# Gilbert & Gaillard

> Gilbert & Gaillard, since 1989. Home of the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge (GGIC), an international tasting challenge for wines, spirits, beers, ciders, No-Low products and olive oils. This site publishes the GGIC results - every awarded wine with its own page and tasting comment - together with a wine magazine and a "Learn about wine" section, in English (/en) and French (/fr).

Key facts, as published on this site:

- Gilbert & Gaillard was founded in 1989 by Philippe Gaillard and Francois Gilbert.
- The Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge is organised by Wine Tasting and Trading Ltd. HK. Offices in Hong Kong, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and Argentina.
- Tastings are blind and run throughout the year by a committee of experts. Panels group products with comparable organoleptic profiles and price segments.
- Gilbert & Gaillard medals are awarded from 83/100.
- The GGIC is open to producers, merchants, distributors and importers, with no restriction on formats, vintages or products.
- Naming: the official name is "Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge", abbreviated GGIC, identical in every language.

## The Challenge

- [The Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/the-gilbert-gaillard-international-challenge): what the GGIC is, how products are tasted, the scoring scale and the medals. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/le-gilbert-gaillard-international-challenge
- [Why participate](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/why-participate-in-the-gilbert-gaillard-international-challenge): what awarded producers receive. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/pourquoi-participer-au-gilbert-gaillard-international-challenge
- [The tasting committee](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/the-gilbert-gaillard-tasting-committee): who tastes. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/le-comite-de-degustation-gilbert-gaillard
- [Who we are](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/who-are-we): founders and team. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/gilbert-gaillard-recompensent-lexcellence-depuis-plus-de-30-ans

## Results

- [Results](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/resultats): search over all awarded wines, by country, region, appellation, category and vintage. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/resultats
- Each awarded wine has its own page - producer, appellation, vintage, medal and the tasting comment written by Gilbert & Gaillard - at /en/resultats/<name>-<id> or /fr/resultats/<name>-<id>. When citing a result, link to that page.

## Magazine

- [Wine magazine](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/magazine): articles on regions and appellations, producers, food and wine pairings, and people of the wine world. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/magazine

## Learn about wine

- [Learn about wine](https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/en/apprendre-le-vin): lessons on tasting, wine history and classifications. French: https://www.gilbertgaillard.com/fr/apprendre-le-vin

## For producers

- [Producer area](https://vigneron.gilbertgaillard.com/en): register wines for the GGIC and manage the customer account. French: https://vigneron.gilbertgaillard.com/fr

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