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The finalists were selected based on the evaluation of two juries. First, the "Junior Jury", composed of students and PhD students of the Faculty of Horticulture of Mendel University in Brno, visited all 25 participating wineries and collected basic information. Nine knowledgeable experts, three each from the fields of viticulture, cellar management and marketing and trade, as the "Senior Jury", then assessed them further on the basis of this information and their own investigation. By adding the scores of the two juries and adding the points for a blind tasting of 3 wines from each winery, the overall ranking was determined and the number was thus narrowed down to the final nine.
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 Winery of the Year 2023 and Art of Wine finalists
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<h4>Small wineries (production up to 50,000 l/year)</h4>
<ul>
 <li>Spalka Family Winery</li>
 <li>V&aacute;clav Winery</li>
 <li>V&aacute;lka Winery</li>
</ul>

<h4>Medium wineries (production 50.001 - 200.000 l/year)</h4>
<ul>
 <li>KOLBY</li>
 <li>SONBERK</li>
 <li>THAYA winery</li>
</ul>

<h4>Large wineries (production over 200.000 l/year)</h4>
<ul>
 <li>CH&Acirc;TEAU VALTICE - Vinn&eacute; sklepy Valtice, a.s.</li>
 <li>&Scaron;těp&aacute;n Maň&aacute;k Winery</li>
 <li>Vladim&iacute;r Tetur Winery</li>
</ul>

"I'm delighted with how far the competition has come in recent years. Firstly, the three-round evaluation system, which was only introduced last year, is working perfectly, and secondly, the competition is gaining more and more attractiveness among winemakers and wine companies. This has two benefits: firstly, the nominated wineries are continuously changing and each year has a different character, and secondly, the wineries are in the final nine are already at such a high level that it is impossible to predict the winners in advance," said the President of the Union of Winemakers of the Czech Republic PhDr. Martin Chlad added: "By advancing to the finals, all of them have shown that they contribute to the entire industry and move Moravian and Czech winemaking forward, both in the long term and through specific activities in a given year. Congratulations to the finalists and a big thank you to all the nominees for having the courage to enter the competition and for their interest in supporting our winery as a whole."
In the final third round of judging, 26-28. The finalists will be visited directly by an "Expert Panel" at their respective wineries and judged by the extent to which the finalists meet the established competition criteria, thus finally deciding on the winners.
The whole evaluation process will be completed on 1. February at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium with the announcement of the winners in the three competition categories and the absolute winner of the Winery of the Year 2023 and the Art of Wine. Awards will also be presented - Lomax Enologist of the Year, Achievement of the Year, Prof. Vil&eacute;m Kraus, CSc. The gala evening will be traditionally hosted by Mr. Marek Eben.
The competition is announced and the title "Winery of the Year" is awarded by the Union of Winegrowers of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the National Wine Centre, with significant support from the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic and the South Moravian Region. The event is organized under the auspices of the Governor Mgr. The general and titular partner is the new e-shop not only with wine <a href="https://www.umenivina.cz/?utm_source=vinarstviroku&amp;utm_medium=mix" target="_blank">Uměn&iacute; v&iacute;na</a>. The competition is also supported by the Brno Observatory and Planetarium and the Faculty of Horticulture of Mendel University in Brno.
More information can be found at <a href="http://www.vinarstviroku.cz" target="_blank">www.vinarstviroku.cz, and</a> the latest events can be followed on the social networks <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vinarstviroku" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vinarstviroku/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Vinarstviroku" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel.

The final nine of the Winery of the Year 2023 and the Art of Wine were presented by the Governor of the South Moravian Region

