Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, coming on March 17th and 18th, 2024 at the Exhibition Park

WINE REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 25th !

Strasbourg events extends the registration period for samples of still and sparkling wines, winegrowers and cooperative cellars around the world have until February 25 to make their best selection and submit their file to download at:

https://www.mondial-vins-blancs.com/en/registration/

The forms, pricing and logistics arrangements can be found in our brochure: https://www.mondial-vins-blancs.com/en/about/

GEORGIA’S FIRST PARTICIPATION

With each edition, the reputation and attractiveness of the competition strengthens among winegrowers and inter-professional wine bodies to welcome new producing countries. After Mexico and Armenia in 2023, it is Georgia, a wine country with a few thousand-years-old tradition, which is mobilizing to present wines this year.

Georgia, cradle of wine and home of orange wine. Although in keeping with the times, the latter was not born in the 21st century itself but this type of winemaking dates back several millennia before our era: it is in the secrets of cellars or at the Outside in gardens and in giant buried clay jars, the Qvevris (containing up to 500 liters), the future orange wine macerated, fermented and was preserved for months or even entire years.

Next March, the jury will award a prize to the best white wine with maceration in the competition. Remember that in 2023, it was the Ukrainian domain SHABO which won, and this year what will happen ?

THE 2024 REWARDS

The Alsatian estate Xavier Muller of Marlenheim will put its title back into play . He won the 2023 “Grand Prix du Jury” (Best score of 94.71 points / 100) obtained with Sylvaner Cuvée Emile 2020.

The VINOFED Prize will reward the best dry wine (< 4 g of residual sugar/liter). In each of the 12 categories a Dry Wine Trophy will be awarded. Still in addition to the Grand Gold (> 93 points), Gold (> 89 points) and Silver (> 85 points) medals, the jury eager for new products will award 3 favorites:

The “first participation” favorite

The “best white wine with maceration” (orange wine) The “best sparkling wine“

EXPERT JURIES OF 26 NATIONALITIES FROM 5 CONTINENTS

The range of tasting profiles and countries is expanding further for this 26th edition since around the 10 tables which will bring together 70 juries, there will be 26 nationalities of expert judges who will take part in the exercise of tasting.

A WINE-FOOD PAIRING OF INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION

This edition is held concurrently with the EGAST trade fair, where it all began in 1998 since the Mondial was born there under the name of the single-varietal competition “Riesling du monde”. Like a complementary wine and food pairing, it is only natural that the organizers bring together these two events whose flavors will be enhanced by an international dimension. Indeed, among the expert judges of the wine competition there are gourmets, gastronomes and even cooks. Let us remember that Emile JUNG, starred chef at Le Crocodile in Strasbourg himself, was one of the tasters and was delighted with this annual wine meeting.

As for the prestigious chefs present at EGAST, the 1st biennial professional gastronomy fair in Noth East France, they are high-flying oenophiles, starting with the 2 godfathers of EGAST 2024 Fabrice DESVIGNES, Chef from the kitchens of the Elysée, Christian GARCIA, Chef of the princely palace of Monaco.

Thierry MARX at the head of the ONOR Restaurant, Franck PANIER, Head Chef of the Grand Ducal Palace, Willem-Pieter VAN DREUMEL, Head Chef of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Jérôme SCHILLING, Chef au Restaurant Lalique at Château Lafaurie-Peyraguet, Grégor ZIMMERMANN, Head Chef of the Bellevue Palace (Switzerland) for cite only them.

Strasbourg events is therefore delighted with the special agenda which will be presented to international judges, visitors professionals, exhibitors, journalists and wine writers :

Other surprises are still brewing and will be communicated in the press kit to follow.

THE RETURN OF THE MASTERCLASSES

Etienne-Arnaud DOPFF, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of

Saint-Etienne d’Alsace and Pauline HUSSON Major.

2024 intronization ceremony.

Given the success of the Masterclasses during the 25th anniversary of the Contest in April 2023 and at the request of professionals, 5 high-level sessions are organized after the competition on Tuesday March 19th and Wednesday March 20th. Focus on the most effervescent Masterclass of the series, in collaboration with the Confrérie Saint-Etienne d’Alsace: a Masterclass led by Etienne-Arnaud DOPFF, Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Saint-Etienne d’Alsace, and Olivier SOHLER, Director of crémants d’Alsace. The bubbles experts pair will present to the participants “All the diversity of Alsace crémants”.

The pride and emotion of Guy RUHLMANN from the Gilbert Ruhlmann et Fils de Scherwiller estate rewarded in April 2023

with the “Trophée Vin Sec” for Muscat 2022 AOC Muscat Alsace. Prize awarded by judge Jim MC MAHON from Australia.

EGAST exhibitors and professional visitors can register for the Masterclasses FREE OF CHARGE. MANDATORY REGISTRATIONS and places limited to 50 participants!

Ivo DVORAK, President of the Sommeliers of the Czech Republic,

11 titles of Best Sommelier of the Czech Republic

Member of the ASI Executive Board

Member of the expert jury at Le Mondial 2024

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