Winnaars IBWC 2019 bekendgemaakt

Wineries from Spain, Argentina, France and Australia have won the grand gold medal in the International Bulk Wine Competition. It is the sole competition that awards premium and quality bulk wines. The IBWC’s prize-giving ceremony was held on Monday 2nd of December at the first day of the 11^th WBWE.

The following wineries have won the so-desired medals:

GRAND GOLD MEDAL

LES VIGNERONS DE MONTFRIN	COTES DU RHONE 2019 GRENACHE-SYRAH 60/40	FRANCE
DEE VINE ESTATE	DEE VINE ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2019	AUSTRALIA
BODEGAS VINIVAL	MOSCATEL DE ALEJANDRIA 2018	SPAIN
GRUPO PEÑAFLOR S.A.	MALBEC PREMIUM 2018	ARGENTIN

GOLD MEDALS

IMPERIAL VIN GROUP	CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018	MOLDOVA
BODEGAS MAMERTO DE LA VARA	SWEET DARK LIQUEUR WINE 2018 MOSCATEL-PEDRO XIMÉNEZ 70/30	SPAIN
SUVOROV-VIN LTD.	KAZAYAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018	MOLDOVA
JIDVEI ROMANIA	JIDVEI FETEASCA REGALA 2019	ROMANIA
MGG COOPERATIVE	RENWICK / RAPAURA BLEND SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	NEW ZEALAND
BODEGAS LAIRÉN	3V TEMPRANILLO 2019	SPAIN
BODEGA SIN FIN	SIN FIN RESERVA MALBEC 2018	ARGENTINA
BODEGAS ALTOVELA	ALTOVELA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	SPAIN
WENFOR S.A. BULK WINES	MALBEC RESERVA 2019	URUGUAY
CW WINES COONAWARRA	CW WINES SYRAH 2018	AUSTRALIA
CW WINES COONAWARRA	CW WINES CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018	AUSTRALIA
CANTINE COLOMBA BIANCA	ZIBIBBO MOSCATEL DE ALEJANDRIA 2019 DOC SICILIA	ITALY
HISPANICA WINES	SEÑORIO FUENTEALAMO MERLOT 2019	SPAIN
FRIEDMANN	FRIEDMANN SYRAH 2019 IGP OC	FRANCE
JUVIAR S.A.	JUVIAR MALBEC 2019	ARGENTINA
BODEGAS LAIRÉN	3V PETIT VERDOT – SYRAH 80/20 2019	SPAIN
MIRAVALLES	RESERVE BULK MALBEC MAIPú 2019	ARGENTINA
BODEGAS ENTREMONTES	MERLOT 2019	SPAIN
ALMURAD	ALMURAD MACABEO 2019	SPAIN
ALMURAD	ALMURAD SYRAH 2019	SPAIN
CANTINE COLOMBA BIANCA	SYRAH 2019 DOC SICILIA	ITALY
LES VIGNERONS DE MONTFRIN	COTES DU RHONE 2019 SYRAH-GRENACHE 75/25	FRANCE
C.P.&C. SRL	NEGRAMARO 2018	ITALY
AGRESTI VINI SRL	AGRESTI VINI NERO DI TROIA 2019	ITALY
BODEGAS LA ESTACIÓN	TEMPRANILLO 2019	SPAIN
CANTINA CORTECCHIA	MULLER THURGAU 2019	ITALY
BOLERO & CO. LTD.	CHACHA-WINE GRAPPA “FRESH WHITE” 2018 RKATSITELI	GEORGIA
BODEGA SAN JOSÉ	LA VEREDILLA TEMPRANILLO TINTO 2019	SPAIN
BODEGAS LAIRÉN	3V MACABEO 2019	SPAIN
BODEGAS Y V. H.E. PULENTA	MALBEC A 2019	ARGENTINA
GROCO(2017) LTD	GROCO “B” NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	NEW ZEALAND
ENOAGRIMM – ITALIA	C17 MONTEPULCIANO 2018	ITALY
ENOAGRIMM – ITALIA	C8 MONTEPULCIANO 2019	ITALY
SUVOROV-VIN LTD.	FETEASCA REGALA 2019	MOLDOVA
ALMURAD	ALMURAD GARNACHA 2019	SPAIN
LANCHESTER WINES	NIKA TIKI SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	UNITED KINGDOM
OVERHEX	OVERHEX CHENIN BLANC 2019	SOUTH AFRICA
OVERHEX	OVERHEX SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	SOUTH AFRICA
BODEGAS YUNTERO	SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019	SPAIN
BODEGAS YUNTERO	CHARDONNAY 2019	SPAIN
MEJS	DIE VIER SÜDPFÄLZER CUVÉE ROT 2017	GERMANY
JIDVEI ROMANIA	JIDVEI MUSCAT OTTONEL 2019	ROMANIA
EMILIA WINE	RED WINE “ROSSISSIMO” 2019 ANCELLOTTA 14º	ITALY

SILVER MEDALS:

Check out the WBWE website for the wineries that have won silver medals

Vlnr: Pardon Tagazu (sommelier and importer African Wines, Zimbabwe) Agnese Ceschi (journalist Wine Meridian, Italy), Javier Escobar de la Torre (oenologist and consultant, Spain) Anne-Wies van Oosten (journalist Anne-Wies.NL, The Netherlands) and chairman Robert Joseph (journalist Wine Business International (UK)

The International Bulk Wine Competition works with one of the world’s most prestigious panel of tasters.

Prominent experts from across the globe, as for example:

Elena Miloshevska, Wines of Macedonia coordinator (Macedonia)
Edith Hancock, journalist – The Drink Business (UK)
Petr Hlousek, wine maker – J. Stávek (Czech Republic)
Robert Joseph, journalist – Wine Business International (UK)
Anne Wies Van Oosten, journalist (The Netherlands)
Agnese Ceschi, journalist – Wine Meridian (Italy)
Pardon Taguzu, sommelier and importer – African Wines (Zimbabwe)
Deborah Parker Wong, journalist and educator – SOMM journal (USA)
Béatrice Da Ros, wine maker (France)
Marc Heumann, wine maker – Schuler (Switzerland)
Leonardo Montes, wine maker – INAVI (Uruguay)
Silvia Antonj, consultant – Supershoppen (Germany)
Dan Traucki, journalist and consultant (Australia)
Subbash Arora, journalist – Indian Wine Academy (India)
Agnes Nemeth, journalist (Hungary)
Massimo Marasso, wine maker – Fratelli Martini (Italy)
Marina Karakonova, journalist (Bulgaria)
Paul Robert Blom, wine buyer – Wijnbouquet (The Netherlands)
Erin Kirschermann, editor – Wine Business Monthly (USA)
Isabel Mijares, wine maker and consultant (Spain)
Cristina Pandolfi, agricultural engineer and consultant (Argentina)
Réal Wolfe, wine buyer (Canada)
Osvaldo Marinao, director of the commercial office of Prochile in The Hague (The Netherlands)
Mi Yeun Hong, journalist (South Korea)
Jean Christophe Simon, wine buyer – JCS International (France)
Yvonne Zohar, sommelier – (The Netherlands)
Sylvie Aversenq, Oenologue chez JCS International SAS (France)