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Long-standing judge and Regional Chair for Southwest & Rest of France, Dominique Vrigneau receiving his DWWA Legacy Award – a new award introduced to recognise judges who have been involved in the competition for 15 years or longer
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INTRODUCTION
DWWA, behind the scenes
Now in its 21st year, the Decanter World
A NEVERENDING JOURNEY…
In 21 years so far of the Decanter World Wine Awards, you might think things could become predictable, yet the complete opposite is true. Our Co-Chair breaks down the results of this year’s competition and reveals some of the highlights and intriguing discoveries among the key wine regions, styles and medal winners of 2024
DWWA by numbers
Over a few weeks in spring, our Regional Chairs and judges painstakingly taste, assess and award the very best wines put before them. Here’s how the medals break down in 2024
DWWA: the judging process
The Decanter World Wine Awards are rooted in
Meet the experts
Our Co-Chairs, Regional Chairs and extensive roster of judges are central to the success of the DWWA competition. Here we introduce this year’s line-up of international participants, which features many of the most knowledgeable and experienced experts in the world of wine
THE RESULTS
BEST IN SHOW WINNING WINES
After two intense weeks of blind tasting by top wine professionals from around the world, all 167 Platinum medal winners were re-examined by the four DWWA Co-Chairs. This saw the following 50 wines promoted to the prized position of Best in Show for 2024
PLATINUM WINNING WINES
A wine that receives a Platinum medal in the DWWA has triumphed in multiple stages of judging by different panels, and re-assessment by our Co-Chairs. In 2024, this status was achieved by 117 wines of impeccable quality, introduced in the pages that follow
GOLD WINNING WINES
The first week of judging this year produced an impressive 810 Gold medal winners. Of these, 167 were elevated to a Platinum award (see p57), of which 50 then became Best in Show winners (p27). That left us with a pleasingly high return of 643 Golds – which we present in the following pages
20 GREAT VALUE GOLDS Outstanding wines at under £15 a bottle
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