Registration has opened for the First International Competition of Noble Wines 2010

One of the new additions to the International Exhibition of Noble Wines Vinoble 2010 which takes place from the 30th May until the 2nd June in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) is the creation for this seventh edition, of The First International Competition of Noble Wines.

Registration opened on the 1st April for wineries from all over the world taking part in the hopes of symbolic recognition of quality noble wines. Registration for the competition will remain open until the 15th May and is hoping to highlight many unknown or under distributed fortified, dessert and natural sweet wines.

The tasting of the competing wines will take place under complete anonymity by a special Jury of qualified tasters of notable experience in national and international competitions. The wines will be awarded scores of up to 100 points, using the tasting approved by the O.I.V. and the International Union of Oenologists.

The wines with the fifty highest scores will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates in the following way:

- Gold Medal: the top 7 scores
- Silver Medal: the following 14 high scores
- Bronze Medal: the following 29 high scores

Once the marks have been confirmed, there will be a second round of tastings of the Gold Medal wines. From these Seven, one will be awarded the Grand Prize of Vinoble.

The entries will also be categorised by type of wine according to grape variety and the way the wine is made. The wines will be grouped into the following categories: ‘Dry Fortified Wines’, ‘Sweet Fortified Wines’, ‘Vins Doux Naturels’, ‘Naturally Sweet Wines’, ‘Wines with Biological Ageing’, and ‘Other Noble Wines’.

Registration for entries will close on the 15th May, with the competition tasting taking place on the two middle days of Vinoble 2010: Monday 31st May and Tuesday 1st June.

Vinoble 2010
The International Exhibition of Noble Wines, better known as Vinoble, is a space exclusively dedicated to wines labelled as fortified, dessert, and naturally sweet, the next edition of which will take place from the 30th May until the 2nd June of this year. This event has been taking place biannually since 1998 and is organised by the Town Hall of Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) and with the coordination of The Wine Academy of Spain.

The Wine Academy of Spain
The Wine Academy of Spain is a private organisation founded in 2003 by Pancho Campo MW, the only Spaniard to hold the title of Master of Wine. It focuses its activities on the education of wine professionals and aficionados; the international promotion of Spanish wine, through its Spanish Wine Education Programme; the promotion of Spain as a destination for wine tourism; the analysis of the impact of climate change on the industry; and study trips to wine producing regions, with the collaboration of the University of California Davis (USA). It is also an approved programme provider for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), which it imparts throughout Spain, and has organised the global conference Climate Change and Wine, among other events

For more information:
Marta Olea / Alberto García
Prensa
The Wine Academy of Spain
Tel. +34 636 466 179
Email: media@thewineacademy.es