BWW2025 COMPETITION
BWW 2025 – Where Only the World’s Greatest Wines Compete
Nearly three million votes were cast for 19,321 fine wines by an extraordinary community of 449,000 wine professionals and passionate wine lovers from around the world.
The BWW – Best Wine of the World Competition stands as the largest and most influential wine competition on the planet — measured not only by the number of wines entered, but by the unparalleled scale of its global audience and the depth of expertise behind every vote. Beyond ranking the world’s finest wines, BWW also honors the best wine shops and the most respected wine critics, creating a truly comprehensive snapshot of global wine excellence.
Since its founding in 2018, the BWW competition has attracted more than 17 million votes, making it the most participatory and democratic fine wine evaluation ever created.
Yet BWW is also, by design, the most demanding wine competition in the world. Unlike traditional judging panels or industry tastings, fewer than 0.1% of all wines involved ultimately receive an award. Excellence alone is not enough — only wines that inspire, endure, and resonate on a global scale succeed.
Simply reaching the finals is tougher than winning gold elsewhere — and already a distinction of the highest order.
Following the public voting phase, only the 10 to 100 most-voted wines in each of the five principal categories advanced to the Finals, held in August and September 2025:
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Red Wine
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White Wine
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Sweet Wine
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Fortified Wine
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Champagne
In the Final round, a distinguished jury drawn from tastingbook.com’s global network of over 16,000 professionals — including leading wine writers, critics, bloggers, Masters of Wine, and winemakers — evaluated the finalists through two blind tastings, ensuring absolute objectivity and rigor.
In each category, only three distinctions are awarded:
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Best Wine of the World
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Platinum Medal (98–100 points)
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Gold Medal (96–97 points)
No silver medals. No participation awards. Only the very pinnacle of global wine excellence is recognized.
At BWW, the world’s greatest wines compete exclusively against one another — making the Best Wine of the World Competition truly one of a kind.
Tastingbook congratulates all the winners and wishes them continued success in the 2025 vintage and beyond.



















