10th July 2024

Sweet Success for Italy at International Wine Challenge 2024

Tenuta Di Capezzana, winner of IWC Champion Sweet Wine 2024 - Alois Kracher Trophy

The International Wine Challenge, the world's most inﬂuential, impartial and rigorously
judged global wine competition, has announced the six highest scoring Italian wines in
its 2024 competition, with wines from Tuscany, Sardinia, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige
all making the list.
In its 40th year, the International Wine Challenge awarded medals to 38 countries
following an intensive blind tasting by a global panel of experts. Italy came ﬁfth formedals overall, with six Italian wines being awarded coveted trophies. The country also
claimed one of ﬁve Champion trophies with a Vinsanto from Tuscany being recognised
as the best sweet wine in the world.
Italian wines judged best in show at International Wine Challenge 2024:
Tenuta Di Capezzana Vinsanto di
Carmignano Capezzana Riserva 2016

IWC Champion Sweet Wine 2024 - Alois
Kracher Trophy, Italian Sweet Trophy

Borgo Savaian di Stefano Bastiani Aransat
2022
Silvio Carta Vernaccia di Oristano Riserva
2006

Italian White Trophy, Italian Skin ContactTrophy
Italian Fortiﬁed Trophy

Inama Azienda Agricola Foscarino 2021

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CAVIT Bottega Vinai Lagrein Trentino
2021

Italian Red Trophy

Bisol1542 Cartizze dry, Valdobbiadene
Superiore di Cartizze 2023

Italian Sparkling Trophy

This year’s star of the show was Tenuta Di Capezzana’s Vinsanto di Carmignano
Capezzana Riserva 2016 which claimed back the prestigious title of IWC Champion
Sweet Wine from Germany. This Vinsanto has won the trophy three times previously, in2022, 2021 and 2019.
Over 160 Italian whites were awarded medals in this year’s challenge but it was theAransat 2022, a skin contact wine from Borgo Savaian di Stefano Bastiani, that tookhome the Italian White Trophy. This is the ﬁrst time in IWC history that a skin contact
wine has won this trophy. Judges described Aransat as “very classy,” praising its“enticing mandarin orange, quince and yellow apple favours.”
The introduction of the Italian Fortiﬁed Trophy in 2024 is proof that Italy’s fortiﬁed wine
can compete on the international stage. This trophy went to Sardinian producer Silvio
Carta for its “challenging, complex and unusual” Vernaccia di Oristano Riserva 2006,
which judges described as “a real treat.”
Soave was the only Italian sub-region to gain its own trophy with the Soave Trophy going
to Inama Azienda Agricola for its Foscarino 2021. Judges enjoyed the “subtle sa^ron
and wild herb aromas” and “mouth-watering ﬁnish.”
Of the 142 Italian reds awarded medals in this year’s challenge, the top spot went to awine made from the Lagrein grape variety native to the South Tyrol. CAVIT won theItalian Red Trophy for its “earthy, savoury” Bottega Vinai Lagrein Trentino 2021. This
cooperative group took home an additional 10 medals for its red, white and sparklingwines.
Veneto producer Bisol1542 won the Italian Sparkling Trophy for its Valdobbiadene
Superiore di Cartizze 2023, which judges described as “fresh frothy and ﬂoral with alovely Glera quality of stone fruits and citrus.”
The full list of Trophy and Champion winners at the 2024 International Wine Challenge
released on 9th July can be viewed here.
ENDSNOTES TO EDITORS:

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In its 40th year, the International Wine Challenge is widely acknowledged as the world’s
most rigorous, impartial, inﬂuential and global wine competition. The IWC assesses
every wine ‘blind’ and judges each for its faithfulness to style, region and vintage. Awards
include medals (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and Commended awards. Trophies are awarded to
the very best wines in each category. The International Wine Challenge is committed tohelping consumers discover great wine, and the medals o^er a trusted guarantee ofquality.
For more information, please contact the IWC team at Phipps
iwc@thisisphipps.com: +44(0)2080506073