The International Wine Award
2026 Gold Wines
2026 Silver Wines
2026 Bronze Wines
Giuaani – Three Barrels (2023)
Peradze Winery – Krakhuna (2023)
Mildiani Family Winery – Rkatsiteli Qvevri Bouquet (2024)
39 Qvevri – Goruli Mtsvane (2024)
39 Qvevri – Khikhvi (2023)
39 Qvevri – Kisi (2022)
Chelti – Kisi Qvevri (2023)
Binekhi Winery – Rkatsiteli-Kisi Qvevri (2021)
Mildiani Family Winery – Kisi Qvevri Bouquet (2024)
Chelti – Saperavi Heritage (2017)
Mildiani Family Winery – Saperavi Qvevri Bouquet (2021)
Dugladze Wine Company – Khikhvi (2018)
Winery Zodi – Kvishkhuri (2023)
Ancient Valley – Manavi (2024)
Kavta Wines – Goruli Mtsvane (2025)
Giorgitsminda Cellar – Manavi (2024)
Giuaani – Manavi (2025)
Kartveli / Gvariani – Tsinandali 2024 (2024)
Invino / Vazovani – Khikhvi Mtsvane (2025)
Invino / Vazovani – Rkatsiteli Mtsvane (2025)
Invino / Vazovani – Kisi Mtsvane (2025)
Nimbi – Rkatsiteli (2024)
Vineyard Dolidze – Sakmiela (2025)
Vazisubani Estate – Kisi Collection (2022)
Giuaani – Manavi Special (2024)
Ruispiri Estate – Aleksauri (2024)
Peradze Winery – Chinuri (2022)
Akureli – Amber Blend (2022)
Kindzmarauli – Rkatsiteli Qvevri (2022)
39 Qvevri – Chinuri (2022)
6000 B.C – Mtsvane Qvevri (2024)
Giorgitsminda Cellar – Rkatsiteli Qvevri (2024)
Ekvani – Ekvani (2024)
Marani Gulgula – Kisi (2024)
Friend's Cellar / Ikano Estate – Kisi-Rkatsiteli Qvevri (2021)
Beridzeta Marani Zesopeli / Zedasheli – Khikhvi (2024)
Friend's Cellar / Ikano Estate – Mtsvane Qvevri (2021)
Beridzeta Marani Zesopeli / Zedasheli – Kisi (2024)
Binekhi Winery – Tsitska Qvevri (2020)
Sekhnika Winery / Janaani – Khikhvi (2024)
Mildiani Family Winery – Rkatsiteli Reserve (2018)
Chelti – Kisi Qvevri (2022)
Bolero&Company / Sabado – Khikhvi (2024)
Giuaani – Tsolikauri (2024)
39 Qvevri – Rkatsiteli (2022)
Marani Gulgula – Rkatsiteli (2024)
Mildiani Family Winery – Kisi Qvevri (2024)
Mildiani Family Winery – Kisi Qvevri (2023)
6000 B.C – Mtsvane (2024)
Giuaani – Tvishi (2025)
Vineyard Dolidze – Tsolikauri (2025)
Ancient Valley – Mukuzani (2024)
6000 B.C – Mukuzani (2022)
Erti Estate – Winemaker's Selection (2022)
Blueana – Vani's Chkhaveri (2024)
Chelti – Saperavi (2021)
Winery Ambokhi – Saperavi (2024)
Chelti – Saperavi (2020)
Anbani / Iberia – Saperavi Melaani (2023)
Chelti – Saperavi Heritage (2017)
Chelti – Kvareli (2019)
Winery Baluashvili / 8000 History – Aleksandrouli (2022)
Chelti – Saperavi (2022)
Vazisubani Estate – Saperavi (2022)
Chelti – Saperavi Special Harvest (2018)
Shilda Winery / Rustaveli – Saperavi Barel Selection (2022)
Gevelli – Grand Saperavi (2024)
Chelti – Kvareli (2017)
Mildiani Family Winery – Saperavi Special Reserve (2017)
Kakheti Agro – Saperavi Reserve (2021)
Mildiani Family Winery – Budeshuri Premium (2024)
Chelti – Saperavi (2019)
Acto / Winery Bediani – Saperavi Premium (2021)
Akureli – Saperavi Reserve (2021)
BAKURVELI WINERY – Usakhelauri (2025)
ETNO OKAMI – Tavkveri (2022)
Alazani / Avandi Qvevri – Shavkapito (2025)
Chelti – Saperavi Qvevri (2022)
Chelti – Saperavi Qvevri (2021)
Vakhtang Beruashvili's Marani / Vakho's Marani – Saperavi Qvevri (2025)
Chelti – Saperavi Qvevri Heritage in Oak (2018)
Shilda Winery / Rustaveli – Saperavi Qvevri (2023)
