

The number of participants who received medals: 153, meaning 64% of the number of participants who registered samples.

The number of participants who has a scoring equal or greater than 82 points: 188 (79% of the total number of participants who registered samples).

Regarding Romania:

• 100 participants who registered samples
• 65 participants who receive a medal
• 82 participants who had a scoring greater than 82 points

Here you can check the whole list of IWCB 2016 winners.

IWCB is the most important international wine competition from Eastern Europe, being organized at the initiative of ONVPV, by ASER Wineconsulting, in partnership with Authorised Romanian Wine Tasters Organisation (ADAR), under the patronage of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).

Main media partners: Global Wine&Spirits, vinul.ro

Media partners: Europa FM, Food&Bar,  National Geographic, Men’s Health, Practic in Bucatarie, Casa si Gradina, Dilema Veche, Progresiv, Trends HRB, Revista Fermierului, Agerpres, Horeca Romania, Fine Wine, Profit.ro, business-review.ro, femei-in-afaceri.ro, manager.ro, agroRomania.ro, business24.ro, ziare.com, news.ro, life.ro, vipstyle.re, pistoanefabricate.ro, vin2.ro, oenolog.ro, vinescu.ro, Savor TV, semenbune.ro

Catalin Paduraru
CEO IWCB