Concours International Vins De Montagne

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The competition, which is organised by CERVIM with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture and O.I.V. (Office International de La Vigne et du Vin) is the most important world-wide oenological competition dedicated to wines produced on the mountains or in environment with either extreme or heroic viticulture.

The competition selects the best wines coming from the mountain or an extreme viticulture with the purpose of promoting and safeguarding production of small viticultural regions which can be distinguished for history, tradition and uniqueness.
These are areas with huge environmental value, with a special viticulture (where mainly local vines are grown), real "islands of viticultural biodiversity" which risk to disappear because of the high cultivation costs (growing vineyards on the mountain costs ten times more than on the plain), overcome by a globalization which concerns wine too.

More than five hundreds wines coming from eleven countries (Italy, France, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Canada, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg) take part in the competition. A jury of journalists, wine-tasters and wine-technologists blindly taste the samples and select the best wines.

These are the awards which Ar.Pe.Pe. obtained during the competition editions.

10ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (25/08/2001)
· Diploma to: Valtellina Superiore DOC Grumello 1996
· Diploma to: Valtellina Superiore DOC Sassella Riserva Rocce Rosse 1991
· Diploma to: Valtellina Superiore DOC Sassella Stella Retica 1996

9ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (25/11/2000)
· Bronze medal: Valtellina Superiore DOC Sassella Rocce Rosse 1990
· Bronze medal: Valtellina Superiore DOC Grumello Rocca de Piro 1994

8ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (28/08/1999)
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore DOC Sassella Rocce Rosse 1990
· Bronze medal: Valtellina Superiore DOC Inferno Fiamme Antiche 1995

7ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (05/09/1998)
· Gold medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio1991
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Vigna Regina 1991
· Bronze medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Rocca de Piro 1994

6ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (23/08/1997)
· Gold medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio1990
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Stella Retica 1994
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Inferno Fiamme Antiche 1994
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Rocce Rosse 1989

5ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (23/11/1996)
· Gold medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Rocce Rosse 1988

4ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (02/09/1995)
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Vigna Regina 1989
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio 1990

3ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (10/09/1994)
· Gold medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva Rocce Rosse 1986
· Gold medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Vigna Regina 1988
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio 1989

2ème Concours International Vins De Montagne (04/09/1993)
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio 1989
· Silver medal: Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva Rocce Rosse 1986