Binekhi Winery – Saperavi Qvevri (2016)
Mildiani Family Winery – Otskhanuri Sapere Qvevri Bouquet (2020)
39 Qvevri – Shavkapito (2023)
Bolero&Company / Sabado – Aladasturi (2024)
Winery Baluashvili / 8000 History – Saperavi (2022)
Chelti – Saperavi Qvevri Aged in Oak (2020)
Mildiani Family Winery – Saperavi Qvevri (2015)
ETNO OKAMI – Okami Red (2023)
Friend's Cellar / Ikano Estate – Saperavi Qvevri (2022)
Qamo's Marani – Saperavi (2023)
Peri Wine / Periani – Kindzmarauli (2024)
Ancient Valley – Kindzmarauli (2025)
Ancient Valley – Khvanchkara (2025)
Royal Khvanchkara – Khvanchkara (2025)
Mildiani Family Winery – Khvanchkara (2024)
Ancient Valley – Usakhelauri (2024)
Giuaani – Khvanchkara (2025)
Sekhnika Winery / Saloseuli – Saperavi Rose (2025)
Acto / Winery Bediani – Vardisperi Rkatsiteli (2022)
Shilda Winery / Rustaveli – Saperavi (2020)
Bardubani – Tsitska-Tsolikouri (2025)
Alazani / Avandari Curious – Blend 2 (2024)
Khodeli Winery / Khodeli – Chinuri-Goruli Mtsvane (2025)
Beridzeta Marani Zesopeli / Zedasheli – Muskati (2025)
Shilda Winery – Tsinandali (2025)
Maiseli Winery – Tsinandali Reserve (2023)
ETNO OKAMI – Okami White (2023)
Mildiani Family Winery – Tsinandali Reserve (2020)
BAKURVELI WINERY – Kisi (2025)
Baaduri Winery 1933 / Baadur Heaven-Raised Wine – Tsitska-Tsolikouri (2025)
Georgia Capital Group / Terjola Winery – Krakhuna (2024)
Bolero&Company / Sabado – Tsitska (2024)
Shilda Winery – Rkatsiteli (2025)
Londaridzeebis Bio Gvino / Imeda Vineyards – Kisi (2024)
Alvazi-2020 / Gonadze Vineyards – Tetra (2024)
Anbani / Lomiskareli – Pinot Blanc (Tsagvli Cepages) (2025)
Bardubani – Tsitska (2025)
Giorgi Sarishvili / Naureli – Rkatsiteli (2024)
Erti Estate – Jos Trio White (2024)
Anbani / Lomiskareli – Tsolikauri (2025)
Meghvineoba Salkhino – Rkatsiteli (2024)
Winery Zodi – Tsolikauri (2024)
Vineyard Dolidze – Tsolikauri (2025)
Dugladze Wine Company – Krakhuna (2023)
Vakhtang Beruashvili's Marani / Vakho's Marani – Mtsvivani Kakhuri Qvevri (2024)
Mamiseuli Marani / Mamiseuli – Rkatsiteli (2022)
Vakhtang Beruashvili's Marani / Vakho's Marani – Mtsvane Qvevri (2024)
Winery Ambokhi / Ambokhi – Rkatsiteli (2024)
Beridzeta Marani Zesopeli / Zedasheli – Goruli Mtsvane (2024)
Real Service / Khome Winery – Rkatsiteli-Kisi (2022)
Winery Baluashvili / 8000 History – Rkatsiteli (2022)
Marani Gulgula / Gulgula – Khikhvi (2024)
Dugladze Wine Company – Khikhvi Qvevri (2024)
Birtvisi Winery – Khikhvi (2024)
Giuaani – Mtsvane Qvevri (2025)
Baaduri Winery 1933 / Baadur Heaven-Raised Wine – Kvishkhuri (2022)
Binekhi Winery – Kisi Qvevri (2021)
Giuaani – Khikhvi Qvevri (2021)
Giuaani – Kisi Qvevri (2024)
Mildiani Family Winery – Khikhvi Qvevri Bouquet (2023)
Perisati – Tsiska-Tsolikouri (2023)
Ruispiri Estate – Tibaani Qvevri (2024)
GMM / Atmisi – Mukhamtsvane (2024)
Alazani / Avandi – Tsarapi Qvevri (2025)
Vakhtang Beruashvili's Marani / Vakho's Marani – Mtsvane Qvevri (2025)
Bolero&Company / Sabado – Kisi (2024)
Chelti – Mtsvane Qvevri Oak (2021)
Bardubani – Otskhanuri Sapere (2025)
Kakheti Agro – Saperavi Reserve (2022)
Veriko Nakevkhrishvili / MVM Wine – Saperavi (2025)
Alvazi-2020 / Gonadze Vineyards – Racha (2025)
