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Oenoforum 2024

Czech International Wine Competition

18th edition, June 21 - 22 2024, SLAVKOV U BRNA - Slavkov Castle, Czech Republic.

Oenoforum – Czech International Wine Competition is the worlds biggest wine competition under the patronage of OIV – International organization for wine and viniculture headquartered in Paris, in the Czech Republic. The organizer of this spectacular event is Czech Wine and Grape Producers’ Association and is open for all producers and dealers of wine. The competition is open to all grape varieties. Moreover, the grape varieties Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon and Ryzlink vlašský and Pálava, as the opposite, our typical Czech grape variety, will be judged and awarded with prizes in their own separate categories.

OENOFORUM – Czech International Wine competition brings a unique opportunity to compare wines from different areas of Europe and the world which are characterized by different terroir, but also wines that are produced using different and very often completely opposed technologies. In the judge panel are the worlds most respected sommeliers, officers of OIV, UIOE and also the best tasters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The organizer is therefore the Czech Wine and Grape Producers’ Association with the support of Viticultural Fund of Czech Republic, National Viticulural centre, o.p.s. and other organizations. The competition is fully compliant to the OIV standard for international wine and spirituous beverages of vitivinicultural origin competitions - resolution OIV/concours 332A/2009.

The deadline for submitting applications is the second of June 2024.

All results will be published on June 29 2024 at 9.00 a.m.

Order of the macarons

There is a posibility to order any medals (Champion, Grand Gold, Gold, Silver) all awarded wines for a labeling. You have to fill in this form and send it to us to email svcr@svcr.cz

OENOFORUM2023_order of medals

The price is 0,096 € (without VAT)/per piece. There is a discount by order:

over 2000 pieces - 5%
over 5000 pieces - 10%
over 10000 pieces - 15 %

Delivery by post or by personal takeover in Velké Bílovice

Payment by bank transfer (invoice) or cash.

After filling in order form, send it to svcr@svcr.cz.

Your order will be processed immediately, you will be informed about the delivery date.

Conference

International wine conference in conjunction with Oenoforum 2024 is an unique opportunity for all that work in this exciting industry. From vine-dressers and oenologists through sommeliers to wine dealers. It is a great opportunity that brings the European outlook on topic of each respective edition of this conference. There are three basic factors supporting this concept. The international speakers are always chosen on the basis of their location, so that the experience they bring is motivational and beneficial to the local producers. Part of the conference is also hands-on. Each presentation is enhanced by tasting topic appropriate wines chosen by the speaker. Last but not least is the topic. The topic is chosen in order to highlight the development and innovation within the industry, but also to show the experience of producers from the wine producing countries.

The Topic of the International Conference with Thematic Tasting 2024:

CHARDONNAY
Quo Vadis
Position, development and perspective of world grape varieties in nearby regions of Europe.

The new cycle of international conferences at the Oenoforum will always focus on one of the world's varieties and trends in their processing in typical regions.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 9.00 am

SLAVKOV U BRNA - The Castle (presentation area of "Konírna")
Number of participants: 80

Preliminary conference program, we are still working on speakers and content:

08.45 - 09.30 presence

09.30 - 09.45 start of the conference

09.45 - 10.45 speaker 1

10.45 - 11.30 Pavel Buchta / Czech republic / Vinařský ráj - general partner

11.30 - 12.00 coffee break

12.00 - 12.20 Klára Kollárová

12.20 - 13.20 Jaromír Gala / Czech republic / winemaker

13.20 - 13.50 coffee break

13.50 - 14.50 speaker 4 / France

Conference price (price including VAT):

- professional program with sample tasting, service, interpreting, note materials, refreshments throughout the conference

Price: 1890 CZK

THE REGISTRATION FORM

19. 06. 2023

Two champions and six winners at the Oenoforum 2023 international competition!

The two-day 17th Oenoforum - Czech International Wine Competition held in the Mikulov Chateau congress hall produced the following results. The best young wine was the Moravian Sauvignon, the best white wine was the Welschriesling and the Moravian and Czech wines had six more winners in various categories. The remaining two champion titles went to Slovakia and Moldova. Oenoforum is organized by the Union of Winegrowers of the Czech Republic under the auspices of the OIV - International Organization for Wine and Viticulture as the single largest wine competition in the Czech Republic.

Sauvignon 2022, late harvest, by Štěpán Maňák won the champion title in the young wine category. The best white wine was Welschriesling 2021, selection of grapes, by the Kněží hora winery. The best red wine was Domeniille Cuza Malbeck, 2021, IGT by the Moldovan Vinaria Domeniille Cuza and the title for the best cuvée went to the Slovak wine 3 Brugundy 2021, PDO wine by the Víno Mrva & Stanko winery.

