International PIWI Wine Award tastes 443 wines from 16 countries
International diversity at the top - strong natural wines - the courage to embrace new styles
Frasdorf, November 2021 - With an internationally uniform name and a new branding, the International PIWI Wine Award went over the tasting tables from November 5th to 7th. Announced for the 11th time by PIWI International, the renowned quality competition took place again in the tried and tested, virtual WINE SYSTEM Tasting Room due to the pandemic*) instead of where the certified PAR® Master Jury was allowed to taste 443 PIWI wines from 16 countries and assess their quality. A total of 37 wines were awarded great gold, 174 gold and 177 silver. 44 wines received a recommendation.
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PIWIs around the world
Interesting articles about PIWI written by Canopy – insides for winemakers around the world
https://www.internationalwinechallenge.com/Canopy-Articles.html
Vine Trunk Deseases & Pruning technique Conference - Marzio Zanin
Piwis varieties give answers to annual-cycle diseases, pruning technique is oriented to prevent long-term health problems, together, they are the keys for future's sustainable vineyards.
PIWI'S BIG WINE ADVENTURE
Ever try learning German?
Or maybe the better question is: ever fail at the attempt? Perhaps because the language is full of words like Motor vehicle liability insurance (third party vehicle insurance), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or Danube Steamship Company (Danube Steamship Company)?
One mouthful that exists only in our fair language is Mushroom-resistant grape varieties. Admittedly this term, which translates to fungus-resistant grape varieties, is unwieldy even for Germans, who typically shorten it to PIWI - pronounced pee-vee. Which, coincidentally, is also how Germans pronounce the name of the hero of Tim Burton's 1985 directorial debut. Remember that one? Pee Wee's Big Adventure with Paul Reubens, Elisabeth Daily, and Mark Holton? No? Ok, perhaps not Burton's finest work.
The English term for PIWI is also a lot easier to pronounce than Mushroom-resistant grape varieties. It's simply hybrid. Yet if you ask the people who work with them, they'll say that that term alone isn't enough, preferring instead to call them pioneer varieties. A bit of explanation might help.
Copyriht: trinkmag.com Christoph Raffelt
PIWI in practice - 3 workshops in summer 2021
This summer, the Naturland specialist advisory service invited to three workshops under the motto “What is the productivity of fungus-resistant grape varieties?”. Vine & Wine was there.
In August, numerous winegrowers from the region met at the Roth winery in Wiesenbronn to participate in the VitiFit project to exchange experiences in the Piwi cultivation. In the special downy mildew year of 2021, the strengths, but also the weaknesses of these grape varieties could be analyzed in the best possible way.
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Electrochemical measurements in wine, benchmark for quality?
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The growth of the plants depends on various environmental parameters such as light and water, but above all on the soil. Different prerequisites thus shape the quality of all products that humans consume by utilizing the chemically stored energy to maintain their bodily functions.
While conventional food tests only provide isolated information about ingredients or caloric content, the electrochemical measurement also records the portion in the food that is responsible for the structural work (the so-called. Entropy share) can deliver.
From a physical point of view, life processes can be seen as a chain of Redox reactions describe.
Derived from the main principles of thermodynamics, it can be shown that the quality of food is above that Redox potential can be represented:
The lower this value, the higher the quality and the neutralization Free radicals.
International PIWI Wine Award 2021
We made it! - A whole weekend with PIWI wines - tasted according to the PAR® tasting method:
terroir, manufacture, not only new varieties - new genetics.
Finally, many winemakers wanted to know: "What's special in my PIWI?"
The result is clear: They are excellent.
- PIWIs are on par with traditional grape varieties (localy and internationally).
- Climate change and adapted grape varieties enable top winemaking even in northern areas.
- 20 years of rigorous work of PIWI International with its members and supporters now show the success.
- Thanks to the cooperation of PIWI International and WINE SYSTEM - Trust your senses has once again proven its value.
- Convince yourself; choose the wines you would like to taste and choose from the winners list.
Find out about the latest, new and visionary developments in the PIWI world on our homepage.
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Cheers PIWI
International PIWI Wine Award: Mimořádný úspěch moravských vinařů
Jiří Sedlo, PIWI International
V letošním 11. ročníku International PIWI Wine Award 2021 (dříve PIWI–Wine price) soutěžilo 443 vzorků vín or 187 vinařů ze 16 zemí. Z Česka pocházelo jen 14 vzorků od čtyř vinařů, ale všechny obdržely medaile, obdobně jako všechny tři vzorky od jediného slovenského vinaře (Tabulka 1). Per jistotu je vhodné uvést, že v porotě nebyl nikdo z ČR ani SR. Celkem bylo uděleno 37 velkých zlatých medailí, dále 174 zlatých a 178 stříbrných medailí.
First PIWI probiotic vineyard in Franconia
Jürgen Amthor, the owner of the 1st probiotic PIWI vineyard in Franconia, is happy about his grape harvest from the PIWI grape variety Cabernet Cortis. The grapes are healthy to 95% and have a very ripe and fruity aroma with a sugar content of 85 ° Oe. The acidity is also very harmonious.
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Rising star among the grape varieties
Unknown names such as Muscaris, Souvignier gis or Roesler are popular names for grape varieties that are resistant to fungi - so-called PIWIs. Not only an important step towards sustainable viticulture, it also guarantees the highest level of wine enjoyment.
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Source: Falstaff Hert oct 2021
PIWIS - around the world
Wolfgang Renner, Research Station Haidegg, Chairman PIWI Austria, Board Member PIWI International
With advancing climate change and the need to meet the challenges of the “Green Deal” in agriculture, too, interest in sustainable production methods is growing. Fungal-resistant grape varieties are a functioning alternative for viticulture.
In Austria, according to multiple applications, around 1.5 percent of the vineyard area is currently planted with fungus-resistant grape varieties. This corresponds to an absolute area of around 700 hectares. In Styria there are around 150 hectares (2.9% of the Styrian vineyards). Muscaris, souvignier gris and flower muscatel are most commonly grown here. But what happens outside of Austria in traditionally “conservative” wine-growing countries? -
Here is a brief overview of some of the activities in Europe and overseas.
PIWI varieties at a glance - results in the rainy year 2021
PIWI vines have been around for over a hundred years. Only a few were able to establish and hold onto. While the time of the regent seems to have expired, Léon Millot or Maréchal Foch are still being grown. But in times of ecological agriculture and climate change, more and more winegrowers are interested in new varieties that spring up like mushrooms. Piwi pioneer Edy Geiger provides an overview.
Source: DIE ROTE - Swiss journal for fruit and wine growing 13/2021
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