Cuvée 2025 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 23^rd edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N., in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place without the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 101 wines in six competition categories: 21 dry white wines (category A1), 24 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 36 red wines (B), 6 rosé wines (C), 12 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of seven countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (71 wines), Slovakia (12), South Africa (6), Spain (5), France (4), Portugal (2) and Bulgaria (1), Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 7^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 87 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 84 and 86.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organizers not to award any bronze medals.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Fedor Malík, Radomil Baloun and Evžen Kašpárek awarded 6 double gold medals, 24 gold and 46 silver medals. Local Moravian wines were honoured with 2 double gold, 14 gold and 35 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (2 double gold, 3 gold, 4 silver), South Africa (4 gold, 2 silver), Spain (2 double gold, 1 silver), Portugal (2 gold), followed by France (1 gold, 3 silver) and Bulgaria (1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to coupage of Feteascǎ regalǎ, Pinot blanc, Sylvaner, Frühroter Veltliner and Feteascǎ alba Naše Cuvée 2023 (Víno Dudo – VMD, Slovakia). The red-wine champion was assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Lemberger, Pinot noir, Alibernet and Dunaj Pavon 2021 (Zámocké vinárstvo Pezinok, Slovakia). The title of National Winner for the best-rated dry white and red wine of local provenance went to cuvée Kliňák 2023 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic), produced from Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, and to Pinos Dědě Frantě barrique 2022 (Eurona Mutěnice, Czech Republic) on the base of Pinot noir. The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was field blend Amálie 2014 (Vinařství Fučík, Czech Republic). The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was Cuvée Martínka 2024 (Moravčíkova vína, Czech Republic) made from André, Cabernet Moravia, Zweigelt and St. Laurent. Sparkling-wine category was dominated by Cava Honor Reserva Brut (Jan Vidal, Spain; imported by Winaři store), coupage of Macabeo, Xarello and Parellada. The domestic company Winaři store has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 30^th April by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. With the Jaroslav Kozel Award, in the shape of an original work by glassmaker Ricardo Hoineff, the organisers are paying tribute to the late wine lover from South Moravia without whom the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Competition would never even have seen the light of day. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were Pavon 2022 (Zámocké vinárstvo Pezinok, Slovakia) made of Welschriesling, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, and Riesling, as well as Portoguese blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca Douro Claudia´s Reserve 2021 (Vinhos Quevedo, Portugal; imported by Winaři store. National winners were assamblage of Chardonnay and Pinot gris Velká bílá slípka 2021 (Vinařství Vladimír Tetur, Czech Republic) and Traditional Line Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2023 (Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were in accordance with specialised jury Cuvée Martínka 2024 (Moravčíkova vína, Czech Republic) and Cava Honor Reserva Brut NV (Jan Vidal, Spain; imported by Winaři store). In view of the huge number of entries with a higher residual sugar content in the submissions by local wine producers, the Ostrava wine aficionados have arrived at the conclusion not to judge the categories of off-dry and semi-sweet wines. The award for the Best Collection of Wines according to the lay public went to the importer Winaři store. Bordeaux Superieur Chȃteau Jalousie Beaulieu 2020 (Vignobles Jalousie Beaulieu, France; imported by Dominec a spol.) on the base of Merlot was then honored by the Jaroslav Kozel Award.

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on the same day at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“. Thereafter the wine exhibition will be freely accessible to the general public, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Wines of France Vol. 8.”

