{"id":60494,"date":"2025-02-14T19:35:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/?p=60494"},"modified":"2025-02-14T19:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:37:16","slug":"national-bag-in-box-wine-competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/en\/national-bag-in-box-wine-competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"National Bag-in-Box Wine Competition Announces Its Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"60494\" class=\"elementor elementor-60494 elementor-60479\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d636e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d636e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8455e51\" data-id=\"8455e51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d9d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7d9d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Bag-in-Box Wine Competition, held on February 12, has announced its winners. Out of 78 participating wines, nine received gold medals, and three of these wines were selected as the &#8220;President&#8217;s Wine&#8221;:  <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/crame\/ro\/winery\/cotnari\/\">Cotnari<\/a> &#8211; T\u0103m\u00e2ioas\u0103 Rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 semidry, BIB 10 liters<br \/> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/crame\/winery\/cramele-recas\/?_sf_s=recas\">Cramele Reca\u0219<\/a> \u2013 Schwaben Wein Merlot semidry, BIB 3 liters<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/crame\/winery\/via-viticola-sarica-niculitel\/?_sf_s=Via+Viticola+Sarica+Niculi%C8%9Bel\">Viticola Sarica Niculi\u021bel<\/a> \u2013 Premium Sarica Ros\u00e9, BIB 10 liters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the jury designated the most popular bag-in-box wines: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/crame\/winery\/cramele-recas\/?_sf_s=Cramele+Reca%C8%99\">Cramele Reca\u0219<\/a> &#8211; Schwaben Wein Merlot semidry, BIB 10 liters<br \/> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winesofromania.com\/crame\/winery\/jidvei\/?_sf_s=Jidvei\">Jidvei<\/a> &#8211; Dr\u0103g\u0103la\u0219e P\u0103h\u0103rele, Sauvignon Blanc semidry, BIB 5 liters<\/li>\n<li>Vinicola Avere\u0219ti \u2013 Rose Aromat de Hu\u0219i, BIB 3 liters <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f4c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f4c58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ccc4e0\" data-id=\"4ccc4e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf488b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf488b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Official Press Release from the Organizers:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43a6a05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43a6a05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e692c\" data-id=\"48e692c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60aaf07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60aaf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are pleased to announce that the 9th edition of the National Bag-in-Box Wine Competition took place on February 12, 2025, in Bucharest. A total of 220 wines were entered in the competition (96 white, 60 ros\u00e9, and 64 red wines). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jury 1 &#8211; Best Bag-in-Box Wine<\/strong><br \/>The jury panel for this category consisted of 37 members (scientists, oenologists, WSET-certified professionals, authorized tasters, sommeliers, journalists, and wine traders), divided into five committees coordinated by:<br \/><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee 1 President \u2013 Mr. C\u0103t\u0103lin P\u0103duraru <\/span><\/li><li>Committee 2 President \u2013 Prof. Dr. Arina Antoce<\/li><li>Committee 3 President \u2013 Mr. Marian Timofti<\/li><li>Committee 4 President \u2013 Mr. Sergiu Nedelea<\/li><li>Committee 5 President \u2013 Mr. Liviu Grigoric\u0103<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the evaluation of the 220 wines, 78 wines were awarded the title of &#8220;Best Bag-in-Box Wine 2025&#8221;, and nine wines received gold medals.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jury 2 \u2013 President\u2019s Wine<\/strong><br \/>The five committee presidents, together with the President of the Competition, C\u0103t\u0103lin Costiniuc, analyzed and selected three wines (one white, one ros\u00e9, and one red) that were awarded the &#8220;President&#8217;s Wine 2025&#8221; title and gold medals.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jury 3 &#8211; Most Popular Bag-in-Box Wine<\/strong><br \/>A third jury panel, consisting of 32 members, evaluated the 78 gold-medal-winning wines and selected three wines as the &#8220;Most Popular Bag-in-Box Wine 2025,&#8221; each receiving a gold medal. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President of the National Bag-in-Box Wine Competition will select at least 15 wines for international promotion by entering them in the Concours International Wine In Box, held in Toulouse, France, on March 27, 2025 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.best-wine-in-box.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.best-wine-in-box.com<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, as a reward for achieving high scores in the competition, the President will also select at least 15 wines to be entered in the VINARIUM International Wine Contest, taking place from May 22\u201325, 2025 (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwcb.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iwcb.ro<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Romanian wineries, participation in international competitions like these is a great way to enhance global visibility. We are proud that since 2017, Romanian producers have won awards at both Concours International Wine In Box (France) and VINARIUM International Wine Contest. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full list of participants and medal winners can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/azocstar-bag-in-box.ro\/2025\/02\/13\/rezultate-concurs-national-vin-bag-in-box-editia-a-ix-a-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37a8240 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37a8240\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e1abf\" data-id=\"e0e1abf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fdec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17fdec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BAG-IN-BOX-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60501\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-084e642\" data-id=\"084e642\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc8140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcc8140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.winesofromania.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BAG-IN-BOX-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60499\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e39d0d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e39d0d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94d90ec\" data-id=\"94d90ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849e4dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849e4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\ud83d\udcf7 Photo source: Best Wine In Box<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Bag-in-Box Wine Competition, held on February 12, has announced its winners. 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