Forty medals for Moravian wines from the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

The big gold medal was awarded to the Mikulov winery Volařík for the Ořechová hora Riesling, selection of grapes 2021, which was also the best rated wine from the Czech Republic. The second big golden prize belongs to B\V winery for Riesling, late harvest 2019. The winery from Ratíškovice in South Moravia is also our most successful representative, adding 10 gold and 15 silver medals. Overall, Moravian wines shared 2 large gold, 18 gold and 22 silver medals.

"The Concours Mondial is one of the most prestigious wine competitions. The importance of the competition, in addition to the great competition in the number of entered wines from five continents, is underlined by the strict evaluation by the world's wine experts, who ensure not only the high standard but also the absolute objectivity of the competition. Every medal is extremely valuable and I am very happy that our winemakers and their wines have been so successful at these competitions for a long time. They have confirmed this by winning more than forty medals in Poreč," said Ing. Dagmar Fialová, Marketing Director of the National Wine Centre.

Since last year, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) has been divided into 4 parts (called sessions). The main part, dedicated to red and white wines, was held this year in Poreč, Croatia, from 12th to 14th May. Experienced wine experts from all over the world evaluated more than 7,500 white and red wines from almost 50 countries. A surprise participant was India, which won the first medal in its history. The next edition will be held from 7 to 9 June 2024 in Guanajuato, Mexico, and will be the first time the competition will visit the American continent. In March, the first section dedicated to rosé wines was already held, where our wines scored 1 Grand Gold, 1 Gold and 2 Silver medals. Sparkling wines will follow in June and this year will conclude with sweet and fortified wines.

CMB was first held in 1994. In the early years the judging took place in Brussels, but in 2006 the venue began to be travelling between different wine regions. It has taken place in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Jesolo (Italy), Guimares (Portugal), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Bratislava (Slovakia), Aiglé (Switzerland) and others. In 2020, the competition will be hosted for the first time in Brno, Moravia. The Czech Republic has participated in the competition since its inception in 1994.

For more information about the competition, visit www.concoursmondial.com.