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2024 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 22^nd edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 108 wines in six competition categories: 23 dry white wines (category A1), 26 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 36 red wines (B), 11 rosé wines (C), 10 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of seven countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (88 wines), Slovakia (7), Spain (5), Austria (3), France (3), Portugal (2) and Bulgaria (1), Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 8^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 87 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 84 and 86.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organizers not to award any bronze medals.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Fedor Malík, Josef Balík and Jiří Dunovský awarded 5 double gold medals, 25 gold and 40 silver medals. Local Moravian wines were honoured with 4 double gold, 17 gold and 32 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (1 double gold, 3 gold, 3 silver), Spain (1 gold, 2 silver), Portugal (2 gold), France (1 gold, 1 silver), followed by Austria (2 silver) and Bulgaria (1 gold).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to coupage of Grüner Veltliner and Sylvaner EGO No. 76 2022 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic). The red-wine champion was assemblage of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon Quantum 2021 (Domaine Boyar, Bulgaria; imported by Prowine). The title of National Winner for the best-rated red wine of local provenance went to Merlot Cuvée 2022 (Josef Dufek, Czech Republic) produced from Merlot and Neronet. The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was cuvée Irsai Oliver / Solaris 2023 (Štěpán Maňák, Czech Republic). The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was Cuvée Martínka 2023 (Moravčíkova vína, Czech Republic) made from André, Cabernet Moravia, Zweigelt and St. Laurent. Sparkling-wine category was dominated by Cava Josep Ventosa Brut (Josep Ventosa, Spain; imported by Winaři store), coupage of Macabeo, Xarello, Parellada and Chardonnay. The domestic company Winaři store has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 30^th April by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. With the Jaroslav Kozel Award, in the shape of an original work by glassmaker Ricardo Hoineff, the organisers are paying tribute to the late wine lover from South Moravia without whom the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Competition would never even have seen the light of day. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were Family Collection Thomas 2022 (Víno Hruška, Czech Republic) made of Riesling and Hibernal, as well as Spanish blend of Tempranillo and Graciano Rioja Viña Marro Crianza 2020 (Domeco de Jarauta, Spain; imported by Winaři store). National winner in the red wines category was Alibernet / Merlot NV (Vinařství Baloun, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were Rosé d´Anjou 2022 (Domaine de la Haute Coudraie, France; imported by Winaři store), coupage of Grolleau gris, Grolleau noir and Cabernet franc, and in accordance with specialised jury Cava Josep Ventosa Brut (Josep Ventosa, Spain; imported by Winaři store). In view of the huge number of entries with a higher residual sugar content in the submissions by local wine producers, the Ostrava wine aficionados have arrived at the conclusion not to judge the categories of off-dry and semi-sweet wines. The award for the Best Collection of Wines according to the lay public went to the importer Winaři store. Assamblage of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Manuscript Grand Cuvée Baloun 2018 (Vinařství Baloun, Czech Republic) was then honored by the Jaroslav Kozel Award.

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on the same day at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“. Thereafter the wine exhibition will be freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Wines of France Vol. 7.”

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2023 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 21th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 136 wines in six competition categories: 32 dry white wines (category A1), 28 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 45 red wines (B), 10 rosé wines (C), 16 sparkling wines (D) and 5 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of eight countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (106 wines), Slovakia (10), France (6), Bulgaria (4), Denmark (4), Austria (2), Spain (2) and South Africa (2). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 17^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 87 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 84 and 86.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organizers not to award any bronze medals.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Fedor Malík, Josef Balík and Martin Prokeš awarded 7 double gold medals, 21 gold and 71 silver medals. Local Moravian wines were honoured with 5 double gold, 14 gold and 53 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (2 gold, 5 silver), France (3 gold, 3 silver), Bulgaria (2 gold, 2 silver), followed by Denmark (4 silver), Spain (1 double gold, 1 silver), South Africa (1 double gold, 1 silver) and Austria (2 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to coupage of Sauvignon and Sémillon Coastal Creative Block 2020 (Spier Wines, South Africa; imported by Zebra Wines). The title of National Winner for the best-rated dry white wine of local provenance went to assemblage of Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc Starák 2021 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec). The red-wine champion was Cuvée Strážnice 2021 (Žerotín, Czech Republic) made from Cabernet Cortis, Merlot and Lemberger. The winner in the category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines was cuvée Aubere Rezerva 2015 (Vinařství Dvořáček LTM, Czech Republic) produced from the Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Pinot gris. Sweet and liquer wines category was dominated by cuvée of Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Sauvignon and Moravian Muscat Bobulky 70 2017 straw-wine (Oldřich Drápal, Czech Republic). The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Grolleau gris, Grolleau noir and Cabernet franc Rosé de Loire 2022 (Domaine de la Haute Coudraie, France; imported by Winaři store). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Cava Jan Vidal Honor Reserva Brut 2021 (Jan Vidal, Spain; imported by Winaři store), assemblage of Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada. The award for the Best Collection of Wines was defended in the closest battle in the history of the competition (Trakia Wine fell behind by a hundredth of a point) by domestic producer Zámecké vinařství Bzenec.

