The municipality of Mondariz Balneario is the smallest in Spain with an area of less than 2 kmý, and exists thanks to its thermal springs. The man who first discovered the Mondariz waters was the local doctor Dr. Domingo Blanco Lage, who observed how the local people healed their dermalogical injuries using these waters. Then he started to recommend the waters within his medical profession for therapeutic ends. For the sixth year in a row, this water has achieved the maximum score (3 gold stars) at the Superior Taste Award, a prize given by the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) of Brussels. This award recognizes the Superior Taste and excellence of our products and reaffirms our place as one of the best brands of mineral water in the world. As in previous editions, our natural mineral waters, both sparkling and still, earned the classification of ?exceptional? which is only achieved with a score of over 90 points out of a possible 100. Our sparkling water garnered 94.1 points, surpassing other sparkling waters participating in the competition. This edition boasted the participation of a total of 1250 products including beverages and food from 5 different continents. Only 20% earned the maximum score of three stars which rates the product as? exceptional?. Our mineral water has become the top-rated water in the world, having achieved the maximum score given by the Superior Taste Award for six years running. Next year, if we earn this rating again, we will be granted the well-known Diamond Taste Award. That would make us the first company in the world to have won this invaluable award as well. The International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) of Brussels is an independent organization made up of renowned chefs and sommeliers from many different countries. It was created for the purpose of analyzing, judging, and promoting the best foods and beverages from all over the world. The Superior Taste Awards aim to distinguish the finest tastes and products.