第十六屆International Wine Competition

今年再次被邀請擔當International Wine Competition的評審委員，3月24日晚乘夜機又往意大利出發。這已經是我三年內第六次為了葡萄酒飛到這個全世界出口量最多的國家了。


一如去年，International Wine Competition在維羅納舉行，結果在Vinitaly公佈。今次我被編到第13組，五位評審委員包括一位國際釀酒師、兩位意大利釀酒師及兩位國際酒評人。同組的另一位酒評人是來自西班牙的。

去年比賽澳洲大放異彩，今年第十六屆有主場之利的意大利則爭回一口氣。尤其Amarone，更橫掃了多個紅酒項目的大獎。而且今年更專為Veneto、Emilia-Romanga和Trentino設有特別「安慰獎」Special Award Bamca Popolare de Verona，結果也由Gerardo Cesari Spa (Cavaion Veronese) 2001年的Amarone della Valpolicella "Bosan"贏得。

其他獲得大獎的葡萄酒如下：

White Wines with D.O.
Grand Gold Medal
Colli di Conegliano Bianco "Mina" 2007 (意大利Astoria Vini - Crocetta del M. LLO)

White Wines with D.O. and processed in Oak
Grand Gold Medal
Weiss Trocken Wunderbar Cuvee Qualittatswein Franken 2006 (德國Winzer Sommerach - Der Winzerkeller - Sommerach)

Red Wines with D.O. (2004-2006)
Grand Gold Medal
Primitivo di Manuria 2006 (意大利Pirro Varone di Occhinero Maria Antonietta - Manduria)

Red Wines with D.O. (2001-2003)
Grand Gold Medal
Amarone della Valpolicella 2004 (意大利Fattoria Garbole - Tregnago)

Red Wines with D.O. (2000或以前)
Grand Gold Medal
Amarone della Valpolicella "Bosan" 2001 (意大利Gerardo Cesari Spa Cavaion Veronese)

Rose Wines with D.O.
Grand Gold Medal
Montepulciano D'abruzzo Cerasuolo "Mallorio" 2007 (意大利Olearia Vinicola Orsogna - Orsogna)

Natural Sweet Wines with D.O.
Grand Gold Medal
Montilla Morilles Pedro Ximenez "Una Vida" (西班牙Moreno S.A. Cordoba)

Liqueur Wines with D.O.
Grand Gold Medal
Marsala Superiore Reserva Dolce "Oro" 1999 (意大利Carlo Pellergrino & C. Spa)

White Wines with G.I.
Grand Gold Medal
Sauvignon Daruvar 2007 (克羅地亞Badel 1862 - Zagreb)

White Wines with G.I. processed in oak
Grand Gold Medal
Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula VQA Special Reserve (加拿大Magnotta Winery Corporation - Vaughan)

Red Wines with G.I. (2004-2006)
Grand Gold Medal
Carmenere Gran Reserva Colchagua Valley "Chanan" 2006 (智利Vina Santa Cruz Ltda - Santa Cruz do Sul)

Red Wines with G.I. (2001-2003)
Grand Gold Medal
Salento IGT Rosso "Invisible" 2003 (意大利Alessia Imperatori - Cellino San Marco)

Red Wines with G.I. (2000或以前)
Grand Gold Medal
Shiraz Cabernet South Australia "Johann" 2001 (澳洲Jacob's Creek Wines)

Rose Wines with G.I.
Grand Gold Medal
Salento IGT Rosato "Metiusco" 2007 (意大利Palama Cosimo - Cutrofiano)

Natural Sweet Wines with G.I.
Grand Gold Medal
Riesling Icewine Niagara Peninsula VQA 2006 (加拿大Inniskillin Wines Inc. - Niagara)

Liqueur Wines with G.I.
Sicillia IGT Moscato Liquoroso N.V. (意大利Lombardo Fu Giuseppe & C. SRL - Marsala)

Sparkling Wines with D.O. (Charmat Method)
Grand Gold Medal
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Spumante Dry 2007 (意大利Le Bertole di Bortolin G. - Valdobbiadene)

Sparkling Wines with D.O. (Classic Method)
Grand Gold Medal
Champagne Brut Cuvee Reserve "Florens Louise N.V. (法國P.C. Heidsieck - Reims)

Sweet Sparkling Wines with D.O.
Grand Gold Medal
Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio Spumante Dolce 2007 (意大利Colli Euganei)

Sparkling Wines (Charmat Method)
Grand Gold Medal
Kerner Spumante Brut "L'arte Spumantistica" 2006 (意大利Carpene Malvolti - Conegliano)

Sparkling Wines (Classic Method)
Grand Gold Medal
Sparkling Rose Barossa Valley N.V. (澳洲Jacob's Creek)

Sweet Sparkling Wines
Grand Gold Medal
Moscato Spumante Dolce 2007 (意大利Dei Colli Tramonte - Teolo)

除了 Grand Gold Medal，大會還為每個類別設有Gold Medal、Silver Medal和Bronze Medal，完整的得獎名單，可以稍後在Vinitaly的官方網頁查閱。