On Monday 15 June, a group of wine experts, sommeliers and journalists made a tasting of the wines that compete for the prizes Premis Vinari dels Vins Catalans. The activity took place in the Sala Alella at the Food and Nutrition Campus of the University of Barcelona. The group of experts assess each wine by giving them a score between 0 and 100 points. Top high-scoring wines will participate in the final phase.
The prizes Premis Vinari dels Vins Catalans, organized by Vadevi.cat, were born in 2013 in order to promote the wines elaborated in Catalonia and give consummers some advice when choicing high quality regional products. Every year, around 800 trademarks participate in the competition. Each trademark can participate in a maximum of twelve categories, including white, rose and black sparking wines and sweet wines.
The Sala Alella is a new facilty of the Food and Nutrition Campus of the UB used for the sensory analysis of wine and food. It has a kitchen and ten individual ten places to carry out individual experiments