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US city wins international water tasting competition

By Cecelia Mason

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February 27, 2010 · A municipal water from the Ohio was named Best Municipal Water in the World during the 20th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting.

Tap water from Hamilton, OH, beat out 43 global competitors to win first place. Last year Hamilton's water was named best in the United States.

Waters were tasted in four separate flights over two days. 12 judges spent Saturday afternoon and evening tasting finalists in four categories: municipal, bottled, sparkling and purified drinking water.

About 200 people attended Saturday evening's competition at Berkeley Springs' The Country Inn. Audience members voted on which waters had the best packaging.

Best Municipal Water 2010

Best in the World -- Hamilton, Ohio

2nd place – Beaver Falls, British Columbia

3rd – Greenwood, British Columbia

4th – Lansing, MI

5th – Daytona Beach, FL (gold medal winner in 2005)

Best Bottled Water 2010

1st–Ecoviva, Roscommon, MI

2nd – Eldorado Natural Spring Water, Eldorado Springs, CO

3rd -- Almost Heaven, Manassas,VA bottling Berkeley Springs water

4th – Denton Spring Water, North East, MD bottling Berkeley Springs water

5th – Real Water, Las Vegas, NV

Best Sparkling -- 2010

1st– Dobra Voda Sparkling, Kratovo, Macedonia

2 -- Canadian Gold, Marchand, Manitoba, Canada

3 – Touch Sparkling Spring Water, Marchand, Manitoba

4 – Antipodes, Whakatane, New Zealand

5 – Pian della Mussa, Village Baime, Italy

Purified Drinking Water -- 2010

1st – Kittiwake Pure Water, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2nd – Crystal Mountain Water, Huntsville, Alabama

3rd -- Berkeley Springs Purified Water, Berkeley Springs, WV

4th -- Claire Baie, Oak Creek, WI

5th – Ultra Pure Reverse Osmosis Purified Water, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Best Packaging -- 2010

1st – Bling H2O, Los Angeles, CA

2nd – Deep Origin, Whakatane, New Zealand

3rd – Climax Spring Water, Huntsville, Alabama

4th – Ecoviva, Roscommon, MI (a 100% biodegradable bottle and winner gold medal as best bottled water in the world.)

5th – Callaway Blue Spring Water, Hamilton, Georgia

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