Adega Cooperativa de Silgueiros took to the competition Le Challenge Internacional du Vin, one of the most important and most respected competitions in the world that took place in France on the 21st and 22nd of April 2017.
The wines submitted to the competition were Morgado de Silgueiros Touriga Nacional and Dom Daganel, both of which were awarded Gold.
Touriga Nacional – Gold Medal
Dom Daganel – Gold Medal
This year is already the 4th medal that these wines receive, since at the beginning of the year, the same wines received the Gold and Silver medal at the International Wine Award held in Germany. See the article here.
What is The International Wine Challenge?
The International Wine Challenge is a competition organized as a tasting open to all wines and spirits of viticultural origin, without distinction of vintage loan and commercialization (bottled). This competition has been authorized by the European Community since 1986 and governed by the rules of the “International Code of Oenological Practices for Vine and Wine”.
The International Wine Challenge obtained in 2009 the ISO 9001 2008 version.
This is one of the most important and most respected competitions in the world. Each year, as part of a highly professional organization, around 800 tasters blindly judge more than 4,000 wines from 37 countries.
This success is the result of several factors:
EXPERIENCE: more than 40 years of existence. First International Competition in France.
MAGNITUDE: More than 4000 samples tasted with each issue.
DIVERSITY: All types of wine origin involved: red, white, rosé, sparkling, VDL, VDN, of spirits (wine of origin only).
THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION: Wines from 37 countries represented each year.
RELATIVES RESULTS OF THE CONSUMER TASTING: The subtle mixture of amateur and professional tasters allows a selection of quality wines and representative of the consumer’s taste.