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 4^th May by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. With the Jaroslav Kozel Award, in the shape of an original work by glassmaker Ricardo Hoineff, the organisers are paying tribute to the late wine lover from South Moravia without whom the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Competition would never even have seen the light of day. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were Klíňák 2021 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) made of Pinot blanc and Chardonnay, as well as French blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Malbec Bordeaux Château Marjosse 2018 (Château Marjosse, France; imported by L9). National winner in the red wines category was Manuscript Merlot / Pinot noir 2018 (Vinařství Baloun, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were assamblage of Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling, Sauvignon and Moravian Muscat Bobulky 69 2016 straw-wine (Oldřich Drápal, Czech Republic), then Sekt Mikrosvín Brut 2019 (Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov, Czech Republic), coupage of Welschriesling, Pinot blanc and Riesling, and in accordance with specialised jury Rosé de Loire 2022 (Domaine de la Haute Coudraie, France; imported by Winaři store). In view of the huge number of entries with a higher residual sugar content in the submissions by local wine producers, the Ostrava wine aficianodes have arrived at the conclusion not to judge the categories of off-dry and semi-sweet wines. The award for the Best Collection of Wines according to the lay public went to the importer Trakia Wine. Klíňák 2021 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) was then honored by the Jaroslav Kozel Award.

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on the same day at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“. Thereafter the wine exhibition will be freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Wines of France Vol. 6.”

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2022 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 20th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 113 wines in six competition categories: 31 dry white wines (category A1), 23 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 26 red wines (B), 13 rosé wines (C), 18 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of eight countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (82 wines), Slovakia (10), Germany (6), Spain (5), Italy (4), France (3), South Africa (2) and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 11^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 87 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 84 and 86.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organizers not to award any bronze medals.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Fedor Malík, Josef Balík and Marek Šťastný awarded 3 double gold medals, 20 gold and 62 silver medals. Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 1 double gold, 11 gold and 48 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (5 gold, 2 silver), Spain (1 double gold, 3 gold, 1 silver), Germany (6 silver), followed by Italy (3 silver), France (1 gold, 1 silver), Bulgaria (1 double gold) and South Africa (1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to coupage Morava Classic Rheinriesling / Welschriesling 2020 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic). The red-wine champion was Petit Enira 2017 (Domaine Bessa Valley, Bulgaria; imported by Prowine) made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Petit Verdot. The title of National Winner for the best-rated red wine of local provenance went to assemblage of Neronet and Merlot Element Ignis 2018 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic). The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was cuvée Noviny 2021 (Ľubomír Jelemenský, Slovakia) produced from the Solaris and Muscaris. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir Element Ventus 2021 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Cava Josep Ventosa Premium Brut NV (Josep Ventosa, Spain; imported by Winaři store), assemblage of Xarello, Parellada, Macabeo and Chardonnay. The domestic producer Zámecké vinařství Bzenec has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 5^th May by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were Cuvée Premium 2017 (Panonia Winery – Vinárstvo Golguz, Slovakia) made of Pinot blanc, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, as well as South African “Bordeaux-blend” of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet franc Max 2017 (Miles Mossop Wines, imported by Pinot). National winners were Morava Classic Riesling / Welschriesling 2020 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) and coupage Zweigelt / Merlot 2019 (Vinařství Baloun, Czech Republic).  The winners in the individual categories were assamblage of Welschriesling and Sylvaner Cuvée Blanc 2021 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic), then Cuvée Rosé 2021 (Vinařství Doležal, Czech Republic) and Cava Josep Ventosa Premium Brut NV (Josep Ventosa, imported by Winaři store).

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on the same day at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“.  Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a lecture titled “How to taste wines” led by Czech Sommeliers Association member of the board Tomáš Dominec. 

