• Winegrowers,
  • Cooperatives,
  • Unions of cooperatives,
  • Associations of producers,
  • Wine merchants.

The competition is also open to importers and wine traders.

All wines that meet the international code of oenological practice definition set by the International Vine and Wine Organisation are eligible to compete. All these products must bear indications of the country of origin where the grapes were harvested and vinified.
For wines produced in France, only those wines classified as ‘appellation d'origine protégée' or ‘indication géographique protégée', and declared as such in accordance with articles D.644-5 and D.646-6 of the rural and maritime fishing code, are eligible to compete. If they do not benefit from a geographical indication and if they are not presented with an indication of vintage or grape variety, only those wines whose vintage or grape variety have been certified in accordance with article R.665-24 of the rural and maritime fishing code will be eligible to compete.

There is no limitation. You can register as many wines as you wish.

  • Alcoholic strength at 20°C in % volume,
  • Alcoholic strength in power at 20°C in % volume,
  • Sugars (glucose+fructose) in g/L,
  • Total acidity in mEq/L,
  • Volatile acidity in mEq/L,
  • Total sulphurous anhydride in mg/L,
  • Pressure in bars for sparkling wines

The analysis report must be less than a year old.

Yes, these documents are obligatory and are demanded by French Customs. You can provide a declaration of demand or a declaration of harvest for AOP or IGP classified wines. For those wines that do not benefit from an indication of geographical origin and which are presented with an indication of vintage or grape variety, a demand for certification is obligatory (Article 4 of the decree of the 13th of February 2013 published in the JORF n°0045 page 3022).

For merchants, this document may be replaced by the purchase contract (stating the name of the product, the colour, any vintage, the volume and the identity of the buyer and seller).

When a batch of wine is presented in bulk in different containers, the sample presented must be made up of the assembly of samples taken from each of the containers and assembled in proportion to the volumes of these containers.

Yes, the other products authorised in our competition are as follows :


> Spirit drinks, fruit brandies.

> Ice cider, Ice perry

> Cider - Poiré

> Other grape-based drinks

> Plant distillates

> Sake


As with wines, a form must be completed online for each product registered. Each product will then be automatically redirected to the corresponding session.

Depending on your location, there are different procedures to adopt :

A/ - Are you based in France ?

2 Options :

     Option 1 - Shipment to our GEODIS Reims warehouse : (until 12 february 2025)

   > Your sample must be sent with a CRD cap obligatory.

   > Send 4 bottles per registered sample (see adresse below)

   Option 2 - Drop off at our stand at the VINITECH SIFEL trade fair at the Parc des expositions in Bordeaux : (until 28 November 2024)

   > Visit us from 26 to 28 November 2024 at the Vinalies stand, Hall 1 Aisle A 19-02

   > Deposit of 4 bottles per registered sample


B/ - Are you based in Europeene Union ?

  > You need to draw up an EAD Mandatory (Electronic Administrative Documment) to transport your samples to the reception site.

  > Excise number to establish the EAD : FR093379E0016 / Numéro de l'entrepôt : FR193379E0016

  > Send 4 bottels per registered sample (see adress below)


C/ - Are you based from other countries ?

  > Shipment by DDP Reims (incoterms 2010)

  > Please note that you must produce a proforma invoice (see model below) to accompany your samples, made out to "EURL Œnologues de France" mentioning " Samples without commercial value - Value for Customs purposes only".

  > Please note that if you use an express delivery company, they may charge you administrative fees in addition to French customs duties.

       EORI n° : FR41882257300022

      VAT : FR 564 188 225 73

      Pro forma invoice template disponible ici.

      List of forwarders disponible ici

   > Send 4 bottles per registered sample (see adresse below)


D/ - Delivery address before 12 February 2025
> For France and Europe :
       WALBAUM GEODIS
       Entrepôt Vins et Spiritueux
       Vinalies Internationales 2024
       36, Boulevard du Val de Vesle, CS 90003
       51684 REIMS Cedex 2 - FRANCE
       vinalies@oenologuesdefrance.fr (France and Europeen Union)
       01.58.52.20.28

> For other countries :
          WALBAUM INTERNATIONAL
          P/C THE ŒNOLOGUES DE FRANCE
          36, Boulevard du Val de Vesle, CS 90003
          511684 REIMS Cedex 2 - FRANCE
          h.barroso@oenologuesdefrance.fr (from other countries)
          01.58.52.20.28

We cannot be held responsible if your samples do not arrive before the agreed date and we will not issue a refund as stipulated in our regulations.

Yes, you can initially register your samples and confirm your registration after having selected your payment method (Confirmed validation of your registration in real time if paying by bank card, later validation by the organisation if paying by bank transfer or by cheque)

You can then login into your account at any time, within the limits of the registration dates, to :

  • Upload any necessary documents to your application file (analysis reports, declarations of demand or demands for certification, labels, certificates of compliance etc.).
  • Download your invoice from your account.
  • Register one or more further samples.

