Convivium Brands Brings Home Best-in-Show Riesling, 13 Other Medals at WSWA 2017

Convivium Brands LLC owner Steve Seltzer was walking by the display case at the rotunda in the JW Marriott in Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida on a recent Wednesday night when one of his suppliers pointed to the case and said, "Isn't that one of your German wines?".  It was: the Tina Pfaffmann Riesling Feinherb, which won Double Gold and Best in Show: Riesling at the recent WSWA convention.  

But even more of a surprise was the stack of manila envelopes awaiting the suppliers at their table that Thursday morning: a total of 9 silver medals, 3 gold, 1 double gold and 1 best in show.  

Medals were awarded by a distinguished panel of 18 tasting judges representing the buyer's, educators, suppliers and distributor's point of view.  The tasting was organized  by region, grape varietal, and appellation,   Each group of judges tasted a selection of the wines blind and voted on their rankings.  Highest-ranked wines were then tasted by the other groups, and all votes were gathered to determine the double-gold and Best In Show wines.

"We are fortunate to work with great winemakers and small producers that are committed to crafting authentic, place-driven wines," Steve said.  "We were all quite surprised by our success rate with medaling so many wines, but, given that I worked in restaurants for 15 years, a wholesale distributor for 5 plus years and for various suppliers, I understand and source wines that appeal to the most particular and critical buyers".

Here is a listing of the wines that won medals:

For more information on these wines or to find out where to purchase them contact us.