Our country is hosting such an international competition for the first time, and wine judges, sommeliers and professors from all over the world will evaluate the quality of Montenegrin varieties - Vranac and Kratošija, as well as Croatian Plavac Mali. Among the wine judges from our country is Danijela Radeč, who has been judging at these competitions around the world for many years.
"It's one thing when you judge abroad at such a prestigious competition, but it's a special responsibility today when I judge in Montenegro, as the host. Especially because today we are evaluating wines not only from Montenegro but also from the entire region," said Radeč.
"We will do our best to present Montenegro in its true light to the judges who have arrived from different countries, among whom there are those who have never tasted Montenegrin wines, and I sincerely hope that, even though we are a small country, we will win a significant number of medals. That is our goal," she noted.
In order to ensure an impartial assessment of the quality of the wine, the judges do not know the producer. After the tasting, the scores are sent to Brussels, and in about a month, the results will be known. This means that the wines from today's competition will be awarded grand gold, gold and silver medals, .
This event is given special significance by the fact that one of the participants is also a “mistress of wine” in the world – Caroline Gilby. Incidentally, this title is awarded by the London-based organization The Institute of Masters of Wine, which was founded in 1953. Among the guests is the president of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Baudouin Havaux.
The judging is organized as part of Montevino, which is being held in Podgorica on March 6th and 7th in the Crystal Hall of the Hilton Hotel, which brings together 124 wineries from around the world, emphasized Luka Bešić, president of the National Sommelier Association.
