Lubos Barta, Dr., MBA, and Iva Kovarikova Barta are well known fellows in the world of wines.
Lubos is journalist, teacher, lecturer, wine educator, and respected international wine judge.
Iva is publisher, exhibitions and fairs organizer, administrator, international wine expert judge and Luboš´s right hand.
In recent years, we have participated and helped in international wine competitions, like
- Vinalies Internationales (OIV), Paris, France
- Sélections Mondiales des Vins, (OIV), Québec , Canada
- Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (Maastricht, Lisabon, Guimarães, Bratislava, Jesolo, Plovdiv, Valladolid, Beijing, Aigle)
- Les Councours des Grand Vins Blancs (OIV), Strasbourg, France
- San Francisco International Wine Competition, San Francisco, USA
- Great American Int. Wine Competition, New York, USA
- Finger Lakes Int. Wine Competition, Rochester, USA
- Texas Int. Wine Competition, Austin, USA
- MUNDUS vini, Neustadt, Germany
- Berliner Wein Trophy (OIV), Berlin, Germany
- Asia Wine Trophy (OIV), Daejeon, South Korea
- Vinitaly (OIV), Verona, Italy
- Thessaloniki Int, Wine Competition (OIV), Thessaloniki, Greece
- Michelangelo Int. Wine Awards, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Terravino (OIV), (Eilat, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Netanya, Ashdod), Israel
- Vino Ljubljana (OIV), Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Vinagora (OIV), Eger, Sopron, Hungary
- awc-vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Bacchus (OIV), Madrid, Spain
- Premios Zarcillo (OIV), Valladolid, Spain
- Le Mondial du Rosé (OIV), Cannes, France
- Concours Mondial du Sauvignon (Bordeaux, Blois, Trieste)
- Chisinau Int. Wine &Spirits Competition (OIV), Chisinau, Moldova
- International Wine Award (OIV), Tbilisi, Georgia
- Danube Wine Challenge, Chateau Bela, Slovakia
- Muvina (OIV), Prešov, Slovakia
- Istanbul Ulusal Sarap Yarsmasi, Büyükada, Turkey
- Silk Road Wine Competition, Wuhai, China
etc…