Seven wines to show the present and future of ribera del duero

These intrepid South American winemakers have all looked beyond the horizons in their native lands, and have struck out into the world to forge maverick projects on other continents

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

A wine that receives a Platinum medal in the DWWA has triumphed in multiple stages of judging by different panels, and reassessment by our Co-Chairs. In 2025, this status was achieved by 137 wines of impeccable quality, introduced in the pages that follow

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

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

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