The awarding of the "best wine" at the Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition is the highlight of every event. So this year, at the 22nd edition of the 22nd TIWC, the final stage of the competition took place at the end of the three days of the competition, on 11, 12 and 13 May. According to the rules of the Competition, in the final stage, the plenary jury of the jury selects the best white, rosé, red, sweet, sparkling/semi-sparkling and the best retsina among the best wines per category and in the end, among them, the "best wine of the Competition".
In the order of the results, the best wine of this year's 22nd edition of the competition is the dry white wine
Canava Chrysou Tselepos Laoudia Santorini 2020 by Tselepos Oenopetiki SA
In the categories:
Best white wine
Best Best White Wine of Santorini 2020 by Tselepos Winery SA.
Best rosé wine from Toulouse Tinos S.A. Toulos Tinos S.A.
Vera Rosa 2021 by Strataridakis Bros.
Best red wine
Kolios Shiraz 2015 by Kolios Winery
Best dessert wine (tie)
Emilia 2010 by Silva Daskalaki Winery
and
Samos Nectar 2015 by EOS Samos
Best sparkling/semi-sparkling wine
Amyndeon Sparkling Demi Sec 2021 of ASEP Amyndeon
Best Retsina
Retsina Old Vines 2020from Anastasia Fragou Winery
The best distillate of the Competition, with the highest score, was
Monovarietal Limnio of Vladikas ABEE
Among the gold medals awarded wines is Venetsanos winery with Assyrtiko and Nykteri.
A total of 796 samples (749 wines and 47 spirits) participated in this year's Competition, mainly from Greece and Cyprus, while there was also participation from Brazil and Turkey.
The samples were tasted and evaluated by a 25-member jury, qualified wine experts, oenologists, WSET Diploma holders, sommelier, head sommelier, as well as wine journalists. The jury members were divided into 5 different tables.
The chairmen of the 5 individual tables-judges' committees were masters of wine Heidi Makinen, Jonas Rojerman, Justin Martindale and master sommelier Montone Matteo, while the chairman of the committee that also judged spirits was Andreas Mattheidis, DipWSET and president of the Association of Greek Sommeliers
President of the Competition, master of wine Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, an outstanding personality of the world wine scene.
The award ceremony of the Competition to the wineries and distilleries whose samples won medals took place on Friday 27 May in Athens.
This event is particularly dear and popular among the Greek producers and is considered the occasion for their annual meeting, in a festive atmosphere where they participate with their families and partners, together with the organizing committee and the sponsors-supporters of the competition.
As usual, the award ceremony is inaugurated by the presentation of the "Greek Wine Industry Award" on behalf of all Greek winemakers, to a personality who has contributed to the dissemination of knowledge and information about Greek wine abroad.
In 2022, the "Greek Wine Industry Award" was offered to the internationally renowned wine critic Mark Squires, head of Greek tastings for Wine Advocate, a leading wine personality at a global level, one of the key opinion leaders of the global wine market.
With the "family" commemorative photo of all the award-winning winemakers and distillers and the party that institutionally follows, the lights of the annual competition are turned off.
The baton is then passed to the award-winning wines and spirits themselves, who now carry the sticker medal they have won from the Competition on their bottles, thus claiming the choice of the consumer public in the domestic market and abroad, since they travel to all corners of the globe.
For 22 years, the competition. has established a remarkable profile that combines expertise with years of experience and the aim of continuous development.
It is a strong wine institution that is yet another proof of the tremendous growth of Greek wine in recent years, in Greece and abroad.
It is also supported by all the sector's bodies and wine producers' associations in Greece, a fact that confirms its value.
For more information about the Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition, its 22nd edition, the rules of participation, the conduct of the competition, the jury, the sponsors, the previous editions and much more, please visit https://www.tiwc.gr/
Special thanks to:
Alexandra Anthidou
TIWC
