Tuscany stands out with its selections of reds and whites at the 31st edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which took place in Guanajuato, Mexico. A thirty-first edition in which Italy hit the jackpot but of the 15 Gran Oro medals won by the Belapese, two went to our region: the Chianti Riserva Poggio ai Falchi 2020 from Terre del Bruno and the Chianti Classico Riserva Uggiano 2020 from Uggiano.
Added to this result are the gold and silver medals: 65 for Tuscany, followed by Sicily with 55 medals and Lombardy.
“Tuscan wine – said President Eugenio Giani – speaks to the world and does so with its excellence, as we see from the indisputable results it obtains everywhere. This happens thanks to the ancient history it has behind it, also in terms of protection, and to the innovation and strong specialization that our winemakers bring to the table. Thanks to its strength, Tuscan wine has become a value for the growth of our country’s gross domestic product.”
The vice president and councilor for agri-food was very satisfied and commented that this excellent result is a confirmation of the quality and value of Tuscan viticulture, which extends from the Maremma to the Lunigiana, and represents an extraordinary peculiarity thanks to wineries, from the largest to the smallest , which over time have been able to maintain a very high level. wine is one of the great ambassadors of Tuscan quality and the engine of a very important direct and indirect economy, a fundamental resource that the Region has the duty to carefully develop and promote.
In total, in addition to the 15 Grand Gold medals, Italy was awarded 163 Gold Medals and the Sylvain Trophy for barricaded wine. An exceptional result if you consider that there were 7,500 wines in the competition and 42 nations represented.
Italy is behind only France with a difference of 4 fewer medals but 149 more wines presented. In the selections, Tuscany stood out among all the regions of the Bel Paese.
The Italian companies will be awarded in a special ceremony to be held on 7 October at Palazzo Valentini in Rome and then in an event dedicated to the public on 26 and 27 October in the Cloisters of San Barnaba in Milan.
