Prize giving at the Wine Festival Gandesa

Gandesa. Costa Dorada. The 2009 edition of Wines Competition DO "Terra Alta" honored last weekend, nine wineries listed and a total of 12 wines. Lluís Canut, was responsible for presenting the awards ceremony for the awards dinner during the XXII Gandesa Wine Festival. CRDOTA president, Jaume Download highlighted the great momentum that has been taking the competition in the last three editions, the work of the Tasting Committee and the importance that the tournament be held in the brand of Gandesa Wine Festival. The Tasting Committee Regulatory Board generally recognizes a remarkable quality for the wines under the DO Terra Alta, "extolling the excellence of all whites and emphasizing further refine the quality of the blacks. Celler Piñol has become the big winner of the contest with a total of 4 awards, while the special award for best white wine from Grenache Somdinou goes to the breeding white 2007, one of the novelties presented at the Wine Shows XXII Gandesa Wine Festival. Wine and Wine Liquor winners Best White: MAS D'EN POL Young 2008 (Celler Xavier Clua Coma dels Arcs Vilalba) Best white oak / barrel fermented: GRANDFATHER ARRUFAT barrel fermented 2008 (Celler Piñol, Batea) Best skins: HOT DISH 2008 (Caterra, La Pobla de Massaluca) Best Pink: CLOT OF SPELL 2008 (Agricola San Jose, Bot) Best black: VINEYARDS OF GRADE 2008 (Celler Josep Vicens, Gandesa) Best red oak / Vintage: PORTAL oak 2007 (Celler Piñol, Batea) White Mistela: JOSEPHINE PIÑOL 2008 (Celler Piñol, Batea) Black Mistela: JOSEPHINE PIÑOL 2007 (Celler Piñol, Batea) Natural sweet wine: Merian black DULCE 2008 (Bodegas Tarron, Batea) Mellow wine: 1928 (Covilalba, Vilalba dels Arcs) Great White Terra Alta and distinction to the best white wine Grenache: SOMDINOU rearing 2007 (Celler Cooperatiu Gandesa, Gandesa) Great black of Terra Alta L'AUBE 2005 (Celler Batea, Batea) Related Links Arrives the XXII Wine Festival of Gandesa, from 6 to 8 November

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