Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada is one of the oldest and one of the most important wine competitions in the world.

It was created in Canada, in 1983 and was managed by Société des alcohols du Québec (SAQ), which is still the owner. In 2006, the SAQ concluded, for management purposes, an agreement with a group of wine lovers in Québec City.

In 1994, Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada was one of the founding members of the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits competitions (VinoFed) comprised of the most important wine competitions in the world, for example: Vinalies internationales in Paris, Vinandino in Argentina, Vino Ljubljana in Slovenia, Bacchus in Spain, Mondial du Pinot Noir in Switzerland, Mundusvini in Germany, VinAgora in Hungray and Premios Zarcillo in Spain.

Its 16th edition was held in Quebec city from May 26 to May 31, 2009.The Competition indeed received 1 836 registrations from more than 600 producers coming from 32 different countries. The wines were awarded 554  medals of which 3 Grand Gold Medals, 60 Gold Medals and 491 Silver Medals.

Our competition follows standards of rigour and objectivity, in conformity with the rules of the International organization of the vine and wine (OIV), of Vinofed and of Union internationale des OEnologues (UIOE) which will continue to be applied at the time of the 17th edition of Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada which will be held from June 1 to 6, 2010 in Québec City.

A warm welcome to you all.

Me Ghislain K.-Laflamme, lawyer
President
Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada

ADVISORY BOARD

Canadian Association of Professionnal Enologists
Mr. Robert Demoy,
Mr. Jean Lalanne, delegate

Canadian Association of Professionnal Sommeliers (CAPS)
Ms. Jessica Harnois et Mr.Romain Gruson

Collège des ambassadeurs du vin au Québec
Mr. Pierre Cazalis, President

Lafontaine Vins et Spiritueux
Mr. Carol Lafontaine, President

Global Wine & Spirits
Mr. Robert Bonneau, President

Groupe Vini-Quattro
Mr. Réal Wolfe, Vice-President development

Société des alcools du Québec
Mr. André Caron, in charge of Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada by the SAQ.

Technical advisor of Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada
Mrs Francine Dion, oenologist and biochemist.

SMV CONGRESS

One of the interesting facets of a competition as Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada is the fact that this wine competition happens within an annual congress in Quebec where wine producers, wine tasters, wine writers and reporters and the agencies promoting wine can meet to discuss their reciprocal experience and plan the improvements of their sphere of activity. The object of these meeting is to find ways to serve better the consumers from the whole world.

This congress is divided into several phases, of which daily conferences on various subjects connected to the wine or the knowledge of Quebec society.

At the time of this congress, the  producers of about thirty countries.

The tasters-congressmen come from a score of different countries and share their knowledge, their experience and their love of wine. The conferences are given either by international experts, or by local experts and that on a daily basis according to the official program.

These conferences are enhanced by sightseeing, gastronomic experiments and discovery of the social life of the Quebecers.

 

SÉLECTIONS MONDIALES DES VINS 2010
2010 EDITION'S PROGRAM

June 1st: Congressist arrival

June 2: Speaker
Alain Bertrand, professor France :
Évaluation olfactive des défauts du vin

June 3: Speaker
Hubert Sacy, Éduc’alcool :
Du bon usage du vin

June 4: Speaker
Emanuele Pellucci, journalist Italia :
Les vins de la Toscane dans le monde des vins

June 5: Speaker
Yann Juban, deputy managing director OIV :
L’organisation mondiale de la régulation du vin

June 6: Speaker
Jacques Orhon, writer :
Les vins du Nouveau Monde

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Ghislain K.-Laflamme, Lawyer President of Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada. President and General Manager of Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec, from 1980 to 1998. Wine Ambassador in Québec, General Secretary of the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competition from 1999 to 2005. Wine and Spirits columnist, speaker and wine judge. President of Rassemblement mondial des confréries bachiques of 2008 in Quebec.

M. Denys Paul-Hus, Vice-President Operations. Owner and publisher of Magazine PRESTIGE. President of Festival de la gastronomie de Québec and President, since 2000, of the national wine competiton La Coupe des Nations. President of Corporation des restaurateurs de Québec and of Gala de la restauration de Québec.

M. Pierre Paul-Hus, Vice-president-Technology. Vice-president of the Festival de la gastronomie de Québec and of  Corporation des restaurateurs de Québec. Joint owner and General manager of the Magazine PRESTIGE. Former member of the Canadian Army. He was lieutenant-colonel, Commanding Officer of the Regiment de la Chaudière.

Mrs Carole Cliche, Vice-president administration of the competition. Collaborator to the various editions of Sélections mondiales des vins for the past 25 years. Executive Director of the cabinet of the President de la Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec.