Chardonnay du Monde

INVITATION TO PRODUCERS OF CHARDONNAY WINES

Registration now Open for Chardonnay du Monde^® 2009

16^th annual international competition between the best Chardonnays in the world

We are very pleased to inform that registration are now open for the inscriptions of the 16^th edition of Chardonnay du Monde^® competition.

Chardonnay du Monde^® 2009 will take place from 11 to 14 of March, 2009 in Burgundy (France). Producers of Chardonnay wines who wish to present their products have until 4 of February, 2009 to register, for that two options:

Download the registration pack at the following Web site: www.chardonnay-du-monde.com
Request a pack by:
Phone: 333 85 37 43 21
By email: infos@chardonnay-du-monde.com

The results will be announced on the competition’s Web site (www.chardonnay-du-monde.com) on Monday the 16^th of march 2009 and simultaneously a press release will massively be diffused by email to the principal commercial operators of in France and abroad.

The Chardonnay du Monde^® international competition recognises the world’s best Chardonnay wines by awarding them with reliable and thus representative medals. Award-winning wineries can use this recognition for sales purposes by placing medal stickers on their bottles.

This competition is based on a single conviction: distinctive marks of quality are the key to real differentiation and thus to enhancing the value of your wines.

Chardonnay du Monde^® has progressively distinguished itself from other international competitions thanks to quality standards that are much stricter than the norm and by remaining faithful to its founding principles, which have driven its success over the years:

Diversity: more than 37 countries are represented for a total of 900 wines.
Rigorous standards: compliance with international standards, strict selection of expert judges and use of scientific criteria for tasting.

Chardonnay du Monde

This event is unique in terms of its scope, its method and therefore its ambition:

International in scope:

More than 37 countries.
More than 900 wine samples.
More than 300 international expert judges, including 55% from outside France.

A strict method:

Compliance with international wine competition rules and strict application of the ISO 9002 Quality Assurance standard.
Guaranteed implementation of scoring criteria for international competitions.
Rigorous selection of the panel of expert judges.
Training in tasting methodology at the Institut Paul Bocuse, with individual assessment of each taster.
Faultless, quality-driven organisation: limitation of the number of wines per jury and ideal tasting conditions (sensory isolation, proper tasting rhythm, etc.)
Secure computer processing of results by the Services Actions Qualité company.

Ambition:

To award reliable and thus representative medals each year, reflecting the founding motto of Chardonnay du Monde^®: diversity, quality and high standards.

Organisation
	Chardonnay du Monde is an oganisation of the association Forum Oenologie
Forum Œnologie also organizes:
	Alliances du Monde wines Competition: Alliances du Monde^®
	International Syrah wines Competition: Syrah du Monde^®
	International Sparkling wines Competition: Effervescents du Monde^®
	International Competition between the best Muscats of the World^®
	The international Wine and Vine films Festival OENOVIDEO

Partnership
	La Revue des Œnologues International technical Magazine about Wine and Vine - Technical and Communication partner.
	SAQ - Services Actions Qualité Expert Translation Services for the Wine and Grape Industries - Technical partner.
	www.oeno.tm.fr Internet technical support partner.
	SAQ logistic Official partner for international deliveries.