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time. In 2001, the OIV looked at the competiti-
on for the first time and awarded us patronage
from 2003 onwards. At this point, the samples
submitted were still only from exhibitors. Due
to its size, however, there were roughly 450 wi-
nes, still free of charge.
For legal reasons, no official wine award
could be held in Berlin at the time and atta-
ching medals from the Berliner Wine Trophy to
bottles was not permitted.
To be officially recognised as a competition
within the framework of the German Vinicul-
ture guidelines, a law on these guidelines had
to be amended first. And this required appro-
val from the German Federal Council. This was
achieved in December 2005 in collaboration
with the Berlin Senate, which allowed the first
official Berliner Wine Trophy to take place in
January 2007. So you could say that we ma-
and ratings in the medal area. At the time, the naged to get a law amended for the Berliner
Berlin Wine Award was not an official tasting. Wine Trophy. By 2007 we had done the work,
From 1995 onwards, only professionals were created the specific guidelines, telephoned
invited, and in 1997 the competition was re- around, and tried to arrange a location for the
named the Berliner Wine Trophy. The compe- competition. Fees were introduced, internati-
tition was nonetheless still not official at this onal judges invited, and much more. Despite
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