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Gomel Distillery has won a reputation for the excellent quality of its products, both in Belarus and abroad.

The numerous prizes and diplomas that the company scooped at international fairs in Minsk, Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi, Vilnius, Riga and Brussels go to prove why consumer demand for Gomel-made spirits never declines and keeps growing.

Over the past decade the company has been awarded over a hundred medals, including three Grand Prix, over 40 gold medals, 30 silver medals and 10 bronze medals. The company also boasts trophies for excellent design and exquisite quality.

For instance, since early 2006 Black Queen balsam received Russia's Quality Token and three gold medals: United Vodka 2006 international contest in Belgium, St Petersburg Wine and Vodka Fair - 2006 and the 8th Wine-Vodka-Tobacco fair in Sochi.

Balsam Sadko has scooped two gold medals at the 8th Beverage Tasting Fair in Moscow (ProdExpo Fair 2006), DRINKEXPO 2007 international tasting fair in St Petersburg and Product of the Year 2006 in Belarus.

Balsam Polesse scooped St Petersburg DRINKEXPO's Grand Prix and two gold medals in Moscow and Minsk. Also, the beverage won a solid silver at United Vodka 2006 in Brussels.

Among the laureates of taste contests there are classical vodkas (Elite Super, Silver Age, Tipsy Sip, Radzimichi, Polesse Premium, Polesse Super, Crystal; sweet nastoyka Chokeberry Cognac - won 4 golds, 8 silvers and 3 bronze medals. Vodka Silver Age amazingly scooped Russia's Silver Token of Quality.

The company staff were delighted to see the victorious participation in a vodka fair in Brussels in 2006 and 2007, when Black Queen balsam won a gold, vodka Elite Super was blessed with a bronze, while vodka Radzimichi and balsam Polesse ended up with silver medals.

The awards Gomel's distilling products have received go accentuate the high quality standards at Gomel Distillery and speak of international recognition of the company staff's professionalism.

Successful presentations at international fairs serve as a solid proof of Gomel Distillery's competitive strength and guarantee the stability of the company's position on the domestic and foreign markets.

