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WINE COMPETITIONS

Baudouin Havaux
CEO of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, son of the founder
Louis Havaux. His team runs other wine competitions in
different countries - The United Nations of Fine Wines.
Publisher of Vinopres Bruxelles.
Investor in new wine projects.

Thomas Costenoble
holder of an National Diploma in
Oenology from the University of
Bordeaux. Costenoble has joined
the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
a quarter of a century ago, for its
second edition. Director of this contest which has become
one of the biggest competition of wines, contributed to the
development of an algorithm mathematics that allows to
normalize the ratings of hundreds of jurors from competition.
CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES

The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles will celebrate its 30th anniversary in
2024 – thirty years of change, discovery and a relentless quest to seek out the
world’s finest quality wines. Its primary ambition is to provide consumers
with a guarantee: that it will single out wines of irreproachable quality offe-
ring a truly pleasurable drinking experience, wines from across the globe and
the price points.
30 years of serving consumer interests

HOW IT ALL BEGUN “I know I will not be contradicted when I say
Established by Louis Havaux (also founder that from the outset, the Concours Mondial
of the international wine journalist association de Bruxelles ranked amongst the world’s best
FIJEV), the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles was international competitions, of which there are
held for the first time in April 1994 in… Bru- only a handful worldwide.”
ges! Although there were „only“ 861 entries Since 2006, the Concours Mondial has deci-
(a feat in itself considering they were assem- ded to broaden its international scope and is
bled in just two months), the international organised outside Belgium. Lisbon, Bordeaux,
scope of the event – with 29 participating Valencia, Palermo, Luxembourg, Guimarães,
countries – was already acknowledged. Jud- Bratislava, Jesolo, Plovdiv, Valladolid, Beijing,
ging by praise showered on the competition Aigles, and finally the Czech city of Brno have
by Ezio Rivella, Panel Chairman of the maiden all provided a prestigious backdrop for the
event and former chairman of the Internati- tastings.
onal Oenologists’ Association and the Con- The trade-only judging panel at the Con-
trolled Appellation Board in Italy, so was the cours Mondial de Bruxelles gathers together
contest’s success: 350 of the world’s foremost professional jud-
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