2005 Events Archive
15/12/2005 - Wine tasting for the Phoenix company
30/11/2005 - Wine tasting "Brazilian Aperitivo" in the Be Bop Bar (Alcron Radisson SAS)
21/11 2005 - Wine tasting in the Venous Clinic, Prague
9/11 2005 - Wine tasting in the Excelsior, Mariánské Lázně
7/11 2005 - Wine tasting in the U Labutě restaurant, Přerov
3/11 2005 - Christening of the book Wine, Restaurant U Vladaře
31/10 2005 - Monumental wine tasting in the Alcron hotel, Prague
26/10 2005 - Wine tasting in the ELEK company
29/9 2005 - An extraordinary meeting of K.A.H.A.N. with a tasting
Brazilian wines came to Ostrava again. On 29 September 2005 an extraordinary meeting of the Ostrava-based wine supporters club K.A.H.A.N was held in the prestigious Koras restaurant in Ostrava. On this occasion a friendly competition of wines from several countries took place. Among participants there were Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Brazil.
Twenty-two samples in total took part in the competition, and the evaluation took the entire evening. The tasting abided by rules of due competitions, i.e. all bottles were packed so that none of the present evaluators knew which wine was being served. The evaluation itself was carried out based on the Vedel penalising system. Our
Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 from the Quinta do Seival series produced by the Miolo winery was announced as the best red wine of the evening, and in total ranking it won the third place.
The absolute winner was
Gewurztraminer 2004 made by the Salton winery, which the attendees found the most interesting. At the end of the tasting there was a minor banquet, where all the present attendees could sample various combinations of dishes and tested wines.
23/9/2005 - Free wine-tasting in the Duran restaurant, Hradec Králové
On Friday 23 September 2005 a free tasting of Brazilian wines (see
tasting list 
) was held in Hradec Králové in a very impressive environment of the Duran restaurant.
This tasting was a part of an evening programme, where attendees could taste excellent dishes and wines while listening to cimbalom music, which is rather typical of presentations of Moravian wines.
The Brazilian ones seemed not to fit in this composition. The attendance of our stall, however, proved the contrary.
The present doctors and representatives of pharmaceutical companies (there were almost 300 of them) were interested a great deal.
For many of them it was the first opportunity to get acquainted with Brazilian wines. The stall with our wines was under siege throughout the evening.
Sommelier Martin Doležal and one of the company owners Mr. Jan Kobylák were busy all the evening answering the guests' inquisitive questions.
At this professionally organised event, Brazilian wines proved once again to be absolutely comparable with world production.
29/7/2005 - Guided wine tasting in the "U Jeňoura" wine cellar
On Friday, 29 July 2005, guided tasting of Brazilian wines took place in the "U Jeňoura" wine cellar in the picturesque South Moravian village of Prušánky; to be precise: in one of its parts called Nechory where you can find concentration of hundreds of small wine cellars.
In the fascinating cellar of the "U Jeňoura" bastion, twelve wines - produced by the prestigious Brazilian winemakers of Miolo, Salton and Casa Valduga - were tasted (see the
wine tasting list ).
Wine tasting, guided by our sommelier Mr. Martin Doležal, took place in a very pleasant atmosphere.
More than 35 invited guests took part in the event. Coming from the beautiful local wine region, many of them are winemakers themselves. For the first time, all of them could taste wines coming from such an undoubtedly unique destination as Brazil.
Thanks to perfect management of Mr. Jan "Jeňour" Ivičič, his family and friends, the guests were able to taste not only Brazilian wines but also delicious South American meat imported by IFC FOOD to the Czech market. These meat delicacies were presented by Mr. Zdeněk Hanzlík, the company sales manager.
Thanks to its cosy atmosphere, excellent wines and delicious food, the whole event lasted until late at night.
Vinoforum 2005 has brought us four medals for Brazilian wines.
528 wine samples from 22 countries were present at Vinoforum 2005 (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Chile, Macedonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South African Republic, Holland, Uruguay, USA, France). The majority of the samples came from the Czech Republic (241) and Slovakia (73).
The international evaluation committee (from 10 countries of the world - Austria, Brazil, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Holland) consisted of six subcommittees with five members in each.
Category I - still white dry wines (0-4g/l of residual sugar) - Sauvignon 2004 from Znovín Znojmo, a.s., located in Šatov, the Czech Republic, and Sauvignon 2004 from Stafford Lodge, New Zealand shared the first prize.
