50 Sicilian wines have been awarded this year by the selection of the Mayor, the international wine competition which involves the joint participation of the company that produces the wine and the municipality where the vineyards are located. Of the 351 award-winning wines, then, about 15% are produced on the island. A stand out among these is the Ben Ryé Donnafugata product of Pantelleria, which with the highest score ever won the Grand Gold Medal with two maison Trentino.
to win gold medals were 13 out of 108 wines. To get the best score among the Sicilian Marsala reserves the centenary of the 1980 doc Carlo Pellegrino, who won two gold medals for many wines, Marsala Superiore Riserva Gold and the Passito di Pantelleria Nes . But they have also done their part of the cellar Orestiadi Gibellina, winning two gold medals with the Cricket Aegisthus, Syrah Cassandra, Baglio of the Christ of Campobello di Licata, who won with both Lupatri Lusirà and 2007, the Estate eddies Tondi di Mazara del Vallo, over parched and Grillo di Pantelleria Gold Dora, farm Geraci Tarucco with Syrah, Cabernet Franc with Fine Wines of 2004 Dear Teacher, Intorcia, who took home three gold medals with Zibibbo, the Marsalal Marsala Superiore Superiore Dolce and semi-dry, and finally to that of Ispica Roselle won with a Moscato di Noto 2009. They won the silver medal rather than 34 wineries in Sicily on 240 total from all over Italy and abroad.
"This is a traveling wine competition," explains the National Association of Wine Cities that the organization, "that each edition has changed the location of tasting sessions in order to make the best of all the territories city \u200b\u200bof wine ". Since its first edition in 2002 was held in Siena, the show has traveled from northern to southern Italy involving Conegliano (2003), Alba (2004), Rome (2005), Ortona (2006), Monreale (2007 ), Cividale del Friuli (2008), San Michele Adige (2009). Finally, the 2010 edition was held at the Castello Svevo of Brindisi, where in three days, the international commission composed of winemakers, wine technician, tasters, sommeliers and journalists have evaluated the food and wine bottles in the race.
Participation is reserved for quality wines (DOCG, DOC, IGT), produced in small batches. Each year, respecting the character also teaching that the review is proposed, involving a school to address agriculture. And to emphasize the awards won by companies in the competition this year has been redesigned graphics of adhesive labels, with more and stronger evidence of the OIV logo, which gives the scientific patronage in the selection of the Mayor.
The official award ceremony will see the participation of businesses and mayors of the winners, will be held Tuesday, July 6 this year in Rome, at the Orangery of San Sisto in Via di Valle delle Camene 11 at 10 am . Finally, to give greater visibility to the winners of the competition was organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Campagna Amica, a Wine Tasting Tour of winning the Mayor's Selection 2010, at 18:30 at the Country Market Amica Via San Teodoro, 74, also in Rome.
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