After passing through Seville, Marbella and Miami, the eighth edition of the International wine and spirits competition will be held this year in Valladolid. In total, the participation of almost 600 samples from 14 countries is expected, including Australia, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, France, Malta, Tunisia or Algeria as well as Spain. All the autonomous communities of our country have representatives but they are the wines of Castilla y León those that are presented with special relevance presenting up to 120 samples.
Bodegas Hijos de Alberto Gutiérrez is now officially registered. After his success in scoring Peñín Guide 2013 reaching scores of up to 91 points with its brand 'Rueda Verdejo' , the house wines will undoubtedly be a competition to take into account among the wines submitted to the contest.
The awarding of prizes of the CINVE contest is governed by the regulations of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), with gold medals and silver medals, as well as mentions of Grand Golds and the “CINVE 2012” Grand Prix, through a second tasting among the gold medal winners or by unanimous decision of the jury.
Created in 2006, the International Wine and Spirits Competition (CINVE 2012), It differs from the rest of the major international competitions due to the composition of its tasting panel. The jury will have the criteria of 30 experts, mainly importers of wines and spirits, marketers, restaurateurs, sommeliers, journalists and opinion leaders, led by a technician, they will choose the best wines in 8 categories and one specific for oil.
The contest will be held at the Olid Meliá hotel in Valladolid between November 13 and 15. Despite coinciding with the 14N strike, the person in charge of the organization has affirmed that it will not affect too much, since it does not coincide with the first or last day, so no displacement of the members of the jury or other attendees is foreseen.
We will have to wait until Thursday to communicate if Bodegas Hijos de Alberto Gutiérrez is among the winners of 'CINVE 2012'. is site down .