Traditionally, white wines will be the most represented (149), followed by rosés and clarets (101) and red wines (76). Only wines of authorised varieties and their cuv&eacute;es may be produced under the St Martin's label. The white wines are M&uuml;ller Thurgau (80), Muscat of Moravia (48) and Veltliner red early. (21), for ros&eacute;s Zweigeltrebe (54), Svatovavrineck&eacute; (40) and Modr&yacute; Portugal (6) and for reds Modr&yacute; Portugal (53) and Svatovavrineck&eacute; (23). The only cuv&eacute;e this year is a ros&eacute; claret.
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 326 wines from 76 winemakers and wine companies
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"St. Martin's wines have literally become a phenomenon during their renewed tradition, and not only for avid fans of Moravian and Czech wines with 11. November has become a feast. From a few thousand bottles the first year when the St. Martin's Wine Fund brand came to the market, we have grown to more than two million, from a few events in particularto the wine centres of South Moravia, there are dozens of events across the country, from dozens of batches of St. Martin's wines, to the current hundreds. But the greatest success of St. Martin's wines is that they have become a symbol and a means of bringing people together and sharing the joy of life, and that is exactly what we want from Moravian and Czech wines," said Mgr. Zbyněk Vičar, director of the Wine Fund, which owns the St. Martin's Day stamp and lends it out every year.
For this year, the Wine Fund has modified the conditions, so that Svatomartinsk&aacute; wines can be ordered via e-shops from Thursday 9 September.However, sales through retail and catering outlets are not allowed to change until the 11th.
Thewhite wines from the M&uuml;ller Thurgau variety have notes of ripe white peach with juicy acidity. The Muscat of Moravia is pleasantly citrusy, some with a touch of ripe kiwi. The early Veltliner has a fresh, juicy taste and a light, noble aroma with notes of mango, lime and other exotic fruits. The rosés generally exhibit a hint of yoghurt with strawberries or forest fruits. The reds, on the other hand, are velvety smooth, with aromas of violet blossoms and other spring meadow herbs, and spicy freshness.
'Only wines that succeed in the evaluation by the expert committee have the opportunity to carry the St Martin's label. In the scoring, such wines must obtain at least 80 of the 100 points. The wine is evaluated for purity, colour, aroma, taste and overall impression," explained Ing. Petr Gond&aacute;&scaron; from the National Wine Centre, who is responsible for the evaluation of St. Martin's wines, added: "this year only 23 of the 349 wines entered failed, which makes this year's and indicates that we are in for some excellent wines this year. Nevertheless, or perhaps because of this, there will also be a check on the wines already bottled in the retail chain to ensure that everyone is sure that they have indeed bought a wine that has passed the evaluation."
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 St. Martin's Day basket in Brno
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On the occasion of St. Martin's Day, countless wine tastings and celebrations also take place. These are traditionally dominated by and kicked off by the St. Martin's Day wine festival in Brno. "I would like to invite all lovers of Moravian and Czech wines on Saturday 11 September, on behalf of myself and our winemakers. November at 11 am on Svobody Square in Brno, where we traditionally organize the largest tasting of St. Martin's Day wines in the country. You can look forward to a large parade, the blessing of St. Martin's wine and a festive toast. There will be at least a hundred St. Martin's wines from dozens of winemakers to taste, and St. Martin on White will also be present.horse, who will be portrayed this year by the well-known actor Michal Isten&iacute;k," said Zbyněk Vičar, the director of the Wine Fund. The Wine Fund also supports a number of other St Martin's Day events across the country. You can find an overview of them in the <a href="https://www.vinazmoravyvinazcech.cz/cs/kalendar-akci#r=2023-10-09&amp;r=2024-10-09&amp;s=svatomartinsk%C3%A9">calendar of events</a> on the website Wines from Moravia, Wines from Bohemia.
The 'St. Martin's Day' brand was registered in 1995 and since 2005 it has been owned by the Wine Fund, which in cooperation within cooperation with the National Wine Centre, has been promoting these wines under a single logo for the nineteenth time.
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 St. Martin's Day 2023
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<img src="https://www.datocms-assets.com/25489/1698926559-svm23.jpg" />
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St. Martin's wines of the 2023 vintage are selected! Fresh and fruity wines await us again

