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Furmint, Olaszrizling and Kékfrankos – the most entered varieties


Let us intruduce the Best of these varieties, plus one
 
The 5th edition of Winelovers Wine Awards broke another record: 1,161 entries were received from 15 countries. 57 jury members evaluated the wines from 19 countries. Now let us present the most beautiful examples of the most entered varieties.
 

7 bottles of golden bubbles


Winelover Wine Awards medal winner sparkling wines
 
Summer is still on, and there are not many better things to enhance a summer day, but a bottle of well chilled, refreshing, subtle sparkling wine. At the 5th edition of Winelover Wine Awards, altogether 49 traditional method (bottle-fermented, aka "champagne method" sparkling wines gained some sort of medals. Let us recommend 7 of them!
 

 

Let us introduce the Best of Austria!


Schneeweiss Riesling Smaragd Ried Steinriegl DAC 2022, Wachau
 
The Schneeweiss Riesling is the best Austrian wine, one of the wines to have won 6 Grand Gold medals, and also the best Riesling—tied with the other Grand Gold-winning wine from Slovakia. It is crafted by a young but exceptionally talented winemaker from a 5.5-hectare family estate in Weissenkirchen, in the picturesque Wachau region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 

Let every day be Aszú Day!

Choose from WWA gold medal winner wines! Aszú Day is celebrated on the 10th of December, so let's talk about Aszú, what is more, let us recommend 3 of the gold medal winner wines of the latest edition of Winelovers Wine Awards. 

Best of Ukraine: an orange Furmint!


Though Furmint is the number one grape of Tokaj, a bit to the east, through the Ukrainian border in Zakarpattia region it is also important. Out of the Ukrainian entries the highest score (91 points) was given to an orange version of Furmint by Chateau Chizay, and it made it the Best of Ukraine.
 

Best of Italy: Nativ Vico Riviera No99 from Campania

Nativ is a relatively young (founded in 2008) and small (15 hectares) winery in the south of Italy, in Irpinia wine region within Campania. Nativ Vico Riviera No99 is a white wine made of the indigenous Falanghina grape, and the 2024 vintage won Grand Gold at Winelovers Wine Awards 2025 with 95 points, which made it the Best of Italy!
 

Summer wine from the southern Villány?

The summer days are getting hotter and hotter, drinking heavy red wines is not the first thing that comes to our mind. So, what does a red wine region drink in the hot season? János Horváth winemaker of Streit Zágonyi winery in Villány (South Hungary) explains how he makes summer wine. He also tells us what was the most popular wine at his own, recent wedding!

Best GrüVe of Hungary: Steigler Bio 2022

 
Grüner Veltliner is mostly known as one of the best white Austrian grape variety however, “GrüVe” can give great wines on the other side of the border, in Hungary as well. Sopron wine region on the west of Hungary has a unique climate and soil structure, and the grape also has its tradition here. Steigler is an organic winery with outstanding wines – as it was also proved at the last edition of Winelovers Wine Awards.

What earns a wine a Grand Gold medal?

The 2023 Winelovers Wine Awards resulted in many wines with scores above 90, and despite rigorous scoring, the jury awarded four Grand Gold medals. Pajzos 6 Puttonyos 2017 Legend Aszú and Trifecta Szent Tamás 2017 Aszú had the highest scores of 96 points, while Holdvölgy Culture Aszú 2010 and Bodor Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 earned their top medals with 95 points.

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