Highlights from the Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg Results"

Marinos Skolarikos, editor 27 April 2025.

Grand Jury Prize awarded to a 22-year-old white wine from Slovakia.
13 medal-winning countries, including GOLD medals in America, Europe and Oceania.
Denmark's first participation, winning GOLD.
Honoring both major wineries and lesser-known estates.

THE JURY'S GRAND PRIZE.

FOR A SLOVAK WIN.E

The Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg – the only competition in the world entirely dedicated to the diversity of white wines – took place on April 5 and 6, 2025 at the Strasbourg Congress Centre.

Organized under OIV patronage and as a VINOFED member, this 27th edition focused on excellence and trends.

Grand Jury Prize Winner:
A naturally sweet blended wine from Tokaj, aged 22 years, won top honors.
Wine: Tokajsky vyber 6 putnovy 2003
Winery: OSTROZOVIC SPOL sro, Velka Trna, Slovakia

Described as:

"A magnificent brown color with caramel and orange highlights, beautiful brilliance. A perfect, intense palate, with a beautiful balance between fruit and acidity."

Food pairing suggested (France): Duck foie gras with fig confit.

VINOFED AWARDS 2025

Due to the rise of sparkling and drier wines:

Best STILL dry wine:
Ryzlink Rynsky 2023 (Riesling)
BV Vinarstvi, Ratiskovice, Czech Republic

Best BRUT sparkling wine:
Comtes de Champagne 2013 (Chardonnay)
Champagne Taittinger, Reims, France

9 DRY WINE TROPHIES

(For wines <4g/L sugar)

Winners:

Czech Republic (4)
Slovakia (2)
Australia (1)
Spain (1)
France (1)

JURY’S 3 FAVORITES (GRAND GOLD medals)

Best maceration wine: Atypique 2023, Laurent Vogt (Alsace, France)
Best debut wine: White Pearl 2017, Kovach Winery (Ukraine)
Best native grape: Palava vyber z hroznu 2024, VINARSTVI KRIST S.R.O. (Czech Republic)

KEY STATS & TRENDS (2025 Edition)

578 wines tasted
60 professional judges from 24 countries
13 countries won medals: Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Ukraine, USA
Denmark’s first time competing – won GOLD with PdC by Agger (AGGER VIN, Haarby)

DEALCOHOLIZED WINE

First time included in the competition
Ribeauvillé Winery won Silver for its dealcoholized wine Rib0

GEWURZTRAMINER CATEGORY

Gold medal score threshold raised to 89.6 due to high quality.

FOCUS ON FRANCE

Top regions by medals:

Alsace – 76 (10 Grand Gold, 55 Gold, 13 Silver)
Champagne – 6 (Taittinger, Champagne Pannier)
Loire – 2 (including Grand Gold for Chenin AOP Montlouis sur Loire "La Coulée des Muids" 2023)
Languedoc – 1 Gold
Bordeaux – 1 Gold

AWARD STATS