The"Senior Jury" is made up of nine knowledgeable experts, three each from the fields of viticulture, cellar management and marketing and trade. They will add their professional evaluation to the documents collected by the 'Junior Jury', made up of students and PhD students from the Faculty of Horticulture at Mendel University in Brno. They visited all 25 participating wineries and collected all the essential information for the next two stages of the evaluation, i.e. the 'Senior Jury' and the 'Expert Committee'.
"This year we have added a blind wine tasting to the whole process. Each nominated winery supplied 3 samples of their wines, which they are convinced will represent them properly," said the President of the Union of Winemakers of the Czech Republic, PhDr. Martin Chlad and added: "The evaluation took place on Thursday 19. The wines were tasted by a jury consisting of the national sommelier Kl&aacute;ra Koll&aacute;rov&aacute;, last year's absolute champion winemaker Jindřich Kadrnka and the 2022 Oenologist of the Year Kamil Proke&scaron;. Winemaking of the Year is a complex competition where having only top-quality and perfectly prepared wine is not enough to succeed, on the contrary, it is considered a necessary minimum. This blind tasting is only to confirm that this is indeed the case with this year's candidates."
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 In this year's competition, the "Senior Jury" consists of:
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<h3>Sales and Marketing</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Martina Fojtů - PR and content manager at the strategic and creative agency AETNA in Brno.</li>
 <li>Filip Bodl&aacute;k - sommelier and co-founder of the family wine shop V&iacute;no do Bodl&aacute;k</li>
 <li>Michaela Luň&aacute;čkov&aacute; - Managing Partner of the Brno-based digital agency Cognito</li>
</ul>
<h3>Viticulture</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Stanislav &Scaron;krob&aacute;k - viticulturist and co-owner of the winery, winner of domestic and international competition in vine cutting</li>
 <li>Lubom&iacute;r Tich&yacute; - chairman of the Dunajovsk&eacute; Kopce wine association, owner of the winery</li>
 <li>Martina Karasov&aacute; - long-time vineyard manager and renowned viticulturist</li>
</ul>
<h3>Cellar management</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Zbyněk Ži&scaron;ka - chief oenologist of the Bzenec Chateau Winery and Mikrosv&iacute;n Mikulov Winery, holder of the Enologist of the Year 2020 title in the competition</li>
 <li>Eli&scaron;ka Beckov&aacute; - Enologist of the Year 2018, worked at Volař&iacute;k Winery, now has her own boutique winery</li>
 <li>Iva &Scaron;antav&aacute; - oenologist and director of V&Iacute;NO BLATEL winery</li>
</ul>
In the final third round of evaluation then 26.-28. The "Expert Commission" will visit the finalists directly at the individual wineries on 28th and 28th November and will assess the extent to which the finalists meet the competition criteria, thus finally deciding on the winners.
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 Announcement
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The whole evaluation process will be completed on 1. The winners in the three competition categories and the absolute winner of the Winery of the Year 2023 and the Art of Wine will be announced on February 1 at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. Awards will also be presented - Lomax Enologist of the Year, Achievement of the Year, Prof. Vil&eacute;m Kraus, CSc. The gala evening will be traditionally hosted by Mr. Marek Eben.
The competition is announced and the title "Winery of the Year" is awarded by the Union of Winegrowers of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the National Wine Centre, with significant support from the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic and the South Moravian Region. The event is organized under the auspices of the Governor Mgr. The general and titular partner is the new e-shop not only with wine <a href="https://www.umenivina.cz/?utm_source=vinarstviroku&amp;utm_medium=mix" target="_blank">Uměn&iacute; v&iacute;na</a>. The competition is also supported by the Brno Observatory and Planetarium and the Faculty of Horticulture of Mendel University in Brno.
More information can be found at <a href="http://www.vinarstviroku.cz" target="_blank">www.vinarstviroku.cz, and</a> the latest events can be followed on the social networks <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vinarstviroku" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vinarstviroku/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Vinarstviroku" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel.

The Winery of the Year is now judged by the Senior Jury. The final nine will be announced in early November

