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All the medal winners from The Global Wine Design & Packaging Masters
This year we have incorporated a design and packaging competition into the Global Wine Masters, and our judges were impressed with the high quality of the entries, as Patrick Schmitt MW explains.
For the first time, 2023 saw us extend our Global Wine Masters competition series into the realm of design. After many years assessing products on their taste, we now felt that it was important to judge them according to their appearance – a key aspect to the success of a wine brand, particularly when it comes to attracting consumers scanning a crowded shelf in shops and in the on-trade.
As with our tastings, we took a rigorous approach to the judging process, scoring the wines according to not just the beauty of the design, but the quality of the finish, and the sustainability of the materials.
The results can be seen below, and take in a set of original pieces of packaging, from an upmarket wine pouch to a carrying canister for bottles of Penfolds, along with an innovative approach to explaining the complexities of Portuguese white wine: a label featuring a word search.
Meanwhile, to see our top 10 designs from the competition, please click here.
White Sparkling
| Winery | Name of wine | Region | Country | Vint. | Medal |
| Under £10 | |||||
| San Martino Vini | Prosecco DOC Treviso Millesimato Extra Dry | Veneto | Italy | 2022 | Bronze |
| £20-£30 | |||||
| 3GP | Fiol Prosecco DOC Gift Box | Veneto | Italy | NV | Silver |
| 3GP | Fiol Prosecco DOC | Veneto | Italy | NV | Bronze |
| Angels & Cowboys | Angels & Cowboys Brut | Sonoma County | USA | NV | Bronze |
| £70-£100 | |||||
| Champagne Telmont | Réserve de la Terre | Champagne | France | 2017 | Gold |
| £100+ | |||||
| VIK | La Piu Belle Champagne | Champagne | France | 2009 | Silver |
Rosé Sparkling
| Winery | Name of wine | Region | Country | Vint. | Medal |
| £20-£30 | |||||
| Angels & Cowboys | Angels & Cowboys Brut Rosé | Sonoma County | USA | NV | Bronze |
Still White
| Winery | Name of wine | Region | Country | Vint. | Medal |
| Under £10 | |||||
| José Maria da Fonseca | Twin Vines | Vinho Verde | Portugal | 2021 | Bronze |
| £10-£15 | |||||
| Marisco Vineyards | The Ned Skyscraper Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | New Zealand | 2022 | Silver |
| Marisco Vineyards | Leefield Station Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough | New Zealand | 2022 | Bronze |
| Plaimont | Colombelle | South West | France | 2021 | Bronze |
| Three Choirs | Cotswold Hills (Royal Agricultural University) | South West | UK | 2021 | Bronze |
| £20-£30 | |||||
| Maison Georges Vigouroux | Le Chenin de Mercues | South West | France | 2020 | Gold |
| Symington Family Estates | Pequeno Dilema | Douro | Portugal | 2020 | Gold |
| £30-£50 | |||||
| Atelier | Atelier Chardonnay | Russian River Valley | USA | 2021 | Gold |
| Marisco Vineyards | The Pioneer Chardonnay | Marlborough | New Zealand | 2018 | Silver |
Still Rosé
| Winery | Name of wine | Region | Country | Vint. | Medal |
| Under £10 | |||||
| Viña San Pedro Tarapacá | 9 Lives Darling | Central Valley | Chile | 2022 | Bronze |
| £10-£15 | |||||
| Born Rosé Barcelona | Born Rosé Barcelona | Penedès | Spain | 2021 | Silver |
| £15-£20 | |||||
| Maison Mirabeau | Mirabeau Pure | Provence | France | 2022 | Master |
| Bijou | Bijou Le Chic | Languedoc-Roussillon | France | 2021 | Silver |
| Marisco Vineyards | The King’s Desire Pinot Noir Rosé | Marlborough | New Zealand | 2022 | Bronze |
| £20-£30 | |||||
| VIK | La Piu Belle Rosé | Cachapoal Valley | Chile | 2022 | Silver |
Still Red
| Winery | Name of wine | Region | Country | Vint. | Medal |
| £10-£15 | |||||
| Viña Tarapacá | Biodiversity Edition Reserva | Maipo Valley | Chile | 2021 | Silver |
| £15-£20 | |||||
| Terrazas de los Andes | Reserva Malbec | Mendoza | Argentina | 2021 | Gold |
| £20-£30 | |||||
| Antigal Winery & Estates | Uno Malbec Made with Organic Grapes | Uco Valley | Argentina | 2021 | Bronze |
| £50-£70 | |||||
| Atelier | Pinot Noir | Russian River Valley | USA | 2021 | Gold |
| VIK | La Piu Belle Red | Cachapoal Valley | Chile | 2019 | Silver |
| Penfolds | Bin 389 Travel Pack | Padthaway, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, Barossa Valley | Australia | 2019 | Silver |
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Top 10 wines from The Global Design and Packaging Masters
About the competition
The Wine Design & Packaging Masters was judged on 17 January at the Novotel London Bridge, London. It is one of 25 competitions in the Global Wine Masters 2023, and the first to judge entries on design. Wines in a wide variety of packaging styles were evaluated by a criteria of aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.
The entries were given medals from Bronze to Gold, with the very best being awarded the title of Master.
Assessing the entries this year was Patrick Schmitt MW, buyer Jonathan Pedley MW, wine writer and drinks consultant Douglas Blyde, and Neil Tully MW – founder and creative director of wine industry design and branding specialists, Amphora Design.
More information on this competition is available at www.globalwinemasters.com or by emailing Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com
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