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Welcome to today's press conference, on the occasion of the opening of the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition. This is a competition that was held for the first time in 2006 and since then, it has not only established itself as an annual institution, but has managed to become the most important wine event in Cyprus.
The Competition is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and is co-organised with the Limassol Municipality, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, the Cyprus Winemakers Association (S.O.K., the Cyprus Association of Graduate Oenologists (C.A.O.K.), the Pancyprian Association of Oenologists, the Cyprus Oenophiles' Association, the Famagusta Oenophiles' Association and the Oenophiles' Group OinoArt. All these organisations are close partners of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and we thank them warmly.
This year's competition involves 29 local wineries with 163 different wine samples registered in two categories based on approved and recognised international standards. One category is that of dry, semi-dry and semi-sweet wines and the other category is that of sweet wines, i.e. wines containing more than 45 grams of sugar per litre. The chairman of the seven-member jury and supervisor of the competition process is Professor Antonio Moráta, an internationally renowned oenologist with significant research work in wine microbiology. Panos Tzimas - Chemist, Oenologist, Mr Roman Herzog - Oenologist, Mr Umberto Galli Zugaro - Sommelier, Mr Georgios Kassianos - Sommelier and Ms Betty Darabont - Oenologist, Academic. The jury was selected on the basis of defined criteria with the agreement of the OIV.
It is obvious that the benefits of organising such competitions are multiple, since they contribute significantly to the dissemination of knowledge, the encouragement of wine production, responsible consumption as part of culture and the Mediterranean diet, the promotion and presentation of the qualitative characteristics of Cyprus wines to the wider public, as well as the improvement of the technical and scientific skills of our country's wine producers, and...
It is obvious that the benefits of organising such competitions are multiple, since they contribute significantly to the dissemination of knowledge, the encouragement of wine production, responsible consumption as part of culture and the Mediterranean diet, the promotion and presentation of the qualitative characteristics of Cyprus wines to the wider public, as well as the improvement of the technical and scientific skills of our country's wine producers, and...
The culmination of the events will be the award ceremony and gala dinner to be held on Friday evening, 26 May 2023, at the St. Raphael Resort & Marina Hotel in Limassol.
Friends,
I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize that as the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and the Government, we support every initiative that contributes to the promotion of the quality wines of our country. The Cypriot vineyard thrives in a Mediterranean climate and enjoys continuous sunshine, is free from the aggressive phylloxera insect over time, includes unique indigenous varieties, which grow in their own root system on sloping, poor, arid soil, supported by traditional dry stone walls. This is a historic vineyard, which gives our wineries the opportunity to produce wines of Cypriot character, different, exuberant in alcohol, aromatic, and with a style of strong local character.
Thank you very much for your presence and participation in the press conference. I wish all the contestants every success.
(BG)
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