They are tasted solely by specialists in sensorial analysis: professionals from the wine sector (oenologists, journalists, knowledgeable consumers, etc.)

They are grouped in grape variety and/or origin categories. They are blind tasted and judged on 100 points on an evaluation grid jointly drawn up by the International Vine and Wine Organisation and the International Union of Oenologists.

The final mark is an average awarded by the 5 tasters who tasted the sample (2 French tasters – including an oenologist President – and 3 foreign tasters).

Depending on the average obtained, the sample is awarded a medal:
> 85 to 88 points out of 100 : Vinalies Silver,
> 89 to 92 points out of 100 : Vinalies Or,
> 93 to 100 points out of 100 : Vinalies Grand Or
> Less than 84 points out of 100 : no medal.

Even if they are divided into series, the wines are not tasted comparatively within the series. They are tasted and scored impartially in their individuality. Each mark is definitive, and tasters cannot go back on it once it has been validated.

Our competition is under French legislation and the patronage of the OIV, so the number of awards is limited to a maximum of 30% of the total number of products registered for the competition. For example: for a total of 1,000 products presented, a maximum of 300 medals will be awarded.

The results are published online on our website www.vinalies-internationales.com from the 6 of March 2025 (i.e. 48 hrs after the tasting). You can consult the list of winners on our website throughout the year, as well as the lists of previous winners.

A press release is issued as part of a PR campaign, various communications are made to the trade press to promote the award-winning wines, communications tools are made available to you to highlight your medals and your wines on social networks, and regional events are also organised.

The awards are publicised on the international Wine Searcher platform and in an advert published in the Revue des Œnologues de France.

Numerous posts highlighting your domain or your medal-winning wines are produced throughout the year following the competition. Don't hesitate to follow us on our networks: Instagram - @concours_vinalies / LinkedIn and Facebook: Union des Œnologues de France / X (ex Twitter): vinalies_oef

With our partnership with Figaro Vin, we will also be highlighting the competition:

   - Press release in the Figaro Quotidien

   - Publication of the awards on the Figaro Vin website

No, we also accept cheques and bank transfers. You simply need to specify your payment method when you register.

  • Cheques should be made payable to: EURL Œnologues de France
    A single cheque (payable to: EURL Œnologues de France) per corporate name, even if several samples are presented.
  • By bank transfer, payable to: EURL Œnologues de France
    Enclose a copy of your bank transfer order and in the "purpose of credit transfer" box note: Registration Vinalies® Internationales 2025.

Reminder: your registration remains on hold until validated by the organisation after receipt of your payment. You will be notified by email when the organisation has received the transfer to its bank account or the cheque by post. Your registration will then be validated.

You must send 4 bottles per sample. Each box must be marked Vinalies® Internationales 2024.

The admission criteria for each session are as follows :

> Session Mondial des Blancs :

   - Colour : White or Orange

   - Sparkling authorized ? No

   - Alcool : 8.5% minimum

   - Sugar : no restrictions

> Session Mondial des Rouges :

   - Colour : Red

   - Sparkling authorized ? No

   - Alcool : 8.5% minimum

   - Sugar : no restrictions

> Session Mondial du Rosé :

   - Colour : Rosé

   - Sparkling authorized ? Yes

   - Alcool : 8.5% minimum

   - Sugar : no restrictions

Please note: if you wish to register your sparkling rosé wine for both the Mondial du Rosé session and the Mondial des Effervescents session, this is possible. You will need to register your wine twice : 1 registration for the Mondial du Rosé session and 1 registration for the Mondial des Effervescent session (i.e. send 8 bottles: 4 for the Mondial des Effervescent session and 4 for the Mondial du Rosé session).

If you only want to present your rosé sparkling wine at the Mondial du Rosé session, that's possible. Please specify this choice in the comments box at the bottom of your online registration form. If you do not specify it, it will be entered in the Mondial des Effervescent session by default.

> Session Mondial des Effervescents :

   - Colour : all colours

   - Only sparkling wine

   - Alcool : 8.5% minimum

   - Sugar : no restrictions

Please note: if you wish to register your sparkling rosé wine for both the Mondial du Rosé session and the Mondial des Effervescents session, this is possible. You will need to register your wine twice : 1 registration for the Mondial du Rosé session and 1 registration for the Mondial des Effervescent session (i.e. send 8 bottles: 4 for the Mondial des Effervescent session and 4 for the Mondial du Rosé session).

> Session Mondial des Spiritueux :

   - Colour : all colours

   - Sparkling authorized ? No

   - Alcool : no restrictions

   - Sugar : no restrictions

> Session Mondial des Cidres & Vins de Fruits :

   - Colour : all colours   

   - Sparkling authorized ? Yes

   - Alcool : no restrictions

   - Sugar : no restrictions

> Session Mondial des NoLow :

   - Colour : all colours   

   - Sparkling authorized ? Yes

   - Alcool : less than 8.5%

   - Sugar : no restrictions

> Session Mondial des Sakés :

   - All types of sakés

   - Colour : all colours