A National Contest tasting is markedly hedonic but also has an analytic component. Its main goal is to make the finest products emerge from the bulk of products competing in the various categories, so as to inform consumers, while also identifying product qualities and defects, to notify producers. The process concludes with extensive communication on medal-winning products, as well as feedback to all participating producers.
The tasting is conducted based on appearance, smell, and taste.
Each tasting table includes:
- 1 specialist from the product “branch” (researcher, research organization collaborator, tasting expert in the “branch”, taster accredited by a national or international organization, etc.);
- 1 producer in the sector or “branch” of the product;
- 1 consumer interested in regional products. These consumers may also be journalists.
The registration will be opened from 15 September 2021 to 1 January 2021.