63 winemakers and wine companies entered their wines in the first round. The demanding quality requirements were met by 95.4 % of the wines entered, but all is not lost for the producers of the 13 samples that have not yet been granted the possibility to use the St. They will still have the opportunity to work with the wines and compete again in the second round, which will take place on 1 November. Then the exact number of this year's St. Martin's wines and successful wineries will also be known. It can be expected that around 20% more will be added after the second round, with a greater proportion of these being reds, for which many winemakers are setting aside more time.
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 272 of the 285 wines entered were successful
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'St Martin's wines are generally very fresh, fruity and aromatic, light with lower alcohol and pleasant acidity. This is no different this year. This year's St Martin's Day M&uuml;ller Thurgau has notes of ripe white peach with juicy acidity. The Moravian Muscats are wonderfully citrusy, some with a touch of ripe kiwi. The early Veltliner has a fresh juicy taste and a light noble aroma with notes of mango, lime and other exotic fruits. The ros&eacute;s generally have a nice touch of strawberry yoghurt, or contain subtle yoghurt notes of forest fruits. The reds, on the other hand, are velvety soft, with aromas of violet blossoms and other spring meadow herbs and a spicy freshness," revealed the first information about the wines of the 2023 vintage Ing. Petr Gond&aacute;&scaron; from the National Wine Centre added: "The data available so far show that over 2 million bottles of St. However, an above-average sunny and warm September is behind the healthy and ideally ripe grapes for St. Martin's varieties. Winemakers picked the majority in the second half of September, giving them plenty of time to prepare the wines for the first grading date."
Of the 272 wines that passed the first round of evaluation and will therefore be able to carry the St. Martin's Day 2023 label, 124 are whites, 85 ros&eacute;s and clarets and 63 reds. The most represented variety so far is M&uuml;ller Thurgau (69 samples), followed by Svatovavrinecky (57), Blue Portugal (48), Zweigeltrebe (42) and Muscat of Moravia (38). The smallest number of wines was Veltliner red early (17) and one ros&eacute; Cuv&eacute;e.
"This year's St Martin's Day falls on a Saturday, which is a great opportunity to fully enjoy these fresh and fruity first wines of the current vintage as early as 11 November. However, the weekend deadline complicates the delivery of orders from e-shops, so the Wine Fund has decided to adjust the conditions slightly so that this year they can be ordered via e-shops from Thursday 9 November.However, delivery will be on Friday 10 November at the earliest, with a reminder that the St Martin's Day wine is not available for consumption until Saturday 11 November. However, sales through retail and catering outlets are not permitted until the 11th," said Mgr. Zbyněk Vičar, Director of the Wine Fund. The Fund owns the trademark Svatomartinsk&aacute; and annually lends it to winemakers. "Starting on Saturday, countless wine tastings and celebrations will start, restaurants will offer various special menus and St. Martin's Day wines will keep us company at least until the end of the year, when they will fully retain their natural freshness and lightness, added Vičar.
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 St. Martin's Day Basket in Brno
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All events and celebrations are dominated by the largest tasting of St. Martin's wines in our country - St. Martin's Basket in Brno, which will be held on 11. 11. from 11 a.m. on Brno's Svobody Square, traditionally organized directly by the Wine Fund. For the umpteenth time, the festival will offer 100 samples of St. Martin's wines from various winemakers. The Wine Fund also supports a number of other St. Martin's Day events throughout the country.
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 St. Martin's Day
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Only wines that succeed in the evaluation due to their quality will be able to carry the St. Martin's Day label. The wine must therefore score at least 80 out of 100 points in the scoring. The wine's purity, colour, aroma, taste and overall impression are assessed. However, the quality control does not end with the evaluation on 23 October and 1 November. It will also continue to be carried out for wines bottled in the trade, so that everyone can be sure that the wines that that have passed the assessment are the same as those that appear in bottles in shops, wine shops and restaurants.
The 'Svatomartinsk&eacute;' brand was registered in 1995 and since 2005 has been owned by the Wine Fund, which in cooperation with the National Wine Centre, for the nineteenth time has been promoting these wines under a single logo.

St. Martin's Day wines will stand out this year for their fresh taste and high quality

The most successful winery was Vinselekt Michlovsk&yacute;, which won 10 gold and 8 silver medals and achievedh achieved the highest total number of medals and the most gold medals among our participants. The second place with 7 gold medals and 2 silver medals went to the winery Volař&iacute;k and with a total of 13 medals (3 gold and 10 silver) the winery Juřen&iacute;k &amp; Žď&aacute;rsk&yacute;.
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 93 gold medals, 209 silver medals and 47 "Good Quality Awards"
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"With more than 11,000 wines evaluated, AWC Vienna is one of the largest in the world and brings The AWC is the world's largest wine competition, with the largest number of wines and wine styles awarded to our region. Our winemakers regularly win a large number of medals here, thus objectively proving their mastery of their craft," commented Ing. Dagmar Fialov&aacute;, marketing director of the National Wine Centre, which ensures the participation of our wines in competitions, added: "given that the competition is dominated by wines from Central Europe, it is not a big surprise that our wines were among the most successful here again.The most successful wines were our traditional varieties such as Veltliner Green and Riesling, but M&uuml;ller Thurgau and Frankincense, which are literally perfect for our climate and soil, were not lost either."
In addition to the medals, Moravian and Czech wines in Austria received 47 "Good Quality Awards" ("Seal of Approval") and with a total of 349 awards, they are celebrating the most medal-winning harvest of the season. At the 20th edition of the AWC Vienna, our winemakers stood out against 11,376 wines from 1,514 producers from 42 countries. The judging of the competition will take place at the Wine School in Klosterneuburg and the award ceremony will take place in the Exhibition Palace of the Vienna City Hall on 26 October 2023.
For more information about the AWC Wienna visit <a href="https://www.awc-vienna.at/en">https://www.awc-vienna.at/en</a>

