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Global Wine and Spirits and Vinul.ro are together Main Media Partners of IWCB 2016.

The Romanian market and the international community of wine business, will be equally informed of the medals won by the international and local wine producers participating to IWCB 2016.

This way, all winners will have the chance to convert the results of the contest in worldwide real sales.

Also, as a novelty, our „Results Section” will link every winner and his results at IWCB 2016 to medals won at other major contests he participated to. This way, both traders and wine enthusiasts will have a wider picture of the results for each medal winning wine.

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International Wine Contest Bucharest 2016 is the world’s first competition under OIV rules which doesn’t charge any fee for judging the submitted samples.

All wines are submitted free of charge!

Click here for on-line registration or here for registration by e-mail.

IWCB take into account the new realities of the global economy and change the paradigm of high caliber competitions, taking on the task of opening new roads for worldwide wine industry.

Since 2016, IWCB becomes an itinerant contest which this year, will take place in the middle of the largest region of Romanian wine industry, Vrancea – aka Vine and Wine Country. This fact give to the jurors, journalists and representatives of the OIV the chance to get introduced to this important wine region of Romania.

70 million of wine lovers, online readers from all over the world will know the wines awarded at International Wine Contest Bucharest 2015  (IWCB) due to Wine Spectator (www.winespectator.com).

To this, it might be added visits on partner sites/publications from Romania or abroad.

IWCB, the strongest contest of the South–East and Central Europe catches attention by the two new records:

• 27 participant countries, of which 13 are new;
• Almost 1000 samples sent for competition, 903 registered;

The appetite of the neighboring countries to be present within the contest proves the influence IWCB started to have around this part of the world.

A rigurous examination, the presence of some experienced jurors both Romanian (10 members) and abroad (15 members), of the OIV observer, of an evaluation regulation, the verification and control methods increase public and wine producers’ confidence in the fairness in terms of hierarchy as IWCB symbols are reference for the consumer and argument for sale.

The origin countries where jurors come from are: Switzerland, Israel, Moldova Republic, Italy, Russia, Serbia, Australia, Poland, Austria, Portugal, France, USA.

As an observer from the International Organization of Vine and Wine, Mario de la Fuente from Spain attended, the Head of the OIV Viticulture Commission.

IWCB aims to assume a special status in a short time so that it may become the first free international wine contest in the world and leader in the elite „classic”contests.

Distribution of the samples by countries

• 389 samples from Romania representing 44% of the total number;
• 504 samples abroad representing 56% of the total number

The number of the operators who registered samples: 167, of which:

• 67 Romanian producers;
• 93 foreign producers:
• 7 importers registered samples from 56 foreign producers;

280 medals were awarded (for 31%  of the samples within competition), 173 were Golden Medals and 107 were  Silver Medals.

484 samples got at least 82 points, meaning 54% of the total juried samples;

The highest score for a dry white wine, younger than  2009, was obtained by Temjanica 2014 Special Selection de la Tikves Winery, Macedonia.

The highest score for a dry red wine, younger than  2009, was obtained by the blend , Syrah, Carignan – Vino de Unicornio 738,  Chile (Tak Fung Holdings – from Hong Kong)

The highest score for a dry rose wine, younger than  2009, was obtained by the blend Cabernet Sauvignon and Feteasca Neagra 2014, Strabun, producer Vinum Capidava / The Darie Winery, Romania.

The greatest average for a white, Romanian variety – Feteasca Alba 2014 LIVIA – Mera Com/ The Girboiu Winery , Romania.

The greatest average for a red wine, Romanian variety – Feteasca Neagra 2012 Domenii, Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Romania.

The greatest average for a collection wine (the production year: until 2009)

• Pinot Gris 1980, SCDVV Murfatlar, Romania
• Tamaioasa Romaneasca 1971, SCDVV Pietroasa, Romania

The brandy with the highest average

• Miorita 1985, Vincon Vrancea, Romania
• Miorita, 1990, Vincon Vrancea, Romania

The highest average for the sparkling wines: Prosecco Rosalia extradry, Agricola Giusti, Italia.

The best selector from Romania – Vinexpert: 15 Golden Medals and 7 Silver Medals

The wine producer with the most awarded medals is Casa de Vinuri Cotnari, Romania

The country with the most medals awarded, after Romania: The Moldova Republic: 43 medals

The full list of the wines awarded with Silver and Gold at: www.iwcb.ro/registration2015/results_iwcb_2015.php

*Extra 10 samples which arrived after the start of the competition

The International Wine Contest Bucharest – IWCB 2015 – www.iwcb.ro), taking place during 21st-24th of May 2015, has reached its XIIth edition.

As it became one of the most important contests in Central and Eastern Europe, IWCB has reached all its targets.

The deadline regarding the samples registration within International Wine Contest 2014 has been extended. Therefore, samples may be registered by 14 May 2014.

Both samples and original documents must be sent at ONVPV (The National Office for Vine and Vitivinicultural Products) by 15 May 2014.

Normal Registration Fees  1st February –  14 May, 2014:

• 1-5 entries 70 euro/ entries
• 6-10 entries 60 euro/ entries
• 11-15 entries 50 euro/ entries
• 16-30 entries 45 euro/ entries
• 30+ entries 40 euro/ entries, negotiable

Late arrivals  15  – 17 May, 2014: 

• 100 euro/ entry

*Prices not including VAT.

Thus, our aim is to encourage the producers, importers and the advertising agencies in order to prove that we are an attentive and flexible partner.

To your disposal,

Team IWCB 2014

As in every edition, since 2011, IWCB brings at several firsts.

Because to judging is an act of responsibility, the results resonates immediately in the „palpable” area of the economic exercise, IWCB team chose to invite, as the members of the jury, experts tasters which representing the markets tempting for any producer, opinion maker from these markets. As for 2014, the board of experts has been strengthened, besides evaluators from U.S., Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany, UK, with judges from Poland and China !

We wish you to have some uplifting moments, to enjoy with your loved ones, quiet days and the best thought !

Producers, importers and promotional agencies can enroll at IWCB 2014, wines through online registration platform, which is made available starting this year.

This synchronization of technology with the current rhythm of activity, simplifies the work of operators from the Wine World, bringing them an important time savings.

You can view this quick version of enrollment here or here

The challenges for achieving the most important international wine competition in Romania, preparing  it to become one of the top 10 in the world, are very high.

Every year the judging panels improve its formula by attracting experienced skilled tasters, more objective in relation to wines from the competition.

IWCB 2013’s edition presents the foreign guests. Please make acquaintance with each of them accessing JURY section.

Several samples judged meaningful results!

Participation of producers from Republic of Moldova and Italy is facilitated by organizing of collection platforms in Chisinau, respectively, Milano.

Therefore Oenologists Union of Chisinau, offers to those interested, reception area, free of charge,   and together with IWCB provide transportation in Bucharest.

The same type of organization is developed in Milan to encourage Italian producers, communication with them being made in Italian language.

A consistent partnership has been established between IWCB and NBG (Network Business Group) to promote and sell Romanian wines which have won awards at IWCB, in Italy, in top hotels and restaurants.

A detailed action plan was pinned down for this purpose and the design of this construction will be presented in the seminar, “Romanian wines Exports in Italy „on 15 May 2013.

We will get back with details!

Similar platforms will be implemented beginning 2014 edition IWCB within other major wine regions of the world.

Awards from IWCB become more valuable, increasing sales for wines with distinction, reinforcing at the same time, the brand of producers registered into the contest.