GRAND GOLD Medal! Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016, the highest award for Tenuta Patruno Perniola.

Tenuta Patruno Perniola has received one of the highest awards in the world, the Grand Gold medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016.

The only Apulian winery to win the prize, with Marzagaglia 2011, Tenuta Patruno Perniola achieved this great result together with just twelve other Italian wines.

An excellent result for the Gioia del Colle DOC.

This year too, Italian wines were among the stars of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016. Our labels earned 374 medals out of 1,322 samples in competition at the historic international wine contest, including 13 Grand Gold. Overall, Italy ranks third after France (571 medals) and Spain (517), one step ahead of Portugal (357). In fifth place come the wines of the New World with Chile (158 medals), while the entries of the host nation, Bulgaria, earned a total of 109 awards.

The wines that earned the most prestigious medal of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2016 are: Barriques, Amarone della Valpolicella Doc 2010 by Zeni; Aquilae, Grillo Bio Terre Siciliane Igt 2015 by CVA Canicattì; Castello Svevo, Terre Siciliane Igt 2013 by the Milazzo winery; Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane Riserva Docg 2006 by Torri Cantine; Don Dona’, Molise Doc 2010 by Cantine Salvatore; Kaid, Sauvignon Sicilia Doc 2015 by Alessandro di Camporeale; Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Docg 2010 by La Togata; Marcus, Veneto Igt 2012 by the Marco Sambin winery; Marzagaglia, Gioia del Colle Doc 2011 by Tenuta Patruno Perniola; Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2010 by Podere Brizio; Barolo Doc 2012 by Rizieri; San Domenico, Valtellina Superiore Docg 2011 by Triacca; Tintilia S, Tintilia del Molise Doc 2012 by Cantine Catabbo.

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