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2021 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 19th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on 23^rd August and 16^th September by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 116 wines in six competition categories: 29 dry white wines (category A1), 29 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 34 red wines (B), 7 rosé wines (C), 14 sparkling wines (D) and 3 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of seven countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (88 wines), Slovakia (20), Spain (3), Denmark (2), Italy (1), France (1) and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 23^rd August using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. The organizers have tightened the condition for awarding medals compared to previous years. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 87 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 84 and 86.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organizers not to award any bronze medals.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Fedor Malík, Josef Valihrach and Michal Kumšta awarded 4 double gold medals, 24 gold and 42 silver medals. Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 4 double gold, 19 gold and 33 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (2 gold, 5 silver), followed by Spain (1 gold, 2 silver), the vinously exotic nation of Denmark (1 gold, 1 silver), France (1 gold) and Bulgaria (1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to cuvée of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay EGO No. 57 2020 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) from the wine region of Moravia. The red-wine champion was Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Château Les Bertrands 2018 (Château Les Bertrands, France; imported by Winaři.cz) made from Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The title of National Winner for the best-rated red wine of local provenance went to assemblage of Alibernet, Merlot and Malbec Cuvée Grand Reserva 2018 (Štěpán Maňák, Czech Republic). The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was EGO No. 57 2019 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) produced from the Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Pinot Noir and Zweigelt Element Ventus 2020 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Sekt 1876 Brut (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic). The domestic producer Zámecké vinařství Bzenec has also received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 16^th September by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were also the EGO No. 57 2020 (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic) and the Andalusian coupage of Tempranillo, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Finca Sanguijuela Reserva 2013 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain). National winner was Dvě tratě Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2018 (Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were Cuvée Netrahi 2020 (Vinařství Mezi Horami, Czech Republic), rosé Element Ventus 2020 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic) and Sekt 1876 Brut (Zámecké vinařství Bzenec, Czech Republic).

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on 16th April at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“.  Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Speaking about Bordeaux.…”

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2020 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 18th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on the 11^th May and 17^th September by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Castle Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 120 wines in six competition categories: 25 dry white wines (category A1), 31 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 39 red wines (B), 11 rosé wines (C), 12 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 6 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (101 wines), Slovakia (8), Poland (4), Denmark (4), Spain (2) and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 11^th May using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a double gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals. Due to the epidemiological situation (COVID-19) it was necessary e.g. to reduce the number of jurors or to abandon the traditional evaluation at “round” tables.

A trio of specialised committees under the direction of Libor Nazarčuk, Vladimíra Mrázová and Radomil Baloun awarded 6 double gold medals, 32 gold and 38 silver medals.  Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 5 double gold, 25 gold and 29 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (5 gold, 3 silver), followed by the vinously exotic nation of Denmark (1 double gold, 1 gold, 2 silver), Spain (1 gold, 1 silver), Poland (2 silver) and Bulgaria (1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to cuvée of Pinot Gris, Sauvignon and Chardonnay Element Terra 2018 (Vinař Jiří Uherek, Czech Republic) from the wine region of Moravia. The red-wine champion was also the Moravian Cuvée 2015 (Vinařství Glosovi, Czech Republic) made from the Cabernet Moravia, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was Family Collection Cuvée Nikol 2018 (Víno Hruška, Czech Republic) produced from the new Slovakian crossing Děvín and Riesling. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Cabernet Moravia, Zweigelt and Lemberger Rosé Cuvée 2019 (Vinařství Doležal, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Matthias Brut Sekt 2016 (Proqin, Czech Republic), an assemblage of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay. The domestic producer Jiří Uherek has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Concurrently with this contest was, for the fourteenth time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. Laureate for the year 2020 was the liqueur wine Hedvin 2014 (Skaersogaard, Denmark) made from Rondo, Cabernet Cortis, Regent and Pinot Noir Précoce. 

Champion titles were also handed out in the frame of Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition at Castle Zábřeh Hotel on 17^th September by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were the Slovaks cuvée Pinot blanc / Chardonnay / Pinot gris 2017 (Repa-Bakiča, Slovakia) and the Andalusian coupage of Tempranillo, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Finca Sanguijuela Reserva 2012 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain). National winners were blend of Neuburger, Rinot and Scheurebe the Cuvée Waldberg 2017 (Vinařství Waldberg, Czech Republic) and the Traditional Line Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2017 (Vinařství Mikrosvín Mikulov, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were Cuvée Blanc 2019 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic), Rosé Šimberky 2018 (Jaromír Kokrhel, Czech Republic) and DONS Cuvée Brut 2018 (Skaersogaard, Denmark). Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme, which had to be adjusted due to epidemiological situation (COVID-19), culminated with a presentation by David Mádr titled “Wines of the Antipodes.”

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2019 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 17th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on the 15^th and 25^th April by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Zámek Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 129 wines in six competition categories: 34 dry white wines (category A1), 27 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 38 red wines (B), 15 rosé wines (C), 11 sparkling wines (D) and 4 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 12 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (89 wines), Slovakia (8), Poland (7), Romania (6), Spain (4), Sweden (4), Italy (3), Hungary (2), Lebanon (2), Denmark (2), France (1)  and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 15^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a great gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals.

