A challenging edition, that of 2020. Many uncertainties linked to the ongoing pandemic and to the fact that France, in those very days, was seeing a rise in infections. And yet, the call was strong: 850 wines in competition, more than 70 international judges, and one grape variety—Grenache—at the heart of these two days of judging.
In Montpellier, the host city of the 2020 edition, we were there as well.
Here is the video story of this “mission,” shared with our friends from vinodabere.it.
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