The 46 Parallel wines were awarded gold and silver medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles international competition and recognized as one of the best among 10,000 wines from 50 countries.
46 Parallel Wine Group is the only Ukrainian company that won gold in the blind tastings of one of the most prestigious contests, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, which took place in Luxemburg on June 17-27. This is a success not only for the company, which in a year and a half of its existence has received 50 medals at international and Ukrainian competitions, but also for the entire wine industry of Ukraine. With their victory, the winemakers have once again confirmed: domestic wines deserve to be on the same list with the best wines in the world, as well as become the country’s hallmark on the international arena.
Recognition of the experts at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2021 was awarded to the wines from the author’s collection Grand Admiral and El Capitan.
The gold of the competition was awarded to the proprietor’s premium vintage dry red wine Grand Admiral Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon.
The silver in Luxembourg was awarded to the vintage dry red wine Grand Admiral Merlot. This wine conquered experts from all over the world and received six awards from Ukrainian and international competitions, and also received positive reviews from the uncompromising consultant to Her Majesty The Queen of Great Britain, Jancis Robinson.
The silver medal of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2021 in the legacy of 46 Parallel Wine Group was brought by the sparkling wine El Capitan Brut from the exquisite collection of light premium wines El Capitan.
All wines that are submitted to the competition go through several stages of selection and thorough examination. This year, they were assessed by 60 commissions of tasters – a total of 250 world-class professionals with tremendous experience of participating in blind tastings.
“We are proud that our wines are included in the list of the best wines in the world. The medals of the competition and the recognition of experts who noted the exceptional quality of our wines not only give an objective and impartial expert assessment, but also inspire us to the creation of premium wines, which will open Ukraine to the world,” Anna Gorkun, CEO and founder of 46 Parallel Wine Group, says.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPETITION:
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is one of the most prestigious international wine competitions that brings together the key industry players from all over the world, and wine producers from the four continents listen to its experts. The most prestigious awards are given here. And all for the sake of one thing – striving for high quality. Thanks to this, the competition has earned a reputation as the most professional and has long become a consumer’s guide in the world of high-quality winemaking. The first wine “world championship” Concours Mondial de Bruxelles was held in 1994. Then, in just two months, 869 brands from 29 countries were collected at a tasting in Bruges. But despite its original Brussels origin, since 2006, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles has been held in various wine regions in Europe in an outreach format.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY:
46 Parallel Wine Group is a Ukrainian company that creates wines of high European quality, worthy of being a visiting card of Ukraine on the world markets. The wines are produced exclusively from Ukrainian grapes, which are grown on the 46th parallel – in Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions. The company is represented by two brands: 46 Parallel and Apostrophe. Today the company is introducing a trend for high-quality Ukrainian wine, as evidenced by its digital orientation, expansion of export potential and recognition of world experts. Over a year and a half of its existence, 46 Parallel Wine Group has won almost 50 awards at domestic and international tasting competitions, including awards from the USA Wine Ratings, the Grand Gold Medal of Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada, London Wine Competition 2021. The company’s wines are the winners of the All-Ukrainian tasting competitions: Odessa Wine & Spirit Awards 2021, the Wine Guide of Ukraine, Ukrainian Wine & Spirits Awards and others, and the El Capitan Rose wine is recognized as the best rose wine of Ukraine. All brands of the company are united by the slogan “Proudly Ukrainian,” which means we are proud of the quality and Ukrainian origin of our wines.
The company’s export markets are Canada, Nigeria, China, and the United Kingdom.
Details about the wines at the link:
Additional information:
Ischenko Olena,
PR manager of 46 Parallel Wine Group
Contact phone:
+380 50 315 76 10
e-mail: eischenko@46parallel.wine
https://46parallel.wine/shop/
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) has prepared answers to common travel questions in 2021 and said where the most up-to-date information on entry to the countries could be found.
“If you are planning a trip abroad for business or leisure, be sure to check the entry regime and the documents you need,” the ministry said on its website on Monday.
In particular, in the section (https://mfa.gov.ua/pres-centr/informacijni-kampaniyi/shcho-treba-znati-pro-podorozhi-za-kordon-vidpovidi-na-poshireni-pitannya) answers to questions about where to find out about open countries and border crossing conditions, whether visa-free travel works, what documents are needed to travel abroad, how to protect yourself from risks while traveling abroad.
Among other things, the ministry said where the most up-to-date information could be found on which countries were allowed to enter, whether it was possible to transit the territory of a country to which entry was prohibited during a pandemic, where a list of approved vaccines could be found for entering the country, where to do the PCR test before departure, to have it accepted in another country when digital COVID-19 certificates will work in Ukraine, and whether they will be recognized in the EU and the world, whether it is necessary to arrange insurance for travel, where to go in case of a critical situation abroad.
The National Commission on State Language Standards has released advice on preparing for the national language exam to obtain Ukrainian citizenship.
“On July 16, 2021, the exam for the level of proficiency in the national language starts. We have collected several tips to help prepare for the exam,” the commission’s press service said.
In particular, the department advises to review the exam program for the level of proficiency in the national language for persons who intend to acquire Ukrainian citizenship, at the link: https://mova.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/19/exam/gromadyanstvo.pdf, and also read the characteristics of the examination paper and see sample problems.
“Please note that the exam on the level of proficiency in the national language for obtaining the citizenship of Ukraine is an opportunity for foreigners and stateless persons to obtain legal confirmation of proficiency in the Ukrainian language. This level of proficiency in the Ukrainian language assumes that the applicant is able to recognize and use grammatically correct language forms for expression their own intentions within the daily communication needs,” the commission said.
The commission says the applicant shows knowledge of grammar when completing written assignments and during the oral part of the exam.
Thus, the exam for the level of proficiency in the national language for obtaining citizenship of Ukraine has a complex character and consists of four parts: listening, reading, writing, speaking.
It is noted that all four parts of the exam are in equilibrium, the result for each will be 25% of the total number of points. In order to confirm the level of proficiency in the national language required to obtain Ukrainian citizenship, you need to get an overall result of 50% and one point more.
ADVICE, CITIZENSHIP, LANGUAGE COMMISSION, LANGUAGE EXAM, PREPARING
First Deputy Head of the Servant of the People faction Oleksandr Korniyenko hopes that their faction will be able to collect 200 votes for the bill No. 5596 On Amendments to Some Laws on Regulation of Cannabis Treatment for Medical, Scientific and Scientific Activities.
“It seems that colleagues from other factions support it. Our faction will support, not unanimously, it is obvious: there are those who are against it. But I think we will give 200 votes,” Korniyenko told reporters after a meeting of the conciliation council on Monday.
As reported, the Verkhovna Rada intends to consider the bill on the treatment of cannabis for medical purposes on Tuesday at an extraordinary meeting initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Danylo Halytsky Lviv International Airport in January-June 2021 increased passenger traffic by 36.6% compared to the same period in 2020 – up to 512,370 people.
In particular, the airport served 4,450 international and more than 1,000 domestic flights.
For the six months of this year, the number of flights for arrival/departure from the airport amounted to 5,514, which is 47.4% more than a year earlier. In particular, the airport served 4,450 international and more than 1,000 domestic flights, the airport said on its official Facebook page on Friday.
The most popular destinations in terms of passenger traffic are Antalya, Istanbul (SAW, IST), Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport).
As reported, in 2020, the international airport Lviv reduced passenger traffic by 2.5 times by 2019 – to 878,500 people.
RETAIL TURNOVER IN UKRAINE BY REGIONS IN JAN-MARCH 2021 (UAH MLN)
