International Contest of World Spirits

The samples will be presented in an totally anonymous fashion to the judging panels.
Each spirit drink tasted is scored individually and not comparatively.

The aim of this international competition is to promote the fundamental qualities of spirit drinks and to reward those who have reached the organoleptic levels that are close to the ultimate organoleptic of their appellation or origin. Can participate spirits drinks from all regions of France and the World.

This international competition is also intended to encourage and highlight the role of women and their various professions of spirit drinks and in the world of wine and wine internationally.

Nothing is left to chance, from the reception of the sample until its tasting and evaluation.
A nominative and qualified international jury composed of 5 tasters representing the 5 colleges tasted and judge in the morning only 18 samples at the most.

A strict process allows us to have:

• Tasting instructions before the competition
• Professional tasting environment
• Juries composed of 5 international tasters
• Information session President and jurors
• Scenario sensory analysis
• Total anonymity: black bouffant bag and ring cetie
• Wine temperature control service
• Tasting glass for the sensory analysis of international standard  Vinalies Internationales and / or Riedel
• Timing for each wine tasted
• Sommelier service in the tasting room for each table
• Individual spittoons with closure
• Break 10 minutes between 2 sets
• Tasting sheet (OIV / UIOE)
• Immediate results

First international French competition to have been approved in June 2006 and to set up exclusively female judges to taste wines from all over the world.

The first edition took place on April 21, 2007 in Monaco.

  Then in February 2013 with regard to a jury exclusively feminine and international.
French competition entered on the list of French wine competitions whose medals may appear in the labeling of wines produced in France in accordance with the decree of 13 February 2013. In application of the decree N ° 2012-655 of 4 May 2012 relating to the labeling and traceability of wine products and certain oenological practices.

Contest registered on the official list of the DGCCRF

Wines must be bottled and ready for sale. 
Wines packaged in wineskin of wine are also allowed to participate.

Their labels should conform to:
• The European Union regulation applied to EU member states.
• To the regulation in force in the country where the wine is produced and to the provisions regarding the importation of wine applicable to non-EU member states.