Gold Medal 2024

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December 2023 : Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

The opinion of the tasting committee:

Magnificent fleshy, fatty, shiny and fragrant pod. Soft touch indicates that it is well filled. Warm, captivating, exotic, woody and delicious scents tickle our nostrils. When you open the ultra-fine seeds, shiny like caviar, just waiting to enhance your most gourmet desserts. Great exceptional product!

Awards Gold medal 2023

December 2022 : Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

 

The opinion of the tasting committee:

Magnificent fleshy, oily and shiny pods. To the touch we know that we will love it Warm, exotic, gourmet and woody scents. Exceptional product. Exceptional product. When opened, ultra-fine seeds and shiny just waiting to be infused in a fat. Its fine and just flavors will sublimate your creams, your panacottas and all your pastries.

Gold Medal 2022

janvier 2022 : Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

 

 

The opinion of the tasting committee:

 

We are amazed by these impressive fatty, fleshy and fluffy pods that invite us to pastry. At the opening, the generosity speaks, many microbeads of vanilla like caviar which gives off woody, smoky, slightly cocoa notes. Just awesome! Not to mention the Bora Bora origin which will take you on a journey in your pastries.

Gold Medal 2019

January 2019: Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

The opinion of the tasting committee:

We are amazed by these impressive fatty, fleshy and fluffy pods that invite us to pastry. At the opening, the generosity speaks, many microbeads of vanilla like caviar which gives off woody, smoky, slightly cocoa notes. Just awesome! Not to mention the Bora Bora origin which will take you on a journey in your pastries.

CGA Paris Gold Medal 2019

The General Agricultural Competition

Created in 1870 , Concours Général Agricole aims to select and reward the best local French products and the best breeding animals.

 

It includes 3 major competitions:

 

  • the Animal Competition

 

  • the Products and Wine Competition

 

  • the Judging Competition

 

which take place each year as part of the International agricultural Show.

 

Because it is organized under the control of the State and follows a rigorous process of preselections and selections, the Concours Général Agricole is recognized for its impartiality and the value of the results.

Indeed, each year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food defines the rules of the competition, through the regulations available on this site, and the Ministry’s External Services (DDT) control the collection of product samples.

 

 

An ambassador of the wealth and quality of French heritage

Recognized and widely publicized, the Concours Général Agricole constitutes a unique springboard for local products, dairy products, wines and a demonstration of the excellence of French genetics.

For candidates, participating in the Concours Général Agricole means benefiting from additional legitimacy with their profession and the general public.

The competition in figures…

  • 6 animal species represented: cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and canines
  • 120 breeds and more than 2,000 animals presented
  • 1,000 participating breeders
  • 3,666 products of farm, artisanal or industrial origin
  • 2,000 tasters dedicated to the selection of these products
  • 1,039 award-winning products
  • 15,000 wine samples
  • 2,000 experts
  • 3,551 award-winning wines

 

Presentation of the product competition

The Concours Général Agricole aims to select and reward the best local French products, whether they come from:

  • of farm production
  • transformation (distillation, fermentation, etc.)

in order to encourage the quest for quality and stimulate competition within production. He is a true ambassador of the richness and quality of French heritage.

The specificities of the general agricultural competition

  • The General Agricultural Competition is the only competition organized under state control.
  • It is a benchmark competition, recognized for its impartiality, the result of a rigorous process of preselections and selections and the value of the results.
  • It is the competition with the largest number of candidates, samples and product categories in competition.
  • Its scope is national – even international due to the marketing of award-winning products abroad.
  • It is also the oldest (created in 1870).

Gold Medal awarded 2018

May 2016 : Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

 

The opinion of the tasting committee:

Nice vanilla pod , very fleshy and mellow At the opening, seeds abundant well black and fat sign of a good maturity Rich intense flavors mingling the exoticism, the mango, the flower of lemon trees In the mouth of the notes of biscuits out of the oven, a soft wooded HAS let steep in a fatty body to attach the aromas, it magnifiera your most beautiful desserts as the classic but. nevertheless. delicious custard.

Superior taste award 2016 TAHITI VANILLE

May 2016 Our great wines of Tahiti Vanile get the maximum score (3 stars) in The International Taste & Quality Institute – iTQi Information about the International Taste & Quality Institute

The International Taste & Quality Institute (International Institute of Taste and Quality) is an independent organization that aims to test and promote food and taste of beverages higher from around the world.

To appoint members of its juries, iTQi works closely with the 12 most prestigious European culinary institutions such as the Maîtres Cuisiniers of France and Belgium, Academy of Culinary Arts, the Association of Greek Chefs Academy Culinaire of France, Verband der Köche Deutschlands, the Jeunes Restaurateurs d’Europe, the Federación de Asociaciones Cocineros of Spain, the Federerazione Italiana dei Cuochi, the Association of Portuguese Chief, Årets Kock of Sweden, Euro-Toques and the Association of the ASI (ASI).
Superior Taste Award – Superior Taste Award

The “Michelin food” Trends Magazine, August 21, 2008

 

Superior Taste Awards

The following Awards can be granted to a tested product:

 

*** An exceptional product with an overall rating equal to or greater than 90%
** An outstanding product with a global rating between 80% and 90%
* A product deemed in good taste with an overall rating of 70% to 80%

 

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Producteur Artisan de Qualité Reconnu par Le Collège Culinaire de France

Le Collège Culinaire de France, créé à l’initiative de 15 chefs français, est une association ouverte à tous les acteurs de la gastronomie qui partagent les mêmes valeurs, en France et à l’étranger.

L’association se donne notamment pour mission de représenter, promouvoir et transmettre l’identité de la cuisine française ainsi que la diversité, la tradition et la capacité d’innovation qui la caractérisent.

Le Collège Culinaire de France ambitionne également de faire reconnaitre la réalité économique de ce secteur et de contribuer activement à son dynamisme.

Les grands chefs français sont réunis pour promouvoir et transmettre les valeurs de la gastronomie : l’unité, la solidarité et le respect ; la transmission et le partage ; l’engagement et la responsabilité ; l’ouverture et le dynamisme ; l’excellence et la rigueur.

Trois grands objectifs :

  • Promouvoir la gastronomie dans ses réalités économique, sociale et culturelle ;
  • Promouvoir les produits d’excellence et le travail des producteurs exigeants
  • Promouvoir les jeunes talents.

 

LES CO-PRESIDENTS
Alain Ducasse Joël Robuchon
LES MEMBRES D’HONNEUR
Paul Bocuse Michel Guérard
Pierre Troisgros
LES CHEFS FONDATEURS
Yannick Alléno Alain Dutournier
Gilles Goujon Marc Haeberlin
Régis Marcon Thierry Marx
Gérald Passédat Laurent Petit
Anne-Sophie Pic Guy Savoy
AUTRES FONDATEURS : LES DELEGUES GENERAUX
Guy Job Laurent Plantier

Gold medal 2015

May 2015 : Our vanilla beans “Grands Crus” are Gold Medal awarded by 1001 DEGUSTATIONS in France.

The opinion of the tasting committee:

Nice vanilla pod , very fleshy and mellow. At the opening, seeds abundant well black and fat sign of a good maturity. Rich intense flavors mingling the exoticism, the mango, the flower of lemon trees. In the mouth of the notes of biscuits out of the oven, a soft wooded. HAS let steep in a fatty body to attach the aromas, it magnifiera your most beautiful desserts as the classic but nevertheless delicious custard.