The Lyon International Wine Competition

The mix of 3 values : wine, taste, the quest of the best.

WINE

Producers are not mistaken and present their best bottles. Since 2010 the popularity continues to rise (2400 sample tasted in 2012), 19 countries represented and millions of bottles valued by the competitions medal.

The commercial repercussions of Lyon International Wine Competition continue to be felt once the wine tasting has finished. The main aim of the event is : communicating the competition results and promoting the winning wines.

- The international press: is informed of the results as soon as they are published in order to rapidly relay the information to consumers (journalist, wine journalists, newspapers, magazines…)
- The wine network: Most of the contest promotion is conveyed via professional wine producing unions, amateur wine tasting associations and retailing networks. ...).
- Wine Buyers : Each profession receives the list of the best award-winning wines (Wine merchants, wine bars, retail buyers, importers, sommeliers associations ...).
- The Internet: The web also has a prime role in the diffusion of information. The contest establishes partnerships with many wine related websites. They also publish the results on Internet press sites that can be read world -wide. (Reknown websites, wine tasting clubs, blogs …).

TASTE

During the wine tasting, Lyon’s culinary Chefs members of the association Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises are part of the jury. Their experience brings to the competition objectivity and quality.
The Toques Blanche Lyonnaises (Lyon’s culinary Chefs) brings together over a hundred top chefs from Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes region.The association always has as it’s president a reknowned chef such as Paul BLANC, Roger ROUCOU, Pierre ORSI, Guy LASSAUSAIE, Christophe MARGUIN, and since 2012, Laurent BOUVIER at Limonest.

The ASLERA (Association of Sommeliers form Lyon and Rhône–Alpes) brings to the competition its active support. Many sommeliers are present the day of the wine tasting. Their expertise and their perfect knowledge of consumer tastes is a further guarantee of the quality of the wine selection. The association, chaired by Fabrice SOMMIER (in charge of the wine division for all restaurants at Georges Blanc) now has over a hundred members in the Lyon region.

Metro is a food supplier for most Restaurants of Lyon, it has a large wine cellar which provides a wide range of wines from all over France and the world. The cellar buyers do several times a year, a selection of the best producers, in order to offer their wines to customers.

THE QUEST OF THE BEST

The wine competition is organised by the Lyon International Wine Competition Association.

A jury of experts
Each jury is composed of wine professionals and at least one amateur wine lover. The latter’s presence allows the consumers’ needs and requirements to be more closely respected. Wine professionals verify the wines conformity.
Each wine taster gives both an individual and a comparative mark to each wine. At the end of the wine tasting, the president of the jury gathers all the marks of each jury and establishes the results with the medals.

Blind tasting
All the wines are blind tested, meaning that the labels are hidden so that the wine tasters judgement is not biased by the appellation or by the name of the producers.

4 Medals
Each jury gives out 4 medals to the group of wines they were in charge of : Grand Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze. The medals are available to order and can be affixed onto the bottles. Consumers often have trouble choosing a wine when confronted with the large choice that exists. The presence of Lyon International Wine Competition medal on a wine is a guarantee of quality that reassures the buyer in his choice of purchase.