A reward for all the good work done
The D.O. Ribeira Sacra was awarded 13 prizes at Aosta.
The competition took place from the 1st to the 3rd of July. The D.O. contributed 27 samples from 19 bodegas, of the 27 samples, 12 received prizes, as well as these the Ribeira Sacra once again received the Cervim Special Prize. The competition has the following prize categories: grand gold medal, gold medal and silver medal. As well as the prizes any wine that receives more than 80 points out of a 100 gets a special mention of honours. The D.O. Ribeira Sacra received 10 gold medals, surpassing the results of last year, which had been considered a success.
The 10 gold medals went to:
Regina Viarum 2009, Regina Viarum S.L. (subzona de Amandi)
Portelo 2009, Terras de LÃncora S.C.(subzona de Chantada)
Almalarga 2009, Pena das Donas S.L. (subzona de Ribeiras do Miño)
Viña Regueiral 2009 , José RodrÃguez Prieto (subzona de Amandi)
S.A.T. Virxe dos Remedios (subzona Ribeiras do Miño)
Don Bernardino 2009, Emilio RodrÃguez DÃaz (subzona de Amandi)
Cardenal Rodrigo de Castro 2009, Bodega Soutelo S.L. (subzona de Amandi)
Adega Vella mencÃa 2009 , Jorge Feijoo González (subzona de Ribeiras do Sil)
VÃa Romana, Adegas e Viñedos VÃa Romana S.L. (subzona de Chantada)
Cividade 2009, José Ramón Verao Pérez (subzona de Amandi)
As well as the above, two D.O. wines gained silver medals:
Décima 2009 , José Manuel RodrÃguez González (subzona de Amandi)
Don Bernardindo 2007 Emilio RodrÃguez DÃaz (subzona de Amandi)
The list of winners from the Denominación de Origen Ribeira Sacra this year is completed by the Cervim Special Prize 2010 that went to Regina Viarum S.L. (subregion of Amandi), who had already won this prestigious prize the previous year. This prize is given to one bodega from each country and is the total of the sum of the points obtained by the different wines presented by each bodega.
In September representatives of the C.R.D.O.R.S. will go to Aosta to collect the awards that will finally be given to the prize winners at the Christmas meal that is organised every year by the Regulatory Council.
The competition of Aosta is always a rewarding event for the D.O. Ribeira Sacra, there our wines compete with hundreds of wines from all over the world, all of them having in common that they are produced in areas of steep hills or mountain regions, it is a way of giving prestige to and distinguishing this type of viticulture. Every year the results of the D.O. are spectacular, and the constant improvement and development of the wines that are made here are reflected in the fact that each year the wines of the Ribeira Sacra receive better and better results at this competition. The year 2010 resulted in 13 prizes for the D.O. and this number does not make us suspicious about the future.