Our wine Autor de Bocos, from the vintage 2009, has won the GOLD MEDAL Award Tempranillo with the highest score among the red wines of the vintage 2009 and third overall among all the wines that have been submitted to the World Tempranillos competition, held in New York (USA) from 14 to November 16, 2011.
The Spanish Federation of Winemakers (FEAE), under the auspices of the OIV and UIOE, and sponsored by Vibrant Rioja, La Rioja Capital, Wines of Spain, and TAPAS organized the seventh edition of the 'International Wine Competition Tempranillo al Mundo', a competition officially recognized by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.
In previous years, Copenhagen, Cologne, Shanghai, Paris, Stockholm and Logroño have embraced the world's finest wines made from grapes Tempranillo. Now for the first time in its history, this international competition and traveling stops in United States
The goal remains to show the oenological quality of Tempranillo and their synonyms (see synonymy), promote it among consumers and distributors and reward the efforts of winemaking companies and oenologists for improving the quality of their products
Besides roaming and varietal character of the wines presented in competition, the other major distinguishing feature of 'Tempranillo al Mundo' is the high level of members of different jurors, from many countries and they all experienced tasters great prestige. It is they who provide the essential technical rigor and ensure strict compliance with the characteristics of this type of contests international standards.
New York known as the world capital of business and culture - has been chosen as the host city for the seventh edition of the competition, which was held from 14 to 16 November at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square.
This international competition is governed by the Regulation listed on the website "http://www.enologo.com/tempranillo/home.html" and meets the standards of the OIV and UIΠin this area.