We already have the results of the Brussels wines 2017. 9.080 wines have competed for the coveted medals of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Valladolid (Spain). The 320 members of the international jury awarded Silver, Gold and Grand Gold medals for the best wines. Spain, host country, obtains the highest number of medals. China wins twice as many medals as last year. Therefore, it will host next year in the city of Beijing. The event will be held from May 10 to 13, 2018.
The winners with the highest scores in the categories of red, white, rosé, sparkling, organic and fortified they received revelation awards in this act.
Winners at the Brussels Wine Competition 2017
Fortified Wine International Revelation 2017
D'Oliveiras Madeira Wines 1994
Pereira d'Oliveira (Vinhos) LDA, Portugal
International Revelation Organic Wine 2017
Selendi Sarnic Shiraz 2013
Selendi Winery, Turkey
Red Wine International Revelation 2017
Terre Della Baronia 2014
Azienda Agricola G. Milazzo SRL, Italy
Rosé Wine International Revelation 2017
Crazy Pink Donkey 2016
Consejo Bodegas SL, Spain
Sparkling Wine International Revelation 2017
Champagne Jean Dumangin Brut Millésime 2009
EARL Jean Dumangin, France
White Wine International Revelation 2017
Raimat 100 2015
Codorniu Raventos, Spain
This year, the ten countries that have won the most medals are: Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Chile, China, Bulgaria, South Africa, Switzerland and Greece and the Czech Republic.
Spain He has obtained the greater number of medals. Last year he was second, after France. It has triumphed led by Castilla y Leon, with 29,4% of award-winning Spanish wines. Italy, Portugal, Chile and Switzerland maintain the position obtained in 2016.
Instead, China She has risen two positions after being awarded twice as many medals as last year. There are 78 medals in 2017, compared to 36 in 2016.
Greece and Czech Republic have entered the Top Ten for the first time this year.
So, in the global, Spain has the highest number of medals in Great gold —This year and the previous one—, followed by Portugal, France and Italy. China has won 4 medals of Great gold, climbing from 10th to 5th this year.
The organic wine award goes to Turkey
A total of 693 organic and biodynamic wines they enrolled in the east Brussels wine competition 2017. The number of entries in this category has increased by a surprising 80% in the last three years.
This boom is motivated by tendencies current market, as well as the increased knowledge and interest of the consumer in the the origin of the wines. Also in their production methods. All this has caused the organizers of the contest to create the new Organic Wine Trophy '. The winner of this prestigious award, awarded for the first time in 2017, is a winery from Turkey.
Portugal wins the award for old vintages
Another new medal has made its debut this year in the World Concours: the award for 'Old Vintages of Exception'. The quality of nine Portuguese wines surprised the jury, who awarded them the coveted medals. Portugal was the undisputed leader in the category of old vintages, followed by Spain, Slovakia, Italy, Hungary and Switzerland.
The winners in this Brussels wine competition 2017 are not recognized solely for their quality. But they also offer excellent quality / price ratio. 57,6% of the award-winning wines in 2017 are sold for less than 8,50 euros ex-cellar.
El Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is the only wine competition that performs checks post-event. To thus ensure the consistency of the quality of its winners.
