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<blockquote>250 renowned world wine experts at the Brno Exhibition Centre evaluated 8,500 wines from 46 countries</blockquote>Over the course of three days, from 4 to 6 September, 250 renowned world wine experts at the Brno Exhibition Centre evaluated 8,500 wines from 46 countries, including a record 370 wines from the Czech Republic. Against this amazing competition, wines from Moravia and Bohemia received 112 medals, namely 6 Grand Prix, 40 gold and 66 silver. The best result is the award for the best white wine of the competition and at the same time, national champion, for Hibernal, a selection of grapes from 2015 from the B/V winery in Milotice, Moravia.Two Grand Prix, i.e. awards for extraordinary wines of the competition, were won by the Mikrosv&iacute;n Mikulov winery for Veltliner Green 2018, late harvest, and Italian Riesling 2018, late harvest. The Lahofer winery won a medal for a selection of grapes for the Pinot Noir 2018, and one medal was awarded to Bohemia Sekt Prestige Brut 2017 from the Bohemia Sekt winery, the Pavlov Winery won a medal for Italian Riesling 2017 and the B/V winery won a medal for a selection of grapes for the award-winning Hibernal 2015."I consider this event a huge success and despite Covid-19 and a completely unpredictable year, we managed to organize a large global competition, bring world tasters and wine experts to South Moravia and introduce them not only to our wines but also to our culture, great Moravian food and the beauty of the region,"&nbsp; said Jaroslav Machovec, Director of the Wine Fund and he added: "Given that a record 370 wines from Moravia and Bohemia entered the competition thanks to the domestic organizers, we hoped for good results, but the number of awarded wines and winning the title for the best white wine of the competition is something extraordinary in such an amazing competition. We have long known that Moravian and Bohemian winemakers produce world-class wines but now it has been confirmed that they can also make the best wines in the world."

A total of 2,520 medals were awarded in the competition, of which 78 were Grand Prix, 824 gold and 1,618 silver. With 112 medals received, the Czech Republic ranked fifth behind the European wine-growing regions in France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. The excellent results in this international comparison rank the Czech Republic and South Moravia among the best wine regions in the world. This year was the premiere for the city of Brno and the South Moravian Region -&nbsp; the first time that they had organised one of the world's most prestigious wine competitions.In addition to the South Moravian Region, the partners of the event were the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic, the Wine Producers Association of the Czech Republic, the National Wine Centre in Valtice, the City of Brno, the Tourist Board - South Moravia and Trade Fairs Brno.The international wine competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles was first held in 1994. In the early years, the evaluation took place in Brussels, in 2006 the competition started to travel among the important wine regions of Europe. It took place, for example, in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Jesolo (Italy), Guimares (Portugal), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Bratislava (Slovakia), Aigl&eacute; (Switzerland) and other cities. Next year, the competition will take place in China, in the Ningxia region, in the city of Yinchuan. The Czech Republic has been participating in the competition since the first event in 1994.

Great Success for wines from Moravia and Bohemia in the Concours Mondial Bruxelles Competition

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is one of the most prestigious and largest international events in its category. In its 27th year, 250 experienced experts from 46 countries of the world are tasting and evaluating 8,500 registered wines, of which 370 are from the Czech Republic. Their main task will be to select wines of excellent quality, regardless of their etiquette or reputation."After several years of effort, we have now taken the opportunity for South Moravia to host the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. Unfortunately, the whole preparation process and the procedure itself was complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. But I am convinced that, thanks to this prestigious event, we will be able to stand among the world's top winemakers, and as co-organizers we will do our utmost to ensure its smooth running and provide a great experience to all participants," said the governor of the South Moravian Region Bohumil &Scaron;imek.The submitted samples will be tasted and evaluated for three days. A strong emphasis is being placed on organization and safety. All events will be carried out in both a professional spirit and to the highest standards. Throughout the evaluation, strict attention is paid to compliance with and ensuring the best possible conditions for the wines and contestants. The wines will be judged by 55 juries composed of five to six jurors. Each wine is evaluated by a traditional 100-point system using special software. Only wines that achieve the highest score will receive gold and silver medals. Particularly extraordinary wines will receive winning gold medals. In addition, increased hygiene measures in view of the current situation will be taken throughout the event."Preparing and organizing such an event is particularly complex. In addition, this year it was made more challenging by the coronavirus crisis. However, the fact that it takes place in our region will help to spread and increase the awareness of the quality of wines from Moravia and Bohemia, not only in our country, but also all over the world," summarized Jaroslav Machovec, Wine Fund Director, and he added: "Next week, the attention of the entire wine world will be focused on us, and therefore we are really happy that we found an alternative date and that the competition will take place here."In addition to the South Moravian Region, the partners of the event are the city of Brno, the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic, the Wine Producers Association of the Czech Republic, the National Wine Centre in Valtice, the Tourist Board - South Moravia or Trade Fairs Brno.The international wine competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles was first held in 1994. In the early years the evaluation took place in Brussels, in 2006 the competition started to travel among the important wine regions of Europe. It took place, for example, in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Jesolo (Italy), Guimares (Portugal), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Bratislava (Slovakia), Aigl&eacute; (Switzerland) and other cities. The Czech Republic has been participating in the competition since the very beginning in 1994.More information about the competition can be found at <a href="http://www.cmb-brno2020.cz">www.cmb-brno2020.cz</a> and <a href="http://www.concoursmondial.com">www.concoursmondial.com</a>.About Moravian and Czech wines see&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vinazmoravyvinazcech.cz">www.vinazmoravyvinazcech.cz</a>.