A quartet of specialised committees under the direction of Professor Fedor Malík, Sándor Szedmák, Radomil Baloun and Pavel Chrást awarded 7 double gold medals, 32 gold and 37 silver medals.  Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 1 double gold, 19 gold and 34 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Romania (1 double gold, 4 gold), Slovakia (1 double gold, 1 gold, 1 silver) and Spain (3 gold), followed by Lebanon (1 double gold, 1 gold), the vinously exotic nations of Sweden (2 gold), Denmark (1 gold, 1 silver) and Poland (2 silver), Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria (all 1 double gold), France (1 gold).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to Slovak cuvée of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay Cuvée Premium 2017 (Vinárstvo Golguz, Slovakia) from the wine region of Lesser Carpathians. The red-wine champion was the Italian Umbria Tegolaro 2013 (Azienda Agraria Carini, Italy) made from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The title of National Winner for the best-rated dry white and red wine of local provenance went to assemblage of Chardonnay and Traminer Cuvée Chatrč 2018 (Vinařství Žerotín, Czech Republic) and to blend of Cabernet Cortis, Dornfelder and Alibernet Element Ignis 2017 (Bojanovský sklep Uherek, Czech Republic). The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was Blue Label 2013 5-puttonyos Aszú (Royal Tokaji, Hungary) produced from the dried berries of Furmint, Hárslevelü and Yellow Muscadelle. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was coupage of Lemberger and Blauer Portugieser Cuvée MP+Fr Rosé 2018 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Stephanus Brut 2016 (Proqin, Czech Republic), an assemblage of Riesling and Welschriesling. The Romanian producer Viticola Corcova has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Concurrently with this contest was, for the thirteenth time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. Laureates for the year 2019 were the Cuvée Pinot 2018 (Vinařství Baloun, Czech Republic) made from Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, together with the blend of the Seyval Blanc, Johanniter and Bianca Cuvée 2016 (Piwnice Półtorak, Poland).

Notional medals and Champion titles were also handed out at Zámek Zábřeh Hotel on 25^th April 2019 by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were the Cuvée Pinot 2018 (Vinařství Tichý, Czech Republic), comprised of grapes from the Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, and the Bordeaux coupage of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc Château Clos Cormey (Château Clos Cormey, France). National winner in red-wines category was the blend of Merlot, Blauer Portugieser and Pinot noir 1362 Top Collection 2015 (Víno Hruška, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were in accordance with specialised jury Blue Label 2013 5 puttonyos Aszú (Royal Tokaji, Hungary), Cuvée MP+Fr Rosé 2018 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic) and Stephanus Brut 2016 (Proqin, Czech Republic). The best overall collection of wines according the lay public was also Viticola Corcova from Romania.

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on 25th April 2019 at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“.  Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Modern France versus Traditional France” .

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries.  In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2018 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 16th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on the 16^th and 26^th April by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Zámek Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 160 wines in six competition categories:  49 dry white wines (category A1), 32 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 42 red wines (B), 28 rosé wines (C), 7 sparkling wines (D) and 2 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 12 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (121 wines), Slovakia (13), Austria (6), Spain (5), Israel (5), Poland (3), Sweden (2), France (1), Italy (1), Argentina (1), Moldova (1) and Bulgaria (1).  Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Valtice on 16^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the patronage of the National Wine Centre.  A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a great gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals.

A quartet of specialised committees under the direction of Professor Fedor Malík, Josef Balík, Vladimíra Mrázová and Evžen Kašpárek awarded 2 double gold medals, 19 gold and 51 silver medals.  Local Czech and Moravian wines were honoured with 2 double gold, 13 gold and 36 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (2 gold, 4 silver) and Israel (2 gold, 3 silver), followed by the vinously exotic nation of Sweden (1 gold, 1 silver), Austria (2 silver), Argentina (1 gold), Moldova, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Poland (all 1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to Slovak cuvée of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc Ferdinand Fussmann Pannonia 2015 (Vinárstvo Golguz, Slovakia) from the wine region of Lesser Carpathians. The red-wine champion was the Israeli Assemblage Eitan 2013 (Barkan Wine Cellars, Israel) made from the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The title of National Winner for the best-rated dry white and red wine of local provenance went to Chardonnay-Pinot Blanc Gourmet 2015 (Spielberg CZ, s.r.o., Czech Republic) and to blend of André and Pinot Noir Grande Theodor 2017 (Vinařství Otto Ilčík, Czech Republic). The winner in the merged category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and the sweet and liqueur wines was Cuvée Premium 2015 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic) produced from the blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was cuvée of Lemberger and Cabernet Moravia La Guerre rosé 2015 (Vinařství Válka, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Maria Magdalena Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature NV (Proqin s.r.o., Czech Republic), an assemblage of Pinot Noir, Lemberger and St. Laurent. The Israeli producer Barkan Wine Cellars has received an award for the Best Overall Collection of Wines.

