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Why take part ?

An extremely stringent judging process

The panel consists of carefully selected experts from all over the world. Their task is to award medals to the best entries.

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30 years of expertise

The competition is managed by the Vinopres communications agency with 30 years' expertise in wine, spirits and beer competitions.

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A team of specialists

Our staff checks arrivals of wine entries and the official accompanying documents, corrects any possible errors and turns down samples that do not comply with the rules.

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Optimal conditions

The organisers will provide the judges with optimal tasting conditions : lighting, temperature, silence.... Access to the tasting room is forbidden to anyone who is not essential to the smooth running of the tasting.

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Diversity of the judges

The organizers are mindful to ensure there are judges of different geographical backgrounds in each panel.

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Blind tasting

The competition organizers guarantee total anonymity for the samples, both in terms of the label and the shape of the bottle, with the only information revealed to the tasters being the vintage.

An international promotion tool

Marketing and communication resources are made available to the winners, including a full description of their wines and spirits.

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1.

By touring to a different country every year, visibility is enhanced both for the competition and medal-winning wines. The choice of host country does not occur on a random basis: the organizers target growth markets, both for production and consumption of wine.

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2.

A communications team raises awareness of the competition and highlights the winners throughout the year. It develops targeted, effective communications on the various markets to highlight the wines that win awards during the competition.

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3.

The contest is positioned as a meeting place for specialists in the sector. Thanks in particular to the steering committee which constitutes, over months, an international information platform. Moreover, thanks to its media partners in the world's leading markets, the competition has international coverage.

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We promote the competition and prize winners at leading trade shows and media events such as awards ceremonies, Vinexpo, Megavino, Prowein, Vinitaly, CIADE, in Guiyang and Beijing …

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5.

Thanks to the development of the Concours Mondial in China and Japan, our medals are paving the way for new international markets, particularly in Asia.

Join the competition

Registering online is the easiest way to enter your wines. Our team will guide you through the registration process.