GOMEL DISTILLERY'S PRIZE COLLECTION

№	Contest, year	Product	Prize
1996
1	Tasting contest (3rd International Exhibition Wines and Liquors 2006) Minsk, October 4, 1996	Cognac Ashberry sweet nastoyka	Gold medal
1997
2	Interdrink-97 (International contest of vines, liquors, vodkas and soft drinks) Moscow	Elite vodka Farm Girl bitter nastoyka Prince vodka Lyavonikha vodka Old Mill vodka	Bronze medal Bronze medal Honorary diploma
1999
3	Expoforum 3rd international vodka and liquors tasting contest Minsk, June 24, 1999	Sadko balsam Elite vodka Prince vodka Golden Root flavored vodka Belovezhskaya Puscha bitter nastoyka Meadow honeydew liquor	Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Bronze medal
2001
4	Expoforum 4th international vodka and liquors tasting contest Minsk, April 12, 2001	Night Time Gomel vodka Elite Super vodka Slavonian flavored vodka Polesse flavored vodka Golden Root flavored vodka Century vodka	Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal
5	Tasting contest (8th international exhibition St Petersburg Fair of Wines and Vodkas 2001, Lenexpo) St Petersburg, July 12-15, 2001	Sadko balsam Golden Root flavored vodka	Gold medal Silver medal
2002
6	9th international fair Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-2002 Sochi	Polesse Pearl Lux vodka Sadko balsam Slavonian flavored vodka Union vodka	Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal
7	Expoforum 6th international wine and cognac (brandy) tasting contest Minsk, April 4, 2002	Cardinal brandy	Silver medal
8	Golden Nut 2002 3rd tare and package contest MinskExpo Minsk, December 5, 2002	Slavonian flavored vodka	Best ethnic style bottle diploma
2003
9	Expoforum 5th international wine and cognac (brandy) tasting contest Minsk, April 10, 2003	Russian Bear vodka Crystal vodka Honey-and-Pepper flavored vodka Sadko balsam	Silver medal Silver medal Silver medal Silver medal
10	Tasting contest (10th international exhibition St Petersburg Fair of Wines and Vodkas) St Petersburg, June 4-7, 2003	Black Queen balsam Silver Age vodka Sadko balsam	Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal
11	10th international fair Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-2003 Sochi, September 3-6, 2003	Silver Age vodka Black Queen balsam Slavonian flavored vodka	Gold medal Gold medal Bronze medal
12	Golden Nut 2002 4th tare and package contest Minsk	Golden Lynx vodka	Diploma
2004
13	8th international wine and cognac (brandy) tasting contest Minsk, April 13-15, 2004	Amber brandy Cardinal brandy	Gold medal Bronze medal
14	Agrobalt-2004 13th international exhibition of procession and package of foodstuffs and agricultural products Vilnius, May 5-6, 2004	Black Queen balsam	Big gold medal
15	Tasting contest (9th international exhibition St Petersburg Fair of Wines and Vodkas) St Petersburg, June 9-12, 2004	Black Queen balsam	Silver medal
16	9th international fair Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-2003 Sochi, September 8-11, 2004	Silver Age vodka Degree vodka Elite Super vodka Black Queen vodka Bottle design Black Queen balsam Excellent quality, successful participation in exhibitions	Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal Silver medal medal medal
17	Best Goods of the Republic of Belarus contest November 3, 2004	Black Queen balsam Sadko balsam Silver Age vodka	Laureate diploma
18	"Belarus Expo" (the days of Belarusian economy in Latvia) Riga, November 4-11, 2004		Diploma for the wide range of products
19	Golden Nut tare and package contest Minsk, November 30 - December 3, 2004	Black Queen balsam ceramic bottle	Best souvenir bottle of the year
20	Tasting contest (12th international exhibition Interdrink) Russian Consumer Right Protection Fund Moscow Consumer Protection Fund Best in Russia, Best in Moscow, Best in Moscow District diplomas Moscow, December 14-17, 2004	Black Queen balsam Silver Age vodka Night Time Gomel vodka Cognac Chokeberry sweet nastoyka Forest King vodka	Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal Bronze medal Diploma for active participation in 12th international exhibition Interdrink
2005
21	February 2005	Gomel Distillery personnel	Diploma issued by Gomel Region Administration for the production of premium quality vodkas and liquors and introduction of quality and environment systems compliant with international standards
22	Expoforum 6th international vodka and liquors tasting contest Minsk, April 11-12, 2005	Elite Super vodka Black Queen balsam Chokeberry Cognac sweet nastoyka Nighttime Gomel vodka Snow Leopard vodka Sadko balsam Black Queen balsam, Elite Super vodka - origional bottle design	Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal Silver medal Diploma
23	Tasting contest (12th international exhibition St Petersburg Fair of Wines and Vodkas 2005) St Petersburg, June 1-4, 2005	Black Queen balsam Elite Super vodka Union vodka Participant of Grand Prix contest High product quality Active participation in the exhibition	Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal Medal Diploma Diploma
24	International fair Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-2005 Sochi, September 12-14, 2005	Silver Age vodka Elite Super vodka Sadko balsam Black Queen balsam Lux ethanol Efficient management, high product quality	GRAND PRIX Gold medal Gold medal Gold medal Silver medal medal
25	Golden Nut 2002 6th tare and package contest Minsk, September 27-30, 2005	Nighttime Gomel vodka bottle	Best package of the year diploma
26	Interdrink-2005 1st international wines and alcoholic beverages contest Moscow, October 3-15, 2005	Sadko balsam Shot flavored vodka	Gold medal diploma
27	Central European Exhibitions LLC tasting contest Moscow, October 26-28, 2005	Union vodka Black Queen balsam	Bronze medal Bronze medal
28	8th alcohol tasting contest (Prodexpo International Fair) Moscow, February 2006	Sadko balsam Silver Age vodka	Gold medal diploma
2006
29	8th alcohol tasting contest (Prodexpo International Fair) Moscow, February 2006	Sadko balsam Silver Age vodka	Gold medal diploma
30	UNITED VODKA - 2006 international contest Belgium, March 2006	Elite Super vodka Black Queen balsam	Bronze medal Gold medal
31	Tasting contest (13th international exhibition St Petersburg Fair of Wines and Vodkas 2006) St Petersburg, June 7-10, 2006	Silver Age vodka Black Queen balsam Crystal flavored vodka Elite Super vodka	GRAND PRIX Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
32	13th international fair Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-2006 Sochi, September 6-9, 2006	Black Queen balsam Elite Super vodka Heady Stoup vodka Shot vodka	Gold medal Silver medal Silver medal Silver medal
33	Golden Nut 2006 7th tare and package contest September 2006	Polesse balsam ceramic bottle	Best bottle of the year (alcoholic drinks)
34	Best Goods of the Republic of Belarus contest 2006 Minsk, November 2006	Shot vodka	Laureate diploma
35	Product of the Year 2006 9th foodstuffs contest Minsk, December 18, 2006	Sadko balsam	3rd grade diploma
2007
36	9th Spirit Tasting Fair at ProdExpo in Moscow, February 12-16 2007	Balsam Polesse Flavoured vodka Shot Vodka Golden Lynx Vodka Tipsy Sip	Golden medal Bronze medal Honorary diploma for excellent quality Honorary diploma for excellent quality
37	7th international spirit tasting fair ExpoForum, Minsk, April 3-6	Balsam Polesse Flavoured vodka Radzimichi Sweet nastoyka Cranberry Cognac Vodka Tipsy Sip Vodka Polesse Premium	Golden medal Golden medal Golden medal Silver medal Silver medal
38	17th international fair Russian Mark III Millennium. XXI Century Quality Token, Moscow, May 15-18 2007	Vodka Silver Age Balsam Black Queen	Silver Quality Token Bronze Quality Token Honorary diploma
39	United Vodka 2006 international contest in Belgium, March 2007	Flavoured vodka Radzimichi Balsam Polesse	Silver medal Silver medal
40	International spirit tasting fair DRINKEXPO 2007, St Petersburg, June 18-20 2007	Balsam Polesse Balsam Sadko Flavoured vodka Radzimichi Vodka Polesse Premium	Grand Prix Golden medal Golden medal Golden medal