Vinitaly International Wine Competition in progress

Yesterday started the twentieth edition of Vinitaly International Wine Competition which will last until 16th November in Verona.

Competition among the most important in the world in the wine industry. The competition is held for the first time in November in order to give even more visibility to the competition and to create a special promotional space to winning companies from here to Vinitaly to be held from 7th to 10th April 2013.

Vinitaly International Wine Competition is organized by Veronafiere - Vinitaly International Wine Competition is organized in collaboration with Assoenologi and under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the Ministry of Economic Development, OIV and the Union Internationale des Oenologues.

"Our goal - said Diego Valsecchi, commercial director of Veronafiere during the inauguration - is that this change will improve the results of companies that wish, through this competition, to promote and enhance the excellence of their products."

The numbers and details of the Vinitaly International Wine Competition

105 jurors

21 committees made ​​up of: 2 Italian wine experts (appointed by the Italian winemakers and Enotecnici), 1 international winemaker (chosen by the Union Internationale des Oenologues) and two journalists of international reputation (selected by VeronaFiere).

16000 evaluation boards

Provenieza samples: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.

Wines for evaluation: anonymous and numbered

Notary and Legal Director of the Competition: Mary Magdalene Buoninconti

"The OIV patronage is due - says the general director Federico Castellucci - because the competition using our judgment, not all wine competitions adopt it, but also because of the seriousness demonstrated over 20 years with this organization."

"It is also a particularly selective competition - says Giuseppe Martelli, Director General of Assoenologi-regulation for the medals awarded shall not exceed 3% of the samples."