Rules Concerning Wines
- All countries and all French regions
- Wines produced exclusively from Chardonnay grapes
- At least 1000 litres of the wine should have been produced.
- Samples must be presented in glass bottles from 375 ml to 1000 ml in volume.
- Labelling should be in conformity with EU regulations, with mention made of the following:
- Geographical origin - Vintage year - Identification of the bottler.
- Each sample set should consist of the following :
- A description of the growing and winemaking conditions (soil type, climate, harvesting conditions, winemaking practices, ageing). - An analytical report established at the time of bottling by an official laboratory in the wine's country of origin. - 3 labels. - Six bottles of the wine.
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Rules Concerning Tasters
- Judges: persons with proven competence in sensory analysis and a good knowledge of Chardonnay wines.
- Their level of competence is verified by prior attendance at an evaluation session.
The qualification of the tasters are verified systematically.
- panel of judges is composed of qualified persons.
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Rules Concerning the Tasting
- The tasting is conducted blind
- In conformity with the international Wine Competition Standard.
- The number of samples is limited to 20 per panel.
- Optical and automatic data processing of tasting sheet.
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Rules Concerning the Medals
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Rules Concerning the Contest
- Contest held under the auspices of SAQ.
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Other Rules
- Official languages: French and English
- Documents are available in : French, English.
- Application of the International Wine Competition standard.
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Chardonnay du Monde® Informations |
Some figures of Chardonnay du Monde:
Medal count by Country:
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