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International Wine Competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Next Week in Brno

Oenoforum 2020

The title of Champion of White Wines was awarded to Rhine Riesling, the late 2018 harvest of the family winery of Jindřich Kadrnka from Břez&iacute;, and the title of Champion of Young Wines, i.e. 2019 wines, was awarded to Sylvan Green, selection of 2019 grapes of winery of Bc. Pavla Tr&eacute;&scaron;kov&aacute; - ENTR&Eacute;E viticulture, which is a new entrant in the market. The best red wine in the competition was Hron, selection of 2018 grapes from the Slovak winery V&Iacute;NO MRVA &amp; STANKO, a.s. and the last title of Champion - best cuv&eacute;e was awarded to the Moldovan cuv&eacute;e Aurore Syrah - Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 of FAUTOR winery. The award for the best collection was awarded to VINS winery, Vinosady from Slovakia.Our winemakers are winners in 8 categories: <ul><li>In the category of young dry wines, Botur Wine with Riesling, the late harvest of 2019.</li><li>The Volař&iacute;k winery won with Riesling, late 2018 harvest, in the category of white dry wines.</li><li>In the category of white semi-dry wines, the Volař&iacute;k winery won with Riesling, a selection of 2018 grapes.</li><li>In the category of ros&eacute; wines, V&iacute;no Botur winery with Cabernet Sauvignon ros&eacute;, a selection of 2017 grapes, became a winner.</li><li>In the category of sweet sparkling wines, Sonberk winery won with P&aacute;lava, 2018 straw wine.</li><li>In the category of dry white cuv&eacute;e, Thaya winery won with cuv&eacute;e, the 2018 Moravian regional wine.</li><li>In the category of sparkling wines, BOHEMIA SEKT defended its victory with the quality sparkling wine Chardonnay Brut, Prestige.</li><li>Awards of Ing. Jindřich &Scaron;evč&iacute;k, CSc. for the best Sauvinon blanc was won by the Volař&iacute;k winery for Sauvignon, late harvest 2019.</li></ul>&nbsp;<h2>About the competition</h2>Oenoforum - Czech International Wine Competition compares wines from different parts of Europe and the world, which are characterized by different climatic and soil conditions, as well as wines produced by various, often diametrically different, technologies. Emphasis is traditionally placed mainly on wines of the Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties which have a special category and award in the competition. The organizer of the competition is the Wine Producers Association of the Czech Republic. The competition is supported by the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic, the National Wine Centre and other organizations. The competition was sponsored by the Governor of the South Moravian Region JUDr. Bohumil &Scaron;imek. The general partner of the event is the company Vinařsk&yacute; r&aacute;j.&nbsp;More information about the competition and the conference can be found at <a href="http://www.oenoforum.cz">www.oenoforum.cz</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/oenoforum/">www.facebook.com/oenoforum/</a>.