Concurrently with this contest was, for the twelfth time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. Laureates for the year 2018 were the Austrian amphora wine Maro 2013 (Ploder-Rosenberg, Austria) made from Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and newly developed crossing Muscaris, together with the Moldovan blend of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc Sinodrea Matur Rezerva 2014 (Vinaria Nobile, Moldova).   

Notional medals and Champion titles were also handed out at Zámek Zábřeh Hotel on 26^th April 2018 by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were the qvevri coupage Aero 2013 (Ploder-Rosenberg, Austria), comprised of grapes from the Sauvignon Blanc, Roter Traminer, Muskateller and Muscaris, and the Altitude 624 2013 (Barkan Wine Cellars, Israel) on the base of Cabernet Sauvignon. National winners were the blend of Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Sylvaner, St. Antonius 2017 (Víno Blatel, Czech Republic), and the Cuvée Strážnice 2016 (Vinařství Žerotín, Czech Republic), which was made of Lemberger and Zweigeltrebe. The winners in the individual categories were the amber semi-dry Onakvé 2016 (Vinařství Žáček, Czech Republic), which was made from the grapes of Roter Traminer, Zeta, Chardonnay, Aurelius and Riesling, followed by the rosé Zweigeltrebe / Blauer Portugieser 2017 (ZD Němčičky, Czech Republic) and the Crémant de Spielberg 2013 (Spielberg CZ, spol. s r.o., Czech Republic), an assemblage of Riesling, Welschriesling and Pinot Blanc. The best overall collection of wines according the lay public was in accordance with specialised jury that of the Barkan Wine Cellars from Israel.  

The results from this – the one and only international wine competition taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on 26th April 2018 at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“.  Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Contrasts of the French wine regions” .

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries.  In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2017 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 15th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on the 10^th and 27^th April by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Zámek Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 140 wines in six competition categories: 32 dry white wines (category A1), 40 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 22 red wines (B), 25 rosé wines (C), 9 sparkling wines (D) and 12 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 7 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (107 wines), Slovakia (21), Denmark (5), Spain (2), Austria (2), Sweden (2) and Bulgaria (1). Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Château Valtice on 10^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the partonage of the National Wine Centre. A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a great gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals.

A quartet of specialised committees under the direction of Professor Fedor Malík, Josef Balík, Radomil Baloun and Oldřich Drápal awarded 2 double gold medals, 26 gold and 39 silver medals. Local Moravian wines were honoured with 1 double gold, 15 gold and 28 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (1 double gold, 8 gold, 5 silver) followed by Spain (2 gold), Denmark (1 gold, 2 silver), Austria (2 silver), Sweden (1 silver) and Bulgaria (1 silver).

The title of Champion in the category of dry white wines was awarded to cuvée Sauvignon / Pinot Blanc 2015 (Vinařství Jan Plaček, Czech Republic) from the Znojmo wine sub-region. The red-wine champion was a Spanish blend of Tempranillo, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Finca Sanguijuela 2009 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain). The prize for the best-rated red wine of local provenance went to Cuvée 1362 Blatnicz Superior 2013 (Víno Hruška s.r.o., Czech Republic) made from the Zweigeltrebe, Pinot Noir and Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) grape varieties.

The winner in the category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines was Cuvée MT+MM 2016 (Vinařství Tichý, Czech Republic) produced from the blend of the Müller-Thurgau and Moravian Muscat cultivars. The victor in the Rosé and/or Blanc de Noirs category was Eminhof André / Frankovka (Lemberger) 2015 (Diana Moravia s.r.o., Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Matthias Pinot Chardonnay Sekt NV (Proqin s.r.o., Czech Republic), an assemblage of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay. The winner among the sweet and liqueur wines was the Tokajská výberová esencia 1999 (Tokaj & Co. s.r.o., Slovakia), produced from the botrytised berries of Furmint, Lipovina (Hárslevelü) and Yellow Muscadelle. The Slovak producer Tokaj & Co. s.r.o. has thus received an award for the Best Overall Collection for the fourth time this year.