Category II - still white wines - others (4.1g/l of residual sugar and more) - the winner was Pálava 2002 Selection of Grapes from Vinselekt Michlovský, a.s. Rakvice, the Czech Republic.
Category III - still rosé wines - there was no winner chosen.
Category IV - still red wines - the winner was Merlot 2003 barrique from Pascual Toso, Mendosa, Argentina.
Category V - sparkling wines - the winner was Espumante Armando Peterlongo Brut from Bebidas da Serra Ltda., Garibaldi, Brazil.
Category VI - fortified wines and liqueur wines - no winner was chosen
Brazilian wines won four medals:
| Sample no. | Category | Subcommittee | Ref. sign | Name of wine | Producer / Submitter | Year | Note | Points | Prize | Batch no. | Origin | Auxiliary no. |
| 51 | 1 | K | a | Reserva Miolo Chardonnay | Vinícola Miolo Ltda, Bento Gonçalves-RS | 2004 | | 87,33 | Silver Medal | L:06 04 5 | Brasil | 13 |
| 284 | 4 | D | g | Salton Volpi Cabernet Sauvignon | Vinhos Salton S/A Indústria e Comércio, Bento Gonçalves | 2004 | | 86,33 | Silver Medal | 105/2005 | Brasil | 314 |
| 266 | 4 | D | g | Familia Piagentini Boutique Reserva Pinotage | Vinhos Piagentini S/A, Bairro Pio X Caxias do Sul-RS | 2004 | | 86,00 | Silver Medal | x | Brasil | 317 |
| 443 | 5 | F | i | Espumante Armando Peterlongo Brut | Bebidas da Serra Ltda.,Garibaldi - RS | | | 85,67 | "category winner" | x | Brasil | 485 |
28/6/2005 - Free wine-tasting in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
On Tuesday 28/6/2005, an open event was organised on the premises of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, where the Members of Parliament could taste Brazilian wines and get some professional guidance from our sommelier Martin Doležal.
The event was also attended by the Brazilian ambassador Mr. Massot, Dr. Luboš Bárta from the "Sommelier" magazine, and the film director Jaroslav Hykl.
The following wines were served:
Miolo Sauvignon Blanc,
Casa Valduga Malvasia Persona,
Salton Chardonnay Volpi,
Casa Valduga Duetto Rose,
Salton Cabernet Sauvignon Volpi,
Casa Valduga Espumante Rose, Salton Tannat,
Casa Valduga Cabernet Franc,
Casa Valduga Merlot Premium 1999, Casa Valduga Duetto CS/Merlot 2001,
Miolo Quinta do Seival,
Miolo Lot 43 and
Salton Talento 2002.
20/6/2005 - The 10th literary excursion of Zuzana and Eugen Brikcius
The tenth traditional excursion of Zuzana and Eugen Brikcius was organised in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Capital City of Prague as a tribute to the book and Prague.
The most electrifying was the appearance of the heroes who had appeared in the previous excursions, the authors born in Prague and writing in German, namely Max Brod, Franz Werfel and Franz Kafka.
The programme starred Ivan Kusnjer as Franz Werfel singing Verdi's arias.
The cast list also included: Zdenka Procházková, prof. Kurt Gebauer se svými studenty, Pavel Smetáček & Traditional Jazz Studio, Jazz Bluffers, Hanáci, Jana Šteflíčková, Jiří Enoch, Luboš Eger, Eugen Brikcius junior.
The time for Brazilian wines came in the last part of the programme when the company went on to enjoy itself on the roof terrace of the Lucerna Palace.
Transporting the wines upstairs in the paternoster lift and proving the existence of the claustrophobic strain in our minds, we were looking forward to the generous panorama of Prague and the wide-open sky.
In the middle of the happening we found ourselves contemplating the fact that the paternoster was not that cramped after all. The roof was really full and about to burst any time.
The atmosphere was, nevertheless, very relaxed. It was most interesting to see Manet's painting "On the beach" as well as Eugen Brikcius' multiple attempts to unveil it ceremoniously. :-)
16/6/2005 - Free wine tasting in the wine restaurant Na Zlíchově at the Gentlemen's Club of Mr. Nevosad
16/6/2005 - Wine tasting at the wine shop Modrá Hvězda in Mělník
On 16 June, a controlled tasting of Brazilian wines took place in Mělník in a beautiful wine restaurant called Modrá hvězda, which is also known for its excellent cooking.
