2001 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards

2001 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards

2001 Award Winners

Municipal Water category: 
Gold Medal Winner: Amos, Québec, Canada (373 points)
Silver Medal Winner: Desert Hot Springs, California USA, (367 points)
Bronze Medal Winner: Dubuque, Iowa USA (359 points)
4th Place Tie: El Sobrante, California USA & Joshua Tree, California USA (357 points each)
5th Place Tie: Atlantic City, New Jersey USA & Huntington Station, New York USA (356 points each)

The Non-Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold Medal Winner: Simply Natural Canadian Spring Water,  Middlebro, Manitoba, Canada (417 points) (This is a correction of the press release - originally listed as being from Dorian, Ontario)
Silver Medal Winner: Whispering Springs Natural Spring Water, Pierceton, Indiana USA (414 points)
Bronze Medal Winner Tie: Deer Park,  New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, USA & Valley of the Moon Natural Spring Water, Philipsburg, Montana USA (406 points each)
4th Place: Sweet Springs Natural Mountain Water, Gap Mills, WV (404 points)
5th Place: Rocky Grove Drinking Water, Titusville, PA (403 points)

The Purified Drinking Water category:
Gold Medal Winner: Claire Baie, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA (401 points)
Silver Medal Winner: Whispering Springs Purified Drinking Water, Pierceton, Indiana, USA (378 points)
Bronze Medal Winner: Cherokee Bottled Water, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA (369 points)

The Carbonated Bottled Water category:
Gold Medal Winner: Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water, Vergeze, France (461 points)
Silver Medal Winner: Highland Springs Sparkling Water, Blackford, Scotland (454 points)
Bronze Medal Winner: Oaza, Tesanj, Bosnia (446 points) 

The People's Choice for Package Design category:
Gold Medal Winner: Obi Zulol, Republic of Tajikistan (312 points)
Silver Medal Winner:  Valley of the Moon Natural Spring Water, Philipsburg, Montana (286 points)
Bronze Medal Winner: Oaza Tesanj, Bosnia (285 points)

AWARD CATEGORIES

There are now four separate categories of judging: Bottled Non-carbonated, Purified Drinking Water, Bottled Sparkling, and the Municipal Division.

Ballots for the Peoples' Choice Package Design Award will be available on Saturday, February 24, 2001.

Awards for the best water at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting are hand-crafted fused-glass slump bowls created by Amingo Glass of Hedgesville, WV.