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Outstanding wines
In every edition of Divin, we present you with award-win- ning and outstanding wines. One thing they all have in common: they have all won prizes in com- petitions that accord with OIV guidelines. Doubtless thousands of tastings take place every year, but only 18 under the auspices of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and / or the International Union of Oe- nologists (UIOE). They are there- fore the most strictly controlled competitions in the world. This ensures that all competitions are conducted using the same objective principles and high standards of quality.
Our partner, Deutsche Wein Marketing , is a world leader in these controlled, official tas- tings and the largest organiser of competitions that are carried out under of cial supervision. With four international tasting competitions every year, DWM is indispensable as a guarantee of quality in the international wine industry and provides wine connoisseurs with important gui- dance, from the wine trade right up to the wine bar. Berlin (Ger- many), Beirrada (Portugal) and Daejeon (South Korea) are the places where the Trophy compe- titions are conducted. A total of nearly 20,000 wines from around 40 wine-producing nations are tasted and evaluated over the four dates by more than 600 judges altogether.
The wines presented here are a perfect guide for consumers who value quality.
For you as a wine drinker, a medal from one of these com- petitions held under the aegis of the OIV and/or the UIOE is a sign that quali ed judges have con rmed the quality of wine or sparkling wine in question in an objective, blind test. And this is regardless of the name of the producer, the price or other in- uential factors.
Yet producers can also be sure that when they submit their products at an OIV tasting, the strictest of criteria are met.
For easier understanding and to give an overview, we make use of pictographs. A detailed legend can be found on the fol- lowing pages.
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