Alvazi-2020 / Gonadze Vineyards – Aleksandrouli (2023)
Chelti – Saperavi (2022)
Dugladze Wine Company – Saperavi Superior (2017)
Dugladze Wine Company – Mukuzani (2022)
Chelti – Kvareli (2021)
Giuaani – Saperavi-Cabernet Sauvignon (2024)
Peri Wine / Periani – Saperavi (2022)
Peri Wine / Periani – Saperavi Reserve (2021)
Georgia Capital Group / Terjola Winery – Ojaleshi (2025)
Georgia Capital Group / Terjola Winery – Otskhanuri Sapere (2025)
Ruispiri Estate – Saperavi (2025)
Gumbati / Bostogana – Saperavi (2022)
Friend's Cellar / Ikano Estate – Saperavi (2020)
Maiseli Winery – Saperavi Reserve (2020)
Winery Ambokhi / Ambokhi – Ojaleshi (2024)
Kindzmarauli – Robitashvili Qvevri (2022)
Vineyard Dolidze – Chkhaveri Qvevri (2025)
Avtandil Iromashvili / Avtandili's Winery – Akhoebi (2024)
Erti Estate – Chveni Kvarteti Saperavi Qvevri (2024)
Alazani / Avandi Qvevri – Tavkveri (2025)
Dugladze Wine Company – Kindzmarauli (2025)
Winery Baluashvili / 8000 History – Kindzmarauli (2023)
Mildiani Family Winery – Kindzmarauli (2025)
Marani Gulgula / Gulgula – Kindzmarauli (2024)
Meghvineoba Salkhino – Ojaleshi (2025)
Meghvineoba Salkhino – Usakhelauri (2025)
Alvazi-2020 / Gonadze Vineyards – Khvanchkara (2024)
Giorgitsminda Cellar – Saperavi Rose (2025)
Racha Estates – Rachuli Rose (2025)
Vineyard Dolidze – Chkhaveri (2025)
Royal Khvanchkara – Tvishi (2025)
Ancient Valley – Tvishi (2025)
Mildiani Family Winery – Tvishi (2023)
Gia Jamberidze's Cellar / Gis Jamberidze's Cellar – Chkhaveri (2025)
Dugladze Wine Company – Muscat (2018)
The International Wine Award
Parallel to the exhibition, WinExpo Georgia has established the International Wine Award, which has been held for 16 years now and is a great contributor to the popularization of Georgia, both in the country and abroad. Winners of the contest are revealed by the Georgian and foreign Masters of Wine, sommeliers, and wine experts. The head of the competition is Tim Atkin, an award-winning British Master of Wine, broadcaster, and the author at Decanter and many other prestigious publications. The contest is conducted on the principle of blind tasting; the best Wines are selected in eight categories, and winners are awarded with gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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Trophy Medal Winners
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Gold Medal Winners
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Silver Medal Winners
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Bronze Medal Winners
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Award-Winning Wines
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Participating Wineries
Tim Atkin
Master of Wine ( Head of Jury)
Tim Atkin MW is a renowned UK wine journalist with a global audience. He writes for Harpers, Decanter, and runs his award-winning website timatkin.com. Also an accomplished photographer, his work has been featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, and exhibited worldwide. Tim has won numerous prestigious awards throughout his career, including multiple Glenfiddich Wine Writer Awards, the Louis Roederer Wine Columnist and Online Communicator of the Year Awards, and the Fortnum & Mason Online Drink Writer of the Year. He was also named Communicator of the Year by the International Wine & Spirit Competition and recognized by Wine Intelligence as one of the industry's most influential figures.
