For samples submitted by December 31, 2025, a reduced submission will apply.
The deadline for submitting applications is January 16th 2026.
The organiser of the Blaufränkisch international Competition (BIC), VOC MODRÉ HORY, z.s.
and National Wine Centre, invites all wine producers from all over the world to take part in this unique
and historical event.
The competition will be held on 12 February 2026, at the Hotel Kraví hora, Bořetice, Czech Republic.
This competition brings a unique opportunity to compare wines from Blaufränkisch variety from different parts of Europe, as well as the rest of the world, which differ in their distinct climatic and soil conditions, as well as the differences in wines produced using various, often diametrically opposed technologies.
Competition categories:
• Blanc de noirs up to 9 g/l residual sugar
• Blanc de noirs over 9 g/l residual sugar
• Rosé wines up to 9 g/l residual sugar
• Rosé wines over 9 g/l residual sugar
• Red wines from the 2025, 2024, and 2023 vintages
• Red wines from the 2022 vintage and older
• Sweet wines over 45 g/l residual sugar
• Sparkling wines
• Cuvée, red, minimal content of Blaufränkisch 50 %
The competition will be held on 12 February 2026, at the Hotel Kraví hora, Bořetice, Czech Republic.
This competition brings a unique opportunity to compare wines from Blaufränkisch variety from different parts of Europe, as well as the rest of the world, which differ in their distinct climatic and soil conditions, as well as the differences in wines produced using various, often diametrically opposed technologies.
Information about the competition including the results will be published on
www.vocmodrehory.cz/bic/en as well as being published via media partners and the Czech Press Agency to ensure the widest possible level of publicity. The competition results are to be made public.
Announcement of the Champions and respective winners according to article VIII will be carried out on the 13th February 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in a festive atmosphere during the tasting of BIC competition samples at the Kraví Hora Hotel in Bořetice. The results of the wines that have been awarded medals will be published on the website
www.vocmodrehory.cz/bic/en and also on February 13 and February 14, 2026, during the tasting of BIC competition samples at the Kraví Hora Hotel in Bořetice.
More about the competition in the attached statute.
For samples submitted by December 31, 2025, a reduced submission fee of CZK 999 (or €40) will apply.
The deadline for accepting samples is set at January 16th 2026. The wine samples will be collected from January 4 to January 25, 2026, at the Kraví hora hotel reception desk from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Contact person for entries:
Nikola Kynická, nikola@vocmodrehory.cz, +420 601 60 1131
The competitor transfers to the organiser ownership of at least 6 bottles with a volume of 0,75 litres, 0,5 litres or 8 bottles 0,375 litres, 0,25 litres either in person or by fully paid delivery to the address of
All boxes must by signed: „Blaufränkisch International Competition“ and delivered between 4.1.- 25.1.2026 to one of these addresses in Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Hungary and Czechia:
Österreichisches Weininstitut
Josef Hafner Strasse 4
2100 Korneuburg
Austria
phone (AT) +43 (1) 503 92 67-60
Vinárstvo Mrva a Stanko
Orešianska 7522/7A,
917 01, Trnava
Slovakia
phone (SK): +421 091 174 6911
Miro Munda
Jastrebci 36, 2276 Kog
Slovenia
phone (SI): +386 41 474 935
Mirko Rnjak
Luja Adamiča 31, Novi Beograd
Serbia
phone (RS) 00381 65 3312 863
Hegyközségek Nemzeti Tanácsa
Fehérvári út 84/A, 1119 Budapest
Hungary
phone (HU) 06 1 413 75 27
BIC
Hotel Kraví hora
Bořetice 510
69106 Bořetice
Czechia
phone (CZ): +420 519 430 090
For each sample it is necessary to include a copy of the application, laboratory analysis, evidence verifying the details of the application to be true, a copy of a permit for the wine to be circulated should this kind of documentation be required in the country of origin.
Samples should come from solid parts at a volume of at least 400 litres, the organiser however also allows wines of smaller parts to compete, and especially should this correspond to the character of the wine or a very low production amount.
The entry fee per submitted wine sample amounts to €50.
This amount must be paid against invoice from organiser by bank transfer, either in cash when handing in samples Any charges connected to making payments are to be covered by the competitor who is to ensure that the full amount required for the competitor fee arrives in the organiser’s account.
The registration fee must be paid by 2nd February 2026. In the event of late payment or failure to pay the registration fee, the organiser reserves the right to remove the sample from the competition.