25/5/2005 - Grand Restaurant Party, Sovovy Mlýny
25/5/2005 - The controlled tasting of Brazilian wines, Ambiente Brasileiro
On the same day a controlled tasting of Brazilian wines was held in the restaurant Ambiente Brasileiro.
19/5/2005 - The controlled tasting of Brazilian wines, Holešovice Exhibition Centre
May 19 At 2 p.m., Brazilian wines were tasted at the Holešovice Exhibition Centre. The controlled wine-tasting was a part of the traditional exhibition "Wine & Spirits", and was supervised by our sommelier Martin Doležal.
17 - 19 May 2005 - 8th International Beverage Trade Show "Wine & Spirits"
The eighth international trade fair Wine & Spirits was really important for Brazilian wines.
Our performance in the exhibition was directly supported by the participation of Brazilian wine makers - representatives of the Brazilian wineries
Salton,
Miolo, Peterlongo and Don Laurindo.
Under the auspices of the Brazilian ambassador Mr. Affonso de Alencastro Massot, the last day of the exhibition turned into the Brazilian Wine Day.
We also had a chance to have an informal lunch with Mr. Massot.
Dr. Luboš Bárta, the editor-in-chief of the "Sommelier" magazine , launched his new guide to high-class wine restaurants in the Czech Republic (Průvodce po vinotékách ČR), assisted by Brazilian Wines.
Our stand was also visited by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Petr Zgarba.
12/5/2005 - Cuvée Ostrava 2005
Cuvée Ostrava is a competition of wines that are produced by mixing two or more varieties. It is held under the auspices of the K.A.H.A.N. Club (Amateur Evaluators of Alcoholic Beverages) and it is officially recognised by the European Union.
In this year's panel of the professional wine evaluators there were among others:
prof. Fedor Malík
JUDr. Luboš Bárta
Helena Baker
Libor Nazarčuk
Ing. Roman Svatoň
Dr. Martin Křístek
10/5/2005 - Controlled tasting of wines in the restaurant U zlatého selátka, Kladno
The presentation of the tasted wines was conducted by the sommeliers Miroslav Kredvík and Martin Doležal.
4/5/2005 - The launch of the spring edition of Jitka Tesárková's Prestige Life Style Magazine
On 4/5/2005 the spring edition of Jitka Tesárková's Prestige Life Style Magazine was launched in the Holiday Inn hotel in Prague. And Brazilian wines were there too.
The Prestige Life Style Magazine devoted four pages to Brazilian wines (see the article
Samba, steaky, víno from Luboš Bárta
).
The programme of the event included a free wine-tasting.
16/4/2005 - 3rd wine exhibition at the wine shop "U sv. Vavřinca"
Mr. Roman Vaněk of Cosmopolitan Brazilian Wines, s.r.o. receives a commendation from Mr. Roman Karbula for their prize-winning Brazilian wines.
photo
Martin Homola / ABC Photo
Brazilian wines received a number of prizes the previous year. The
Salton Chardonnay Volpi even received a gold medal.
6/4/2005 - Press conference at the Wine & Spirits 2005 trade show
4/4/2005 - First tasting of the Miolo Gamay 2005 in Europe
The
Gamay 2005, specially sent by
Miolo for this event, was tasted for the first time in Europe. The event took place in Prague on 4 April 2005 in the restaurant "Lví dvůr".
March 2005 - The Czech ambassador paid an official visit to the Miolo winery.
The Czech ambassador in Brazil, Mr. Václav Hubinger, and his retinue paid an official visit to the Miolo winery.
March 2005 - Film director Jaroslav Hykl made a documentary called "A Wine Trip"
7/3/2005 - Brazilian wine tasting for the Wine Ladies club
The actress Iva Janžurová and sommelier Mr. Kačerovský
(more photos)
On 7 March 2005 a Brazilian wine tasting was organized for the Wine Ladies club in the restaurant "Lví dvůr" at the Prague Castle.
Under the supervision of our sommelier Martin Doležal, twelve wine varieties were tasted, including the dessert wine
Miolo Late Harvest (a rarity - the only wine of its kind grown in the tropics) and the pink sparkling wine
Casa Valduga Espumante Blush Rose.
This tasting was also covered in
Beverage & Gastro 3-4/2005, page 90
[...more articles from the Press Coverage section ]
February 2005 - Czech gastronomy experts and journalists visit the Salton winery
February 2005 - Czech gastronomy experts and journalists visit the Miolo winery
February 2005 - Czech gastronomy experts and journalists visit the Casa Valduga winery
20/1/2005 - Wine tasting at Oracle
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