Seventh international organic wine award: 1063 submitted biologically-cultivated wines from 23 countries. Maximum score for China, Italy, Spain and Germany
PAR®-Jury awards with 49 Top Gold, 346 Gold and 457 Silver
Frasdorf, the 20th of June 2016 – the seventh international organic wine award, which took place from the 10th till 13th of June, reached a new record for the number of participants and showed an unprecedented spectrum of grape varieties, styles and origins. Initiated and organized by the WINE System AG, the tasting of 1063 submitted organic wines has been run by teams consisting of three quality inspectors, analyzing ingredients and assessing them in a sensory way in accordance with PAR standards. In addition to successful newcomers, China amongst them, Mexico and the USA enhanced the tasting, conducted by nine PAR teams under the leadership of sensory expert Martin Darting, for the first time this year. Germany with 465 items, Austria and Italy with 127 items each were particularly well represented wine countries. In total 49 submitted wines have been awarded with Top Gold (96 -100 points), 346 wines became Gold (90 – 95 points), 457 submissions reached Silver (83-89 points) and 152 were honored with a Compliment (75-82 points). You can access the complete ranking including PAR documentation forms under www.bioweinpreis.de