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Bodegas Yuntero's epilogue gets its fourth medal

May 30, 2017

The Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wine from Bodegas Yuntero has been awarded the bronze medal in the competition International Wine Spirit Competition, a competition founded in 1969, which is why it is considered one of the oldest wine competitions in the world, whose 48th edition awards were made public during the London International Wine Fair (United Kingdom), held between the 21st and 23rd. of May.

With this new medal, the Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wine from Bodegas Yuntero accumulates four medals in different national and international competitions; And in total, Bodegas Yuntero wines have won up to fourteen awards since the start of the current 2016-2017 campaign:

  • International Wine Spirit Competition, bronze medal for the Epilogue Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wine.
  • EcoRacimo, two silver medals for the white and red Mundo de Yuntero organic wines, from the 2016 vintage.
  • Bacchus Awards, silver medal for the Epilogue Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wine awarded by the Spanish Union of Tasters.
  • Berliner Wein Trophy, two gold medals for the Yuntero Crianza 2013 wines and the organic Mundo de Yuntero Blanco 2016, awarded in the 21st edition of the prestigious German competition.
  • Catavinum, six silver medals for the whites Lazarillo Verdejo 2016, Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Mundo de Yuntero Blanco 2016 and Epílogo Viognier 2015; and the red wines Epílogo Roble 2014 and Yuntero Reserva 2010.
  • DO La Mancha Awards for “Quality of Bottled and Varietal Wines”, silver medal for the Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016 wine.
  • Word Bulk Wine Exhibition, Grand Gold Medal for Sauvignon Blanc wine from the 2016 vintage. It is the only competition in the world dedicated to bulk wines.

International Wine Spirit Competition (IWSC 2017)
The IWSC 2017 competition, which has just awarded Bodegas Yuntero a bronze medal, is one of the oldest held in the world. It was founded in 1969 by the chemical oenologist Anton Massel, under the initial name of “Club Oenologique”. This contest is characterized by evaluating the chemical analyzes of the wines, in addition to the classic factors such as flavor, aroma, color and texture, among others.

The competition is divided into two stages, over seven months, a first blind tasting carried out by a jury of four hundred expert tasters from up to 30 different countries, and a second stage where the wines are subjected to a chemical and microbiological analysis by an independent laboratory. This selection process gives the wines awarded by the IWSC a distinctive quality and excellence highly valued in the sector, as well as by the final consumer.

Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016
The white wine from Bodegas Yuntero Epílogo Sauvignon Blanc 2016 has the La Mancha Designation of Origin. It is made with the Sauvignon Blanc and Moscatel grape varieties (90% and 10%, respectively).

It is a wine of great aromatic intensity, with the floral and exotic aromas of the Sauvignon Blanc variety (grapefruit, mango, passion fruit) being very well integrated with the muscatel tones of the muscat variety. In the mouth it is a very fresh wine with good volume. The combination of the two grape varieties gives it a honeyed, soft and silky sensation.

Link to the award on the website IWSC 2017.

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QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD SAFETY POLICY

At Bodegas Yuntero we consider essential the development of a Quality, Environmental and Food Safety Management System, based on the Standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and in the BRC and IFS Food Safety Protocols, in order to certify the safe production of our wines, complying with the legal and regulatory requirements that are applicable in our wine production, aging, bottling and marketing activities, and with those established by the client, and other requirements that the organization subscribes, related to its environmental aspects and occupational health and safety hazards.

The Winery supports all staff in the maintenance and continuous improvement of the system, considering each worker as the protagonist of the most important phase of the service of a company of recognized Quality, also promoting responsibility towards the environment.

Bodegas Yuntero, through its Integrated Management System, allows patents, its concern and permanent commitment to Quality and the Environment and to achieve a guarantee for the future of our planet that only competitive, sustainable organizations at the forefront of the market can offer.

Our work is based on the following fundamental pillars:

  • Elaborate top quality products and that they meet the expectations of the interested parties, that they are innocuous, legal and authentic, adjusting to the specified quality, as well as assuming their responsibility towards their clients. This is achieved by defining a clear plan to drive the development and continuous improvement of a culture of quality and food safety.
  • Respect, before their employees, equal opportunityand treatment, their privacy, their freedom from opinion, to guarantee a safe and healthy work environment, the necessary training, employment stability, fair remuneration, as well as avoiding forms of psychological persecution.
  • Offer our customers a Quality service, within the agreed period, maintain due confidentiality and respect for the privacy of thier data, adopt an attitude of honesty and have procedures for handling suggestions and claims
  • Promote in all employees a greater degree of solidarity, responsibility, social participation and the culture of quality and food safety.
  • Manage effectively and efficiently, by making its business activity compatible with the exercise of its social responsibility.
  • Correct and precise definition of the procedures, responsibilities and functions to follow in all departments.
  • Compliance with all the legal requirements and applicable regulations, and other requirements that the organization subscribes.
  • Promotion of qualitu, environmental and food safety, at all comany levels, providing adequate training for all the staff.
  • Prevention, control and minimization of the environmental effects generated in the environment, originated from our activity.
  • Promotion of the implementation of segregation programs at the origin of waste, to favor its subsequent reuse and/or proper disposal.
  • Arrange the delivery of our products in a way that causes the lowest possible environmental impact , always making sure that the products reach our customers in suitable packaging that complies with the applicable environmental regulations.
  • It considers environmental criteria a priority in decision-making, and studying at all times the best environmental technology available, thus modernizing our processes to increase their effectiveness in a reasonable period of time and where necessary.

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