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Oenoforum Has Ten Winners  from the Czech Republic

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 120 wines in six competition categories: 25 dry white wines (category A1), 31 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 39 red wines (B), 11 rosé wines (C), 12 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 6 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (101 wines), Slovakia (8), Poland (4), Denmark (4), Spain (2) and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 11th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals. Due to the epidemiological situation (COVID-19) it was necessary e.g. to reduce the number of jurors or to abandon the traditional evaluation at "round" tables.
A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Libor Nazarčuk, Vladimíra Mrázová and Radomil Baloun awarded 6 double gold medals, 32 gold and 37 silver medals. Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 5 double gold, 25 gold and 28 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (5 gold, 3 silver), followed by the vinously exotic nation of Denmark (1 double gold, 1 gold, 2 silver), Spain (1 gold, 1 silver), Poland (2 silver) and Bulgaria (1 silver).
The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to cuvée of Pinot Gris, Sauvignon and Chardonnay Element Terra 2018 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic) from the wine region of Moravia. The red-wine champion was also the Moravian Cuvée 2015 (Vinařství Glosovi, Czech Republic) made from the Cabernet Moravia, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was Family Collection Cuvée Nikol 2018 (Víno Hruška, Czech Republic) produced from the new Slovakian crossing Děvín and Riesling. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Cabernet Moravia, Zweigelt and Lemberger Rosé Cuvée 2019 (Vinařství Doležal, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Matthias Brut Sekt 2016 (Proqin, Czech Republic), an assemblage of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay. The domestic producer Jiří Uherek has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.
Concurrently with this contest was, for the fourteenth time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. Laureate for the year 2020 was the liqueur wine Hedvin 2014 (Skaerogaard, Denmark) made from Rondo, Cabernet Cortis, Regent and Pinot Noir Précoce.
Notional medals and Champion titles will also be handed out at Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava on 17th September by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The results from this will be made public on the same day at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition. Professor Fedor Malík will inaugurate the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of "Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock". Thereafter the wine exhibition will be freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme will culminate with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled "Speaking about Bordeaux…."
The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: "There's no Cuvée like a Cuvée" meaning that each and every blend is different.
Dr. Martin Křístek, +420 603 240 661, <a href="mailto:info@cuvee.cz">info@cuvee.cz</a>, www.cuvee.cz, @CuveeOstrava

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Results

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region Cuvée 2020 Ostrava

Among the awards were not only gold, silver and bronze medals but also a respectable 34 double gold medals and one platinum medal. The medal wins were crowned with 11 champion titles which is an award for wines of extraordinary quality that did not find a competitor in their categories.
The world's most prestigious competitions are held under the auspices of the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine). The Czech Wine Fund contributes to these selected international wine competitions and supports our winemakers. In addition to the entry fee, it also covers the cost of transporting samples throughout the world.
2019 Major Achievements:
The greatest number of medals: An incredible performance in terms of the number of medals for Moravian and Bohemian wines was achieved in the AWC Vienna competition where we were awarded an incredible 298 medals. Including the “Seal of Approval”, our winemakers won an impressive 391 awards at one of the world's largest wine competitions.
The highest number of champions: Six champion titles were awarded to Moravian and Bohemian winemakers at the San Francisco International Wine and Spirits Competition. The Agropol Mikulov winery won the title of the best semi-sweet Riesling and the best Pinot Blanc in this competition. The B/V vinařství winery also has two champions - with just one wine! It won with the Müller Thurgau 2018 Late Harvest in the category of dry wines of other white varieties as well as in the overall category of other white varieties. Marek Líbal became a champion in San Francisco for the third consecutive year - this year with Riesling 2017. The Vinselekt Michlovský winery has the best red late harvest champion for its Agni 2007.
Highest number of gold medals: Our wines succeeded in the USA. In the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition that took place in New York, we received in total 10 double gold medals. The San Francisco International Wine Competition became our second most successful competition where we received 8 double gold medals. The Texas International Wine Competition was also successful for our winemakers where they received 6 double gold medals.
Platinum medal: The Nové vinařství a.s. winery of Drnholec won for its Cépage Ryzlink vlašský 2017 from the Kéhne Trophy &amp; Nagel selection the platinum award for the highest rated foreign wine and for the same wine it also received the platinum medal at the Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Awards 2017 in South Africa.
Other great achievements: Absolutely the best wine of the 14th Israeli competition Terravino was the Riesling 2015 straw wine from the Vinné sklepy Lechovice winery. The Sonberk winery with its Merlot 2016 won the gold medal for the Czech Republic at the Merlot Mondial du Merlot.
In addition to the above competitions Moravian and Bohemian winemakers and their wines also scored points in competitions in Madrid, Paris, Prešov, Berlin, Hong Kong, Brussels, Budapest, London, and beyond.

