The 2025 International London Wine Competition, now in its eighth year, once again placed equal weight on quality, value for money and packaging, aiming to mirror the way consumers actually choose wine. More than seventy leading professionals, including Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers and senior buyers, blind‑tasted every entry before reassessing price and presentation, so each medal reflects genuine market appeal as well as excellence in the glass.
The top trophy, Wine of the Year, was awarded to the 2022 Isabel Estate Wild Barrique Chardonnay from New Zealand.
Best Wine by Quality went to the 1987 Saamo from Georgia.
Best Wine by Value to Spain’s 2024 Elegido Tempranillo Red.
Best Wine by Packaging to Australia’s 2021 Little Giant The Remarkables 105‑year‑old blend.
Hasher Family Wines of South Africa claimed the overall Winery of the Year title.
Casa Santos Lima, Companhia das Vinhas SA (Portugal) was named Red Wine Producer of the Year.
Anhydrous Winery (Greece) White Wine Producer of the Year.
SCAV Château Léoube (France) Rosé Wine Producer of the Year.
Vinolo Ltd (Spain) Non‑Alcoholic Wine Producer of the Year.
Distinctions went to:
1987 Saamo (Georgia) as Best Indigenous Grape Wine.
Beyond the Wilderness Riesling (Coles Liquor, Australia) as Own‑Label Wine of the Year.
2021 Trinity Hill Single Vineyard ‘Prison Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon (New Zealand) as Cabernet Sauvignon of the Year.
2023 Jaraman Shiraz (Australia) as Shiraz of the Year.
2023 Ernest (South Africa) as Pinot Noir of the Year.
2019 Trame Rosse (Italy) as Merlot of the Year.