Concurrently with this contest was, for the eleventh time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. Laureates for the year 2017 went to the Danish sparkling wine DON´s Rosé Brut 2015 (Skærsøgaard Vin, Denmark) made from Rondo, a grape for whose birth Professor Vilém Kraus was responsible, together with the Gemischter Schmatz 2016 (Weingut Weinwurm, Austria), a traditional product from the collective harvesting and processing of grapes from mixed plantings of Neuburger, Pinot Blanc and Welschriesling.

Notional medals and Champion titles were also handed out at Zámek Zábřeh Hotel on 27^th April 2017 by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The Champions as chosen by the lay public were the blend 4 Živly 2015 (Karpatská Perla s.r.o, Slovakia), comprised of grapes from the Riesling, Gruner Veltliner, Aurelius and Pinot Gris varieties, and the Finca Sanguijuela 2009 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain), which was also a winner with the specialised committee. The highest marked red wine of local provenance was the blend of Dornfelder with Cabernet Moravia, Element Ignis 2015 (Bojanovský sklep Uherek, Czech Republic). The winners in the individual categories were once again in accordance with the those of specialised jury with the semi-dry Cuvée MT+MM 2016 (Vinařství Tichý, Czech Republic) and Matthias Pinot Chardonnay Sekt (Proqin s.r.o, Czech Republic), followed by the coupage of Frankovka (Lemberger) and Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Francs 2016 (Vinařství Jan Plaček, Czech Republic) and the Tokajský výber 5-putňový 2003 (Tokaj & Co., s.r.o, Slovakia). Likewise the best overall collection of wines according the the lay public was that of the firm Tokaj & Co. from Slovakia.

The results from this – the one and only international wine competion taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on 27th April 2017 at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“. Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by Tomáš Dominec titled “Bordeaux Alternatif“.

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.

Cuvée 2016 Ostrava

The International Wine Competition of the Moravian-Silesian Region

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The 14th edition of this unique international competition of blends and branded wines was held on the 18^th and 28^th April by the Club of Ostrava’s Amateur Wine Evaluators, K.A.H.A.N, in conjunction with the Zámek Zábřeh Hotel in Ostrava and the National Wine Centre. The event took place with the support of the Wine Fund of the Czech Republic. The initiator and spiritual father of this – the only wine contest taking place in the Moravian-Silesian district – was the guru of Czech and Moravian vini-viticulture, the late Professor Vilém Kraus.

Czech and Moravian wine producers and foreign-wine importers entered into this year’s edition a total of 158 wines in six competition categories: 27 dry white wines (category A1), 31 semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines (A2), 46 red wines (B), 25 rosé wines (C), 15 sparkling wines (D) and 14 sweet and liqueur wines (E). A total of 11 countries sent their samples to this competition: Czech Republic (86 wines), Slovakia (30), Spain (8), Poland (8), France (5), Italy (4), Netherlands (4), Sweden (4), Portugal (3), Bulgaria (3) and Denmark (3).  Wines which fulfilled the conditions of the competition statutes were assessed in the tasting room of National Wine Centre in Château Valtice on 18^th April using the 100-point evaluation system under the partonage of the National Wine Centre.  A hundred-point system was used in accordance with the criteria as defined by the National Standards for Certifying wine competitions of the Czech Republic. Wines receiving 90 points or over were in receipt of a great gold medal, wines achieving between 86 and 89.99 points were awarded a gold medal, wines achieving between 83 and 85.99 points were awarded a silver medal. It was decided by the organisers not to award any bronze medals.

A quartet of specialised committees under the direction of Professor Fedor Malík, Josef Valihrach, Radomil Baloun and Martin Prokeš awarded three great gold medals, 36 gold and 49 silver medals. Local Moravian wines were honoured with 1 great gold, 17 gold and 32 silver medals. Most successful among the foreign participants were wines emanating from Slovakia (1 great gold, 9 gold, 7 silver) followed by Spain (3 gold, 1 silver), Italy (2 gold, 2 silver), France (1 gold, 2 silver) and Portugal (1 gold, 1 silver). sensational were the wines of the “polar“ winemakers from Sweden (1 great gold, 2 silver), Poland (2 gold), Denmark (1 gold, 1 silver) and the Netherlands (1 silver).

