Frasdorf, April 2022 – Wines from Burgundy grape varieties regardless of production type – whether stylistically modern or with traditional craftsmanship, whether from the Old World or the New one – are the key objective of PiGUNDY WINE AWARD INTERNATIONAL, that completed its test run successfully in July 2021, and is about to start for the second round. Likewise, for all WINE SYSTEM Awards, the jury will run the tasting according to PAR® system to explore the enormous fascination of Pinot in all its variations*). This method allows specially trained PAR® Certified Master to assess each wine objectively and beyond all trends and taste rules. The auditors create a sensory data sheet for each submitted wine illustrating the rating transparency and directly applicable to quality management.
From France Into The Whole World: Colourful Pinot
Well-known grape types are Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder), Pinot Blanc (Weißburgunder) or Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder), Schwarzriesling, called Pinot Meunier in France, or Müllerrebe and Chardonnay Also, lesser-known varieties like Frühburgunder, Sankt Laurent, Samtrot, Aligoté and Melon de Bourgogne alias Muscadet belong to the Burgundy grape family. Wines made of 100 per cent of these grapes are invited to the second edition of the PiGUNDY WINE AWARD INTERNATIONAL in July 2022. The competition is open to all types of wine in all quality categories and of different origins.
Origin, Craftmanship, Signature – Defining Triad
Head of Tasting Martin Darting says: „Along with our primary mission to assess the quality of wines transparently to the producers, we, as a jury, turn our exceptional attention to the origin and its impact on the wine in combination with the style of maturation. One example of the apparent difference could be the comparison between Venetian Pinot Grigio and Baden Grauburgunder – two sensorily completely different wines made of the same grape variety.“
The sensory PAR® method and ranking structure provide the possibility of a differentiated and objective illustration of the diversity of this international contest. Each submitted wine receives transparent documentation of its sensory characteristics assessed regarding the origin, climate and style, independent of the fact whether this is a stylistically modern fruity white wine, classically made terroir product or an original orange wine. The individually assessed wines are classified in the corresponding categories with similar products to illustrate the international comparison. In addition, there is a possibility to filter the results according to the categories like, for instance, „terroir wine“, „natural wine“, or „extract-emphasised wine“ to look at the ranking in these terms.
Please find more information as well as the registration procedure under pigundy-wineaward.com.
Supplementary Information
| *) Should the pandemic situation require, the ORGANIC WINE AWARD INTERNATIONAL 2021 will be conducted online. The submitted wines are classified in the climatic, stylistic and analytic parameters. The wines are anonymised and numbered before sent, unpacked and presented in the determined order to the jury consisting of PAR® Certified Masters. As required by the PAR® methods, also the online tasting edition is operated by teams of two auditors who first taste each wine separately followed by the discussion that leads to consensus and final results. |
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