Moravian and Czech wines bring back over 300 medals from Vienna

Sale of Moravian and Czech wines, popular fresh and aromatic St. Martin's Day winesthrough e-shops, experienced great development during the pandemic and since then customers have become accustomed to it. However, St. Martin's Day, 11/11, falls on a Saturday this year, when it is impossible for most e-shops to deliver the wines customers have ordered.
"To ensure that everyone, including e-shop customers, can enjoy St. Martin's Day wines from day one, we willus to allow customers to stock up for the St. Martin's Day weekend," explained the director of the Wine Fund, Mgr. Zbyněk Vičar and added: "However, sales through retail and catering businesses are allowed without change only from the 11th. Traditionally, on 11 November at 11 a.m., we will also hold the St. Martin's Day Basket in Brno on Svobody Square."
Only wines that succeed in the evaluation due to their quality will be able to wear the St. Martin's Day 2023 label. This year's edition will be judged by expert committees on 23 October and 1 November in cooperation with the National Wine Centre in Valtice.
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 Which varieties?
</blockquote>
St Martin's wines can be exclusively dry, both white, ros&eacute; and red, from specified varieties that ripen earlier, so winemakers can produce quality wines from them in time. White wines can be made from M&uuml;ller Thurgau, Veltliner Red Early, Muscat of Moravia and their cuv&eacute;es, while ros&eacute; from the varieties Modr&yacute; Portugal, Svatovavřineck&eacute;, Zweigeltrebe and their cuv&eacute;es, and red from the varieties Modr&yacute; Portugal, Svatovavřineck&eacute; and their cuv&eacute;es.
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 St Martin's brand
</blockquote>
The 'Svatomartinsk&eacute;' brand was registered in 1995 and since 2005 has been owned by the Wine Fund, which in cooperation with the National Wine Centre, has been promoting these wines under a single logo for the nineteenth time.

We will taste St. Martin's wines in just one month! They will be available for order on e-shops from Thursday

This year's silver destination is the BOHEMIA SEKT Visitor Centre in Stary Plzenec, and the bronze is the Dvůr pod star&yacute;ma horama from Bor&scaron;ice u Buchlovic. The National Wine Centre Award went to Hab&aacute;nsk&yacute; sklep Vinařstv&iacute; Lacina in Velk&eacute; Pavlovice.
For the third year a special category was announced in which the targets with the title CHAMPION competed against each other. That is, those targets that in previous years won three times medal awards. The winner of this category and the title of TOP wine destination CHAMPION of 2023 was the winery Ch&acirc;teau Valtice - Vinn&eacute; sklepy Valtice.
TOP Wine Destination is an online directory of interesting places that offer their visitors a combination of wine and experience. They can be wineries, cellar alleys, wine bars, wine guesthouses or even restaurants where they work professionally with wine. The guide currently includes 234 destinations scattered across the Czech Republic, literally from the Beskydy Mountains to Sokolov and from &Scaron;umava to the Krkono&scaron;e Mountains, and is gradually being renewed. The guidebook is written by a team of eleven expert guarantors based on their personal experience with the place. You can recognize a TOP wine destination directly in the field by its logo sticker.
"In the booklet we map interesting wine destinations not only in traditional Moravian regions, but also in towns across the country and in the Bohemia wine region. In fact, this year's winner is proof that we can find an interesting destination combining wine and experience even outside the wine regions. The Bohemia Sekt Centrum welcomes 10,000 visitors a year, who admire, for example, the interactive exhibition newly supplemented by a manual decanting line," said Petr Psotka, director of the Wine Institute. The Wine Institute is the organiser of the TOP wine destination project.
More information on the <a href="https://www.topvinarskycil.cz/" target="_blank">Top Wine Destination</a> website.

The most popular TOP wine destination in 2023 is Bukovanský mlýn

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