Our winemakers won in 6 categories:

In the category of dry white wines of the 2022 vintage, the winner was Welschriesling 2022, late harvest, by winery No. 44 Ing. Eliška Becková
In the category of dry white wines of the vintage 2021 and older, the winner was Veltliner green 2021, late harvest by the Milan Vašíček winery
In the category of white semi-sweet wines the winner was Cuvée Stará hora 2021, selection of grapes, by the Doležal winery
In the category of dry red wines of the vintage 2021 and older, the winner was OAK Pinot Noir, selection of grapes, by the Vladimír Tetur winery
In the category of rosé wines, clarets and blanc de noirs the winner was Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, late harvest, by VINICE - HNÁNICE
The winner in the sparkling wine category was Blanc de blancs 2020, quality sparkling wine, by THAYA Vinařství
The best Riesling in the competition was Welschriesling 2021, selection of grapes, by the Kněží hora winery
The best Pálava wine in the competition was Pálava 2022, selection of grapes, by the VITISBERG winery
The Vilém Kraus Prize for the highest rated red wine of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety was awarded to Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, late harvest, by VINICE - HNÁNICE
The Jindřich Ševčík Prize for the highest rated wine of the Sauvignon blanc variety was awarded to Sauvignon 2021, late harvest, by Vinařství Pavlov
The best wine collection at the competition was awarded to Ing. Miroslav Volařík

"This year's edition followed the format of the previous editions comparing wines from all over the world while highlighting the significance of global varieties of grapevine, namely Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon, but also our traditional varieties grown in the Czech Republic, i.e. Welschriesling and Pálava. Once again, we have also maintained our long-standing ambition to accept a maximum of 600 samples to allow sufficient space for evaluation and to maintain the emphasis on the quality of the wines entered. However, Oenoforum is not only a competition, it also has an educational part in the form of a conference. Last year, a new format was introduced in which we always focus on two typical varieties in a typical terroir in the context of traditional versus modern processing in two nearby regions. Every year we choose a different, but original and in a way exceptional venue and this year the choice fell on the conference hall at the Chateau in Mikulov, a town that undoubtedly belongs among the main centres of Moravian winemaking and is internationally well-known for this tradition," said Ing. Martin Půček, executive director of the organizing Union of Winemakers.

517 wines from Austria, France, Slovakia, Portugal, Italy, Chile, Bulgaria, Moldova, Spain and naturally the Czech Republic were entered into the 17th Oenoforum 2023 wine competition. The competition took place on 16 and 17 June in the congress hall of the Mikulov Chateau. The programme of the competition also included an international wine conference a day earlier on the topic RYZLINK VLAŠSKÝ & SAUVIGNON BLANC, Quo vadis, Development and perspectives of two global grape varieties in two close regions - Austria and the Czech Republic, where the speakers were leading wine experts from both countries.

The organizer and promoter of the competition and conference is the Union of Winemakers of the Czech Republic. The competition is supported by the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic, the National Wine Centre, o.p.s. and other organizations. The competition was held under the auspices of the Governor of the South Moravian Region Jan Grolich and the Mayor of Mikulov Jitka Sobotková. The general partner of the event is the company Vinařský ráj.

For more information about the competition and the conference, visit www.oenoforum.cz or www.facebook.com/oenoforum/.

For more information:
Ing. Martin Půček, Union of Winegrowers, competition director
E-mail: martin.pucek@svcr.cz
Tel: +420 606 743 231

22. 05. 2023

Oenoforum 2023 se již blíží!

Sedmnáctý ročník soutěže vín Oenoforum – Czech International Wine Competition se rychle blíží a i letos se bude na co těšit.

Letošní konference Oenoforum bude již 15. června v historických prostorách mikulovského zámku. Celý průběh bude provázet téma „Vývoj a perspektivy dvou světových odrůd révy vinné ve dvou blízkých regionech“, konkrétně půjde o odrůdy Ryzlink vlašský a Sauvignon blanc.

Na konferenci proběhnou přednášky předních odborníků a degustace diskutovaných vín. Hlavní přednášku povede rakouský odborník a sommelier René Kollegger. Na něj pak naváží zástupci tuzemských vinařství – Bořek Svoboda z Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov a Roman Fabig ze stejnojmenného vinařství. Přednášející porovnají stávající stav obou zmiňovaných odrůd v rámci rakouského regionu Štýrsko a vybraných terroir Moravy.

Kapacita konference je 100 účastníků, proto neváhejte s přihlášením na www.oenoforum.cz nebo www.vinarskecentrum.cz/kurzy-a-seminare

Ve dnech 16. a 17. června pak přijde na řadu mezinárodní soutěž vín. Ta je jedinečnou možností porovnat vína z různých oblastí a vyrobených rozdílnými technologiemi a přístupy. Vína do soutěže můžete přihlásit do 26. května.

Kompletní informace včetně programu konference najdete na www.oenoforum.cz

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