Piedmont’s way forward: way’s pick of 10 whites to discover

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

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

An extraordinary set of results featuring 17 Outstanding wines reveals just how impressed our judges were

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 ...

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