At the 16th Best Chardonnay of the World competition, held each year in Burgundy France, Delicata’s 2007 Victoria Heights Chardonnay D.O.K. Gozo has just been awarded a Bronze medal. Out of 923 Chardonnay wines in the international competition only 307 medals were awarded, 616 of the wines entered received nothing.

Out of the 54 Bronze medals awarded, Victoria Heights Chardonnay is rubbing shoulders with some very impressive wines and it is interesting to note the value aspect of the Victoria Heights Chardonnay when compared to other Bronze medal winners which retail at considerably higher prices.

From France for example other Bronze medal winners include some very high priced, impressive white burgundies like 2007 Chablis Saint Martin Domaine Laroche – 2006 Vougeot Premier Cru Les Clos de Vougeot – 2007 Chateau Philippe le Hardi Mercurey – 2007 Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes-de-Beaune Clos Philippe le Hardi – 2007 Pouilly Fuisse Cuvee Cantrius Chaintre – 2007 Saint Veran Les Champs Ronds Grande Exception Monternot – and numerous Chablis including Domaine bottled and Vielle Vigne wines.

Well known wines from other countries such as Italy, Chile, Australia, Argentina, Spain etc. also received Bronze medals including one of the worlds leading brands Jacob’s Creek Reeves Point 2005 Chardonnay and Italy’s Sicilian wine star Planeta with their 2007 Barrel matured Chardonnay.

The 2009 Chardonnay du Monde was held between 11 and 14th March at Chateau des Ravatys, the wine estate of the Pasteur Institute at Saint-Lager in the Burgundy wine region of France.

The international competition recognises the world’s best Chardonnay wines by awarding them with reliable and thus representative medals. Chardonnay du Monde has progressively distinguished itself from other international competitions thanks to quality standards that are reported by them to be much stricter than the norm and by remaining faithful to its founding principles, which have driven its success over the years: diversity, quality and high standards.