Entry forms: between Monday 03/01 and Friday 03/02/2023
Shipping the samples: between Thursday 26/01 and Wednesday 01/02/2023

The participation fee (VAT included) is:

100 € / sample, for 1 - 4 samples

90 € / sample, for 5 - 8 samples

85 € / sample, for 9 samples or more

You may choose one of the following payment options :

• By bank transfer to the:
  - Alpha Bank Account number: IBAN GR91 0140 7410 7410 0200 2000 210 / BIC CRBAGRAA
  - Piraeus Bank Account number: IBAN GR85 0172 2020 0052 020 14279954 / BIC PIRBGRAA
  - National Bank of Greece Account number: IBAN GR10 0110 2100 0000 2102 0675 522 / BIC ETHNGRAA
  
  Please send the copy of the transfer order (all the bank costs are to be borne by the registrant).
• Online by credit card (Visa/Mastercard), through the e-shop of www.tiwc.gr , during the filling in of the entry form.

Shipping address

THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION
Egnatia 154, HELEXPO Wine Competition warehouse,
GR 546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece

In the consignment note you should include the following information of our Company:

Name: Wine Producers Association of the Northern Greece Vineyard
V.A.T. number: 094526311
Tel.: +30 2310 281632, +30 2310 281617,
Fax: +30 2310 281619

The samples should be sent as “samples for competition, no commercial value” All entry cases must clearly state: “THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION”

Number of samples

Α.Per registered wine (carriage paid) please send 5 commercially labeled bottles of 0,75L each. In case of lower capacity bottles please send (at least) 3,75L in total.

Β. Per registered spirit (carriage paid) please send 2 commercially labeled bottles of 0,5L each. In case of lower capacity bottles please send (at least) 1,00L in total.

(*) The organizers refuse all responsibility in case of late arrival of samples, total or partial loss during transport, physical, chemical and sensory alterations of samples due to temperature variations that may occur during transport. All charges of shipping, customs and taxes are in the responsibility of the participants who must settle the cost directly with the transport agents. Products not complying with this procedure will be disqualified from taking part in the competition without refund of the registration fee. Refused samples will not be returned to the sender.

(**) The samples must be received by the organizers of the Competition no later than Wednesday February 1st 2023. No sample (of wine, spirit, entry form) can be accepted after the deadline.

Wines

A)  The wines, according to their final rating given by judges, receive the following awards:

Gold Medal / Silver Medal / Bronze Medal

B) The best wines of each category (sparkling, white, rosé, red, sweet, retsina) are re- tasted by all judges and award the distinction of the best wine of each category.

C) The best wines of each category, are re- tasted by all judges and awarded as the best wine of the competition.

Spirits

A) Thespirits, according to their final rating given by judges, receive the following awards:

Gold Medal / Silver Medal / Bronze Medal

B) The highest grade spirit receives the distinction as the best spirit of the competition.

Wines

• 1. Gold Medal
• 2. Silver Medal
• 3. Bronze Medal
• 4. The Best Wine Of The Competition
• 5. The best wine of each category:
  a) best white wine
  b) best rosé wine
  c) best red wine
  d) best sweet wine
  e) best sparkling wine
  f) best retsina wine
• 6. a) best dry single variety Assyrtiko
  b) best dry single variety Malagousia
  c) best dry single variety Vidiano
  d) best dry single variety Xinisteri
  e) best dry single variety Moschofilero
  f) best dry single variety Savatiano
  g) best dry red single variety Agiorgitiko
  h) best dry red single variety Xinomavro
  i) best organic wine

Spirits

• 1. Gold Medal
• 2. Silver Medal
• 3. Bronze Medal
• 4. The Best Spirit of the Competition

Producers can not only be informed for the score their samples received individually (either awarded or not) but also for the judges’ comments.

Finest prosecution services -Experience- Reliability

Since 1999, the “Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition” has been a widely acclaimed event successfully promoting great quality wines and spirits from Greece and around the world. The high level of the Competition is affirmed by the participation of internationally acclaimed wine specialists, Masters of Wine, oenologists, sommeliers and wine journalists who highlight wines and spirits that stand out claiming a medal, through intensive blind tastings. The new regulation adopted in 2018 was a crucial moment for the Competition, as the simple, enjoyable and reliable wine tasting and rating experience received very positive reviews from all involved people judges and producers, making the “Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition” one of the most modern and reliable competitions in the world.
The Competition is organized by the Wine Producers Association of Northern Greece Vineyard while representatives of all the boards of vitivinicultural sector (National Inter-professional Organization of Vine and Wine, Greek Wine Federation, Central Union of Vine and Wine Producing Cooperatives Organizations of Greece, Greek Federation of Spirits Producers, Pan-Hellenic Union of Registered Oenologists and all Greek Wine Producers Associations) participate as members of the Organizing Committee.
President of the Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition is Mr. Konstantinos Lazarakis MW.
The processes of the Competition, as the legality of the samples (labels etc ) are checked by the members of the Organizing Committee and representatives of national organizations (Ministry of Rural Development and Food, State General Laboratory) and entities (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).

Documentation of awards (diplomas, medals, special awards, stickers)

Diplomas will be awarded to all the winning wines and spirits (Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal ). Moreover, producers have the possibility to order medal stickers for their awarded products. Special Awards and stickers receive the samples winning a distinction (the best wine of the competition, the best spirit of the competition, the best wine of each category (best white wine, best rosé wine, best red wine, best sweet wine, best sparkling wine, best retsina wine), the best wines for special indigenous varieties, the best organic wine). Diplomas and Medal stickers help the award-winning wine/spirit stand out and give consumers confidence when choosing which wine/spirit to buy.
Producers can not only be informed for the score their samples received individually (either awarded or not) but also for the judges’ comments.