Press Release

Record Breaking Achievements for Moravian and Bohemian Wines across the World

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: "There's no Cuvée like a Cuvée", meaning that each and every blend is different.
President of Jury: Prof. Fedor Malík
Competition Oenologist: Prof. Josef Balík
Statutes: <a href="http://www.cuvee.cz/en/statutes-of-wine-competition/" target="_blank">www.cuvee.cz/en/statutes-of-wine-competition/</a>
Application: <a href="http://www.elwis.cz/en" target="_blank">www.elwis.cz/en</a>
Collection of Samples: March 31 - April 1, 2020. Competition participants are exempt from paying any fees.
Collection Points: National Wine Center (Národní vinařské centrum), building Centrum Excelence, Sobotní 1029, Valtice, Marek Babisz, tel. +420 602 470&nbsp;262; Martin Křístek, Na Pořadí 1002, 735 41 Petřvald, Czech Republic, tel. +420 603&nbsp;240&nbsp;661 (only to this collection point competition samples may be delivered by post, but not to arrive later then April 1, 2020); Fedor Malík, Kalinčiakova 21, Modra, Slovakia, tel. +421 907 890&nbsp;988.
Evaluation of Wines: April 6, 2020, National Wine Center, building Centrum Excelence, Valtice
Exhibition for Public: April 23, 2020, Zábřeh Castle, U Zámku 42/1, Ostrava
Contact: Dr. Martin Křístek, tel. +420 603 240 661, <a href="mailto:martinkristek@cuvee.cz">martinkristek@cuvee.cz</a>
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Cuvée 2020 Ostrava

The Czech Republic has thus joined the ranks of those major wine-making countries to have had the honour of hosting this roving contest in the past.&nbsp;&nbsp;Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is one of the most prestigious and stringent international wine contests with a tradition going back many years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;The 27th edition of this competition will take place in the South Moravian region between 30th April and 3rd May 2020. &nbsp;The organisation of such an event will greatly increase the international image of our region and its inclusion among the world&rsquo;s wine elite. &nbsp;Due to the large representation of journalists the event possesses enormous potential for the worldwide promotion of the South Moravian region, above all in the field of viti-viniculture and oeno-tourism. &nbsp;I am very pleased the competition&lsquo;s organisers have specifically selected the South Moravian region for next year&rsquo;s get-together, and firmly believe that we will convince everyone that this was the right choice,&ldquo;&nbsp;said the regional governor &Scaron;imek upon signing the agreement.The aim of the competition is the evaluation of the quality of over 9,000 samples of wine coming from around the world by more than 350 international wine judges.&nbsp; Their principal task is to select wines of flawless quality, regardless of their label or appellation. &nbsp;Organising such a contest will also contribute to the good name of the Czech Republic which guarantees evaluation conditions at the very highest international level. &nbsp;Wines awarded a medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles are wines of the highest world standard and their quality is confirmed by control analyses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Expert judging will take place in ideal surroundings at the Brno Trade Fair Exhibition Centre and we will be offering the jurors four days of touristic, historical and wine-related attractions not just within the city of Brno, but also covering the whole South Moravian region,&ldquo;&nbsp;says Pavel Kr&scaron;ka, director of the National Wine Centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;Other than the South Moravian region, the partners of the event will be, for instance, the City of Brno, The Wine Fund of the Czech Republic, The Vintners&lsquo; Association of the Czech Republic, the National Wine Centre in the town of Valtice, The Tourist Authority &ndash; South Moravia and Brno Trade Fairs.&nbsp;&ldquo;The Wine Fund will be extremely pleased to participate in ensuring the successful course of the CMB competition, which can count itself among the most important wine exhibitions in the world. &nbsp;Preparing and organising such a demanding event is by no means a simple affair, but I am convinced that we will cope successfully. &nbsp;During the week spanning the end of April and the beginning of May the attention of the wine world will be turned on us in the South Moravian region. &nbsp;And that is wonderful news,&ldquo;&nbsp;as Jaroslav Machovec, director of the Wine Fund, summarises the event.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles international wine competition first took place in 1994. &nbsp;The initial editions took place in Brussels, in 2006 the location for the judging began to move around some of the most important wine regions in Europe. &nbsp;It has taken place, for example, in&nbsp;Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Iesolo (Italy), Guimar&atilde;es (Portugal), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Bratislava (Slovakia) and other locations. &nbsp;The Czech Republic has participated in the competition from the very outset in 1994. &nbsp;Taking into consideration the number of specialist wine tasters (over 350 every year) Concours Mondial de Bruxelles counts as the largest wine contest in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Official competition website: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.concoursmondial.com/" target="_blank">www.concoursmondial.com</a>&nbsp;

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