Beth Willard
Wine Writer ( Co-Chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards ) - Australia
Beth began her wine career in her native Australia before spending two years in Bordeaux and later relocating to the UK. After over a decade as a wine buyer for UK-based importers, including Direct Wines, she transitioned into wine writing. She regularly contributes to Decanter and serves as Co-Chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards, where she has overseen the Georgian jury. Beth specializes in wines from Spain and Eastern Europe and collaborates with Tim Atkin MW on detailed reports, with Navarra, Aragón, and Rueda as recent focuses. She is a member of the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino and the Confrérie de Tokaji.
GERD STEPP
Winemaker & Consultant
With over 25 years in viticulture and winemaking, Gerd Stepp brings global expertise and precision to every bottle. After studying oenology, he refined his skills across New Zealand, Africa, South America, and Europe—leading vineyards, managing production, and consulting for both boutique estates and major retailers like Marks & Spencer. Now based in Germany’s Pfalz region, Gerd crafts expressive, balanced wines from hand-selected vineyards. His minimal-intervention approach honors the unique character of each site. In addition to running Stepp Wines, he consults internationally, with ongoing projects in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Argentina.
Kenichi Ohashi MW
Master of Wine. (President of Yamajin Co. LTD)
Kenichi Ohashi is Japan’s leading expert on wine and sake, based in Tokyo. He is president of Yamajin Co., Ltd., a distributor specializing in wine, sake, and local spirits, and also runs Red Bridge Co., Ltd., promoting both domestic and international wines and sake. In 2015, he became the first Japan-residing national to earn the title of Master of Wine. He is also a certified Sake Expert Assessor—the highest qualification from Japan’s National Research Institute of Brewing. Kenichi serves as a panel chair at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London and co-chairs its sake competition. In 2016, he was named IWC’s Personality of the Year.
‘Gus’ Jian Zhu 朱简 MW
Gus is the first Chinese national Master of Wine.
Gus is a Research and Development Scientist at Harv 81 Group, overseeing quality control and haloanisole testing for natural cork products at Cork Supply USA. He also conducts sensory research for Creative Oak at Tonnellerie Ô. His journey into the wine world began as a wine educator under the mentorship of Fongyee Walker MW and Edward Ragg MW, founders of Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting. In 2017, he earned a Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis. Gus is deeply committed to the academic side of wine, reflected in his book Behind the Glass: The Chemical and Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting.
