Renaming of the Berlin Jury Prize to Berliner Wein Trophy. By this time, more than 400 wines were submitted by the presenters alone. The potential of the awarded prize as an argumentation aid became apparent to the visitors of the Berlin Wine Show.
During this first monitoring, the professional work was recognized and the Berliner Wine Trophy was suggested for OIV patronage. The application of the Berlin Senate was sent to the Federation in order to change viticultural legal provisions. Submission to the Federal Council as this is equivalent to a legislative amendment.
One year later, in 2004, the Berliner Wine Trophy obtained its first OIV patronage. There were a total of 14 events worldwide at that time which had received this patronage. Since the Berliner Wine Trophy could not be given the Senate’s approval due to the legal situation, the prize-winning wines could not be labeled with a medal on the bottles.
The total number of wines submitted increased to 5,300. Due to the new OIV regulations, it is possible to award prizes to individual categories. This means that the Berlin Wine Trophy could take place on two different dates. 3,900 wines were submitted by the due date in February. This is again an exceptional increase.
On the second date, the Summer Trophy, which took place for the first time in 2010, 1,400 wines were submitted. This means that the total number of tasted samples rose to 5,300. The Berlin Wine Trophy became, therefore, one of the largest and most important wine tastings in the world.
