Four Argentine wines were awarded in the last Chardonnay du Monde international event, held in the Burgundy region of France. Among the award-winning wineries, three wines received silver medals and one bronze.
The 15th edition of Chardonnay du Monde held in Burgundy, France between 12 and 15 March last. For this occasion 953 wines from 39 countries were presented. The judges, of which 50% were foreign wines tested for four days, giving medals to one third of the samples tasted: 60 gold, 202 silver and 55 bronze. Among the winners, Argentina was present. He received three silver medals: two for Flichman Knight Strain Flichman Chardonnay 2007 and Chardonnay 2007 Oak Aged, and the third for his wine Salentein Salentein Reserve Chardonnay 2006 While the bronze medal he corresponded to the Monteviejo winery with Lindaflor Chardonnay 2006 Chardonnay Among the best wines in the world in the year 2008, was the first medal for Austria, with its wine Trockenbeerenauslese 2006, then followed with Royal Canadian Maria Chardonnay Icewine 2000, Australia with Wyndham Estate show Reserve Chardonnay 2005 France was seen as the biggest winner of the contest received four gold medals. Pouilly-Fuissé A with Vieilles Vignes 2006, another with Champagne Chardonnay Brut Cuvée Veuve Emille, the next with Savigny les Beaune – Aux dessus des Vermots – Cuvée Signature 2006 and finally Mâcon-Villages – Manoir du Capucin “Delice” 2005.
While South Africa received a gold medal for its wine Gouverneurs Chardonnay 2006; Spain was awarded the Navarra wine OD – Palacio de la Vega Chardonnay – 2006 Barrel fermented in the winery Pernod Ricard, and finally the neighboring neighboring country was among the best with Raminana Vine Chardonnay 2007 Glacier. The objectives of this event are to improve process quality chardonnay among producers in the world, adding to the diversity and richness of existing production, create a hub around Chardonnay to develop a better qualitative approach, to promote scientific research and knowledge of this strain and promoting a quality approach in the organization of encouraging qualitative knowledge of tasters Chardonnay.
