World Strasbourg
The 2008 “Riesling Wines of the World” CompetitionThe 11th event of this competition, held on January 28th at the Concert and Conference Hall in Strasbourg, aimed to present awards for the fine qualities and originality of Riesling wines throughout the world.
From Canada to Argentina, as well as New Zealand and Tasmania, each terroir bestows special characteristics upon this grape variety. We should not forget Alsace and Germany, proud representatives of Riesling, or Israel, unsuspected producer of this golden variety, which presents the ‘Tishbi Estate’ in Galilee. In total, the event welcomed 300 wine firms and 13 different countries were represented this year.
The winners that won an excellence trophy at the competition in 2007 and 2008 will be presented as star wines at EGAST (professional exhibition for equipment, gastronomy and services), a forthcoming event to be held in Strasbourg from March 9th to 12th 2008.
The next event to note is ‘Pinot Gris and Gewurtztraminer Wines of the World’, to be held on Monday 2nd June 2008!
Les récompenses suprêmes, à savoir “Trophée d’Excellence”, ont été attribuées
à des vins ayant obtenu des notes supérieures à 96 points sur 100 :
Catégorie “GENERIQUE” :Riesling Vieilles Vignes Glintzberg
Catégorie “GRAND CRU 2006” :Riesling Kaseler Nies’chen Grosses Gewächs
Catégorie “GRAND CRU 2005” :Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg
Catégorie “VENDANGES TARDIVES 2005” :Cuvée Daphné
Catégorie “TOP MILLESIME ANTERIEUR” :dont 3 trophées pour l’Allemagne :
ERBEN VON BEULWITZ Weingut - 54318 MERTESDORFRiesling 1999 Kaseler Nies’chen Auslese***
FÜRST ZU HOHENLOHE-OEHRINGEN - 74613 OEHRINGENRiesling 2003 Verrenberger Eiswein
WINZERGENOSSENSCHAFT THÜNGERSHEIM - 97291 THÜNGERSHEIMRiesling 1993 Erlabrunner Weinsteig Eiswein
et 2 trophées pour la France :
HARTWEG Vins d’Alsace - 68980 BEBLENHEIMRiesling 2002 Grand Cru Mandelberg
WEBER BERNARD - 67120 MOLSHEIMRiesling 2000 Grand Cru Bruderthal
77 France, 37 Allemagne, 5 New York, 1 Australie, 1 Luxembourg,
1 République Tchèque, 1 Suisse.
8 Allemagne, 7 France, 1 Autriche, 1 Australie, 1 Canada, 1 Luxembourg.
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