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VINARIUM International Wine Contest announces: The XXI EDITION (May 23-26, 2024) is organized with the support of Ploiești City Hall and is held under the auspices of Ploiești- Capitala Tineretului din România  #LetsPLAY (the Youth Capital of Romania), Fundația Județeană pentru Tineret Prahova (the Prahova County Youth Foundation), EUROSPIRIT Association.

VINARIUM, by organizing and supporting the itinerant international competition in cities and county municipalities, exponents of the major wine-growing centers in the country, sets benchmarks of collective prosperity in these areas, this year coherently subscribing – in terms of Partnership – to the projection and actions of the local authorities of Ploiești :

VINARIUM International Wine Contest 2024 is organized by ASER Consulting & Management and VINARIUM Association (Wine Institute), in partnership with ADAR (Association of Authorized Tasters in Romania), under the patronage  of OIV (the International Organization of Vine and Wine) and VINOFED (the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits competitions).

Starting with 2020, FIJEV (the International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalist and Writers) has become a Partner. The contest is at its XXI edition.

FIJEV Prizes – International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalists and Writers

FIJEV awards special prizes for the Romanian wines with the highest scores, wines that are made of Romanian single varieties or are blends in which the Romanian varieties represent minimum 50%.

1. White Wine Category:

VINARIUM 2023 ~ 20th Edition ~

VINARIUM 2023 took place in Ploiești, located in the Dealu Mare Wine Region, at the PRAHOVA PLAZA Hotel.

• There were 1311 samples registered from 23 countries: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Republic of Türkiye, Ukraine.
• 250 producers / importers/ traders/ producers’ representatives) have registered their samples

FIJEV Prizes – International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalist and Writers

FIJEV awards special prizes for the Romanian wines with the highest scores, wines that are made of Romanian single varieties or are blends in which the Romanian varieties represent minimum 50%.

1. White Wine Category:

VINARIUM 2022 took place at the Constanta Exhibition Pavilion, in the wine-growing and historical region of Dobrogea.

• There were 1299 samples from 16 countries: Albania, Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Germany, India, Italy, Republic Moldova, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey.
• 194 operators have registered samples, of which 187 producers and 7 importers/ traders/ producers’ representatives.