The international jury gathered in Sarre (Aosta) recognized the high quality of the labels presented. Excellent results also in the Extreme Spirits International Contes.
305 wines from heroic viticulture were awarded during the 32nd Mondial des Vins Extrêmes , the only world wine competition dedicated to those who grow viticulture in the mountains, in steep or terraced areas and on small islands, organized by CERVIM – Research, Studies, Safeguarding, Coordination and Promotion Center for Mountain Viticulture. The recently concluded edition was a record-breaking one, with the participation of over 1000 labels from 356 companies from 25 different countries. The tasting commissions, which met in Sarre (Aosta) on September 29 and 30 and were composed of a total of 50 wine technicians, oenologists and expert tasters from all over the world, awarded 64 Grand Gold Medals and 241 Gold Medals. It is worth mentioning the return to the competition of Bolivia, which had been absent for a few years, and which also won a medal. During the two days, 64 Grand Gold Medals and 241 Gold Medals were awarded. some Special Awards dedicated to nations, categories of wines and producers who have distinguished themselves for the awards received. The Special Award, reserved for the best winery per country, for Italy went to the Cave des Onze Communes of Aymavilles (AO); two awards for the wine Pantelleria DOC Sentivento 2017 by Prosit Società Agricola ARL of Pantelleria (TP), awarded an Excellence Award and the Piccole Isole Award; the Cervim Futuro Award to Giacomo Rallo of Rallo Estates SRL Soc. Agr. of Marsala (TP) and the Donna Cervim Award to Margherita Longo of the Azienda Agricola Hibiscus of Ustica (PA).
“For the first time in the history of the Mondial des Vins Extrêmes we have exceeded the threshold of one thousand wines in competition. This is a fact that, in addition to making us proud of the growing importance that the competition is assuming, testifies to the growing interest in viticulture that operates in difficult and impervious territories – declares Nicola Abbrescia , President of CERVIM –. The wines that are produced in these heroic areas show an increasingly higher quality year after year, with peaks of excellence that our tasting commissions recognize and appreciate in blind tastings”.
At the same time, the fourth edition of the Extreme Spirits International Contest took place, an international competition dedicated to distillates from grape marc, lees and wine that also aims to enhance the respective production areas. Excellent results were obtained: 8 Grand Gold Medals and 25 Gold Medals were awarded among the 76 competing distillates from Italy, Switzerland, Peru and Spain.