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TASTED BLIND
Fruit quality and clarity was a central theme of this tasting
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
An extraordinary set of results featuring 17 Outstanding wines reveals just how impressed our judges were
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
1 La Cayetana, Criolla Blanca, Mendoza, Argentina 2022 ...
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
A snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine
