A fresh selection: piubello’s pick of 10 top gavis to try

After two intense weeks of blind tasting by top wine professionals from around the world, all 137 Platinum medal winners were re-examined by the five DWWA Co-Chairs. This resulted in the following 50 wines being promoted to the prized status of DWWA Best in Show for 2025

Chardonnay 2023 1 Cullen, Kevin John 2023 97 ...

1 La Cayetana, Criolla Blanca, Mendoza, Argentina 2022 ...

The first week of judging this year produced an impressive 920 Gold medal winners. Of these, 187 were elevated to a Platinum award (see p49), of which 50 then became Best in Show winners (p29). That left us with a pleasingly high return of 733 Golds – which we present in the following pages

Fruit quality and clarity was a central theme of this tasting, which underscored Grenache’s journey into the limelight

In a wine world of ever-rising prices, the ...