Champion of the category of dry white wines was the blend of Riesling and Pinot Blanc Cuvée Thomas 2015 (Víno Hruška, Czech Republic) from the Slovácko wine sub-region. The red-wine champion was Acinipo Reserva 2006 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain) made on the basis of the Lemberger grape variety coming from a vineyard not far from Málaga. The prize for the best-rated red wine of local provenance went to a cuvée of Dornfelder and Frankovka (Blaufränkisch) Element Ignis 2015 (Bojanovský sklep Uherek, Czech Republic). The victor in the category of semi-dry and semi-sweet white wines and holder of a historic first great gold medal for Sweden was the branded wine Nordic Light 2014 (Vingården i Klagshamn, Sweden) from the varieties Solaris and hailing from the Skåne region. The winner in the category of rosé wines was Leontýnka 2015 (Marek Štýbl – Vitis Moravia, Czech Republic). The winner in the sparkling-wine category was Crémant de Spielberg 2012 (Spielberg CZ, Czech Republic), an assemblage of Welschriesling, Riesling and Pinot Blanc. The winner among the sweet and liqueur wines was the Tokaj selection 5-puttonyos 1999 (Tokaj & Co, Slovakia), produced from the dried berries of Furmint, Hárslevelü and Yellow Muscadelle, which at the same time became the winner of the award for the best overall collection of wines for the third time running.

Concurrently with this contest was, for the tenth time, the PRIX FIJEV CZ (Special Prize of the International Federation of Journalists and Writers on Wine and Spirits). Jurors who are also FIJEV members nominate for this award those wines that drew attention as much through their exceptional vinous qualities as by their showing the true path winemaking should be taking. The laurels for the 2016 edition were shared by the the Swedish wine Klagshamn Rosé 2015 (Vingarden i Klagshamn, Sweden) from Rondo, a grape variety created by none other than Professor Vilém Kraus, alongside another wine from grapes formerly well known in this country, Grüner Sylvaner / Blauer Sylvaner 2015 (Vinařství Fasora, Czech Republic).

Notional medals and Champion titles were also handed out at Zámek Zábřeh Hotel on 28^th April 2016 by the Committee of the Lay Public. These results permit wine producers and importers to compare the opinions of the specialists with those of wine aficionados. The lay public’s Champion was the cuvée of Yellow Muscadelle, Traminer and Riesling Pátý Element 2014 (Bojanovský sklep Uherek, Czech Republic), in tandem and in agreement with the specialists’ choice Acinipo Reserva 2006 (Bodega F. Schatz, Spain). The highest rated red wine of local provenance was the cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Saint Laurent Skale Family Reserva 2011 (Vinařství Springer, Czech Republic). Victors in their individual categories were semi-dry cuvée of Pinot gris, Traminer and Pálava Kienberg 2015 (Vican rodinné vinařství, Czech Republic), followed by the blend of Cabernet Colonjes and Regent Rosé Frederique 2015 (Wijnhoeve de Colonjes, Netherlands), Champagne Bernard Rémy Carte Blanche (Bernard Rémy, France) and once again in agreement with those of the specialised committees Tokajský výber 5-putňový 1999 (Tokaj & Co., Slovakia). The best overall collection of wines went to the Bojanovský sklep Uherek (Czech Republic).

The results from this – the one and only international wine competion taking place in Northern Moravia – were made public on 28th April 2016 at the Cuvée Ostrava Wine Exhibition in Zábřeh Castle. Professor Fedor Malík inaugurated the accompanying programme with his traditional tutored tasting of “Slovak wines at 5 o‘clock“.  Thereafter the wine exhibition was made freely accessible to the general public to the plangent sounds of Moravian dulcimer music, while visitors could sample not only the wines from the competition, but also varietal wines from those Moravian winemakers and importers of foreign wines who were present. The accompanying programme culminated with a presentation by the New Zealand winery Saint Clair Family Estate titled “There’s no Kiwi like a Kiwi“.

The presumptuous aim of the organisers of the Cuvée Ostrava competition is to witness a renaissance of the good name of blends or brands and their return to the forefront of the products on offer from Czech and Moravian winemakers, as is customary in other major wine-producing countries. In the words of the spiritual father of the competition Professor Vilém Kraus: “There’s no Cuvée like a Cuvée” meaning that each and every blend is different.