The major awards of the jubilee year of GRAND PRIX VINEX were presented in the Mendel Greenhouse in Brno
The unique building of the Mendel Greenhouse in the Augustinian Abbey in Brno became the venue for the award ceremony and the presentation of the major awards of the 30th year of the international competition GRAND PRIX VINEX. The Champion award went to the Volařík winery and the award for the best rated wine collection went to the Pavlov winery.
Exactly 842 samples from 158 wineries from 6 countries took part in this year's 30th edition of the competition. The winners of the prestigious competition titles were chosen by 19 tasting juries from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Great Britain, Australia and South Africa on 26 and 27 April in Valtice. The major awards were presented to the winners on 25 May at a gala evening in the beautiful and unique premises of the Mendel Greenhouse. A tasting of the selected competition wines was also prepared for the participants of the ceremony, among whom were degustators, winemakers and partners of the competition as well as representatives of the South Moravian Region and the city of Brno.
The wines of this year's competition once again proved their high quality - a large number of wines were awarded, 51 of them even received a large gold medal (at least 90 points). The title Champion of the competition award and the winner in the category of semi-dry white wines was won by the Volařík winery from Mikulov for the Riesling 2021 selection of grapes from the Purmice vineyard in Perná. Ondřej Tichý, the winery's oenologist, added about the wine: "This is a wine from our top line, where we try to reflect the terroir of the Mikulov region in the bottles. Purmice is one of our most prestigious vineyard. The wine is very fruity, the taste is dominated by apricot with a nice mineral ending." In addition to a glass sculpture and a diploma, the champion producer received an assistant for the winery - a high-pressure cleaner from Kärcher.
The award for the best collection and a wine store for home from the Haier company was awarded to the Pavlov winery for seven samples with an average score of 88.76 points. Another important award of the competition, the Award of the Union of Winemakers of the Czech Republic, went to the Riesling 2021 selection of cibebas from the same winery. The title Category Winner was awarded in seven of the eleven competition categories and can be shared by the Výmola winery from Mikulčice, the Laurent Šatov winery, the GAZAŇ WINERY winery from Čejč, the Pavlov winery, the Šalša Václav winery from Kyjov and the CHATEAU BZENEC. The awards for the national winners went to the Výmola winery from Mikulčice, the Golguz winery from Hlohovec in Slovakia, the Weingut Girsch winery from Hauskirchen in Austria and the HedoNick winery from Pilisvörrösvár in Hungary. The champion, the best rated collection and the category winners received prestigious prizes in the form of glass sculptures designed by Jiří Matela, an apprentice of the world-famous designer Bořek Šípek.
The most represented varieties among white wines were our local Pálava (75) and Riesling (74), and among red wines Pinot Noir (42). The largest number of wines was achieved by the 2022 (406) and 2021 (289) vintages. However, wines from older vintages were also registered.
OVERVIEW OF THE WINNERS OF THE GRAND PRIX VINEX 2023
CHAMPION AND WINNER OF CATEGORY A2 - SEMI-DRY WHITE WINES
South Moravian Region Governor's Award
Riesling, 2021, selection of grapes, Volařík winery, Mikulov
BEST COLLECTION
Award of the General Director of BVV Trade Fairs Brno, a.s.
Pavlov winery, spol. s.r.o., Pavlov
BEST RATED WINE BY A MEMBER OF THE CZECH GRAPE AND WINE PRODUCERS´ ASSOCIATION
Award of the Association of Winemakers of the Czech Republic
Riesling, 2021, selection of botrytised berries, Pavlov winery, spol. s.r.o., Pavlov
CATEGORY WINNERS
Category A1 - Dry white wines
Pinot Blanc, 2018, VOC Bzenec, CHATEAU BZENEC, spol. s.r.o., Bzenec
Category A3 - Semi-sweet white wines
Pálava, 2021, selection of botrytised berries, Výmola winery, Mikulčice
Category B2 - Other rosé wines (incl. blanc de noirs)
Cabernet Sauvignon rosé, 2022, Moravian land wine, Tomáš Lorenc / Laurent Šatov winery, Šatov
Category C1 - Dry red wines
Merlot, 2021, selection of grapes, GAZAŇ WINERY s.r.o., Čejč
Category D - Naturally sweet wines
Riesling, 2021, selection of botrytised berries, Pavlov winery, spol. s.r.o., Pavlov
Category E1 - Semi-sparkling wines
Moravian Muscat, 2022, semi-sparkling wine, Václav Šalša winery, Kyjov
Category E2 - Sparkling wines
Chateau Bzenec brut, 2018, sparkling wine, CHATEAU BZENEC, spol. s.r.o., Bzenec
NATIONAL WINNERS
National Winner - Czech Republic
Pálava, 2021, selection of berries, Výmola winery, Mikulčice
National Winner - Slovakia
Pálava, 2021, selection of grapes, Golguz winery, Hlohovec
National Winner - Austria
Weinviertel DAC, 2021, Qualitätswein, Weingut Girsch winery, Hauskirchen
National Winner - Hungary
Scylla, 2021, HedoNick Winery / Sváb-Pék Kft, Pilisvörösvár
About the competition:
GRAND PRIX VINEX is a traditional international wine competition organised by the National Wine Centre in cooperation with the Brno Trade Fairs and the Association of Winemakers of the Czech Republic. The competition is organised with the support of the Wine Fund. The aim of the competition is to evaluate and award the best domestic and international wines represented at the Central European market on a high professional level every year. The patronage over the 30th year of the international wine competition GRAND PRIX VINEX was taken over by the Minister of Agriculture Ing. Zdeněk Nekula, the Governor of the South Moravian Region Mgr. Jan Grolich and the Mayor of the Statutory City of Brno, JUDr. Markéta Vaňková.
More about the competition at www.grand-prix-vinex.cz.
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