{"id":11429,"date":"2026-06-06T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:06:13","slug":"vinarium-2026-results-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/vinarium-2026-results-june-6\/","title":{"rendered":"VINARIUM 2026. Results. June 6."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The VINARIUM results have been published!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VINARIUM International Wine Contest, the largest international wine competition in Central and Eastern Europe, has reached its XXIII edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026 the event <strong>took place from 28 &#8211; 31 May 2026 in Ploie\u0219ti<\/strong> and was organized with the support of Prahova County Council &amp; the \u021ainutul Vinului Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The twinning between <a href=\"https:\/\/tinutulvinului.ro\/\">\u021ainutul Vinului Prahova<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/echansonneriedespapes.com\/\">\u00c9chansonnerie des Papes<\/a> (Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape) &#8211; a brotherhood with a centuries-old tradition, guardian of the heritage and identity of the wines from this celebrated appellation &#8211; was officially formalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VINARIUM is an international wine contest organsied under the patronage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oiv.int\/\">OIV<\/a>&nbsp; (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) and <a href=\"https:\/\/vinofed.com\/\">VINOFED<\/a> (International Federation of Great Wine Competitions), its activity being endorsed by Union Internationale des \u0152onologues (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionoenologues.com\/\">UIOE<\/a>) &#8211; the International Union of Oenologists. The International Federation of Wine Journalists and Writers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fijev.org\/page\/1175528-la-federation-the-federation\">FIJEV<\/a>) is a VINARIUM Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1346 samples from 20 countries were entered: <em>Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, South Korea, Croatia, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>233 operators (producers, importers, merchants, producers&#8217; representatives) entered samples;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Still wines, sparkling wines, and grape- and wine-based spirits were entered in the competition;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>35.4% of all entered samples came from outside Romania &#8211; the host country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Judging was conducted by 7 panels of 5 judges each, every panel being led by a President. The complete 2026 Jury: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/jury-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/jury-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total number of judges was 41, coming from 16 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Great Britain, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Spain, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official observers, present in Ploie\u0219ti, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof. Dr. Monika Christmann, Germany &#8211; Vice-President of UIOE and Honorary President of OIV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marina GARCIA, Spain &#8211; Member of the Executive Committee of VINOFED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janna RIJPMA-MEPPELINK &#8211; Vice-President of FIJEV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The consensual average for each sample was calculated as the arithmetic mean of the scores given by all judges of a panel, <strong>after eliminating the extreme scores<\/strong> (the lowest and the highest score).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The following awards were given:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21 Grand Gold Medals (score 93\u2013100)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>376 Gold Medals (score 89\u201392.9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19 Silver Medals (85\u201388.9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to OIV Regulations, only 30% of samples entered in the competition can receive a medal. The last average for medals was 88.67.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Romanian \u201cPelinuri\u201d were evaluated &#8211; <em>hors concours<\/em> &#8211; as part of efforts to test the repositioning of these \u201caromatized beverages\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Wine Label Contest, ENOVART by VINARIUM, II Edition, a project supported by &nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ippupackaging.com\/\"><strong>IPPU Prime Label<\/strong><\/a><strong> and&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurz.hu\/ro\/\"><strong>KURZ Rom\u00e2nia<\/strong><\/a><strong> will announce the winners on June 15, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VINARIUM continues its competition dedicated to wine labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project aims to highlight the role of visual identity in building a premium product. The label on a wine bottle is the first point of contact, the first message, and very often the first criterion of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition brings together art, design, and visual communication specialists for evaluation, and awards the most successful graphic concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IPPU Prime Label <\/strong>&amp;<strong> Kurz Romania <\/strong>offer awards for excellence in design, packaging, and labeling; these consist of the production of 5,000 sets of labels (front and back), made to high professional standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VINARIUM international jury made a selection of the best 21 visual presentations of white, ros\u00e9, and red wines (the overall packaging &amp; labeling &#8211; in terms of aesthetics, support of the oenological message, winery personality) plus production quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ENOVART jury will designate the 3 winning wineries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ENOVART jury is composed of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adrian BUGA &#8211; art critic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Costin TUDOSE &#8211; image creator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miruna STEFAN &#8211; visual artist, representing the young generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VINARIUM 2026 Results <\/strong>were published online on <strong>the official competition website <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/\"><strong>www.iwcb.ro<\/strong><\/a> on <strong>June 5, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Partners 2026: <\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aquacarpatica.ro\/\">AQUA Carpatica,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ippupackaging.com\/\">IPPU Prime Label<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pulltex.com\/\">Pultex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lemacons.ro\/\">Lemacons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpartners.ro\/\">Fast Partners Construct<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vectra.ro\/\">Vectra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dabacco.ro\/\">Da Bacco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constantinphotography.ro\/\">Constantin Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ctcreativeimpact.com\/\">Creative Impact<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgm.ro\/\">Master Graphic Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gastrotech.ro\/\">Stolzle Lausitz,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/businessgrowup.ro\/index.php\">Business Grow Up<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rvtravel.eu\/\">RV Travel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agraasigurari.ro\/\">Agra Asigur\u0103ri,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lamama.ro\/\">La Mama<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Partners: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vinul.ro\/\">Vinul.ro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revistafermierului.ro\/\">Revista Fermierului<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/awards-113-vinarium+international+wine+contest\/101\">Wine Searcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fijev.org\/page\/1175528-la-federation-the-federation\">Fijev<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winesday.ro\/\">Winesday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VINARIUM results have been published! VINARIUM International Wine Contest, the largest international wine competition in Central and Eastern Europe, has reached its XXIII edition.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/vinarium-2026-results-june-6\/\" class=\"read-more-link\"><span class=\"read-more-icon\"><\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2026-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11432,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11429\/revisions\/11432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}