And, the Grand Gold Medal goes to ...

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The largest international organic wine event, MUNDUSvini BioFach International Organic Wine Award, took place on February 17 in Nürnberg, Germany with 622 organic wines from 18 countries competing for sliver, gold and grand gold medals.

An international jury of wine experts rated the wines based on smell and taste using the 100-point system devised by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the International Association of Oenologists (UIOE).

And, the Grand Gold medals, wines that received 95 points or more, went to:

2003 San Michele a Torri Vinsanto Colli del'Etruria Centrale DOC, Fattoria San Michele a Torri s.r.l. Scandicci (Tuscany), Italy

2006 Vougeot 1er Cru Clos Blanc de Vougeot Monopole, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Premeaux Prissey (Bourgogne), France

2006 Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese Bio Weingärtnerei Artner, Göttlesbronn (Carnuntum), Austria

2008 Lieserer Rosenlay Riesling Spätlese feinherb Weingut Hubertushof GbR, Lieser (Mosel), Germany

2008 Stu?lb Gelber Muscateller edelsu?ss Weingut Stu?lb, Zell (Mosel), Germany

All of the 250 medal-winning wines and others are available for tasting at NürnbergMesse until February 20. For more information on the ongoing events and complete list of winners, go to: http://www.biofach.de/en/highlights/wine/