Awards season has continued this week with the announcement of the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards and Sommelier Wine Awards. We are pleased to share that 28 of our producers received Gold or Platinum Medals, alongside numerous ‘Best in Show’ and ‘Critics’ Choice’ accolades.
This is a fantastic achievement and one that recognises the talent and hard work of our producers and their teams. We are proud to work with so many award-winning wineries that continue to provide a benchmark for quality in the UK wine industry.
The Decanter World Wine Awards
2025 was a record year for our producers at the Decanter World Wine Awards, with 238 wines receiving medals. These include 144 ‘Silver’ medals (compared to just 66 in 2024), 16 ‘Gold’, three ‘Platinum’ and four ‘Best in Show’ commendations for Rare Champagne, Anhydrous, Tenuta Meraviglia and Donnafugata.
Read on for the full list of top medal scorers from Liberty Wines.
Best in Show Winners
Rare Champagne, Millésime, 2012, France
97 points, Read More
Anhydrous, Santorini Assyrtiko Athiri Aidani, 2019, Greece
97 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2023)
Tenuta Meraviglia, `Maestro di Cava` Bolgheri Superiore, 2020, Italy
97 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2018)
Donnafugata, `Ben Ryé` Passito di Pantelleria, 2023, Italy
97 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2022)
Platinum Medal Winners
Domaine de la Bégude, Bandol Rouge, 2021, France
97 points, Read More
Anhydrous, `Icon` Santorini Assyrtiko, 2023, Greece
97 points, Read More
Cantine Belisario, `Cambrugiano` Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, 2021, Italy
97 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2020)
Gold Medal Winners
John Duval, `Eligo` Barossa Shiraz, 2021, Australia
96 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2018)
Giant Steps Single Vineyard, `Tarraford Vineyard` Yarra Valley Chardonnay, 2023, Australia
96 points, Read More
Dawson James, Tasmania Chardonnay, 2021, Australia
96 points, Read More
Inniskillin, `Gold` Niagara Vidal Icewine, 2022, Canada
96 points, Read More
Dobogó, Tokaji Furmint, 2021, Hungary
96 points, Read More
Poggiotondo, `Vigna delle Conchiglie` Chianti Riserva, 2021, Italy
96 points, Read More
Dievole, `Novecento` Chianti Classico Riserva, 2021, Italy
96 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2018)
Curatolo Arini, Marsala Superiore Riserva, NV, Italy
96 points, Read More
Bodega Garzón Reserve, Tannat, 2023, Uruguay
96 points, Read More
Amalaya, Calchaquí Valley Torrontés/Riesling, 2024, Argentina
95 points, Read More
Dandelion Vineyards, `Enchanted Garden of the Eden Valley` Riesling, 2024, Australia
95 points, Read More
Dandelion Vineyards, `Wonderland of the Eden Valley` Riesling, 2024, Australia
95 points, Read More
Montes, `Purple Angel` Colchagua, 2021, Chile
95 points, Read More
Luigi Baudana, Barolo `Cerretta`, 2021, Italy
95 points, Read More
Ca' dei Frati, `Brolettino` Lugana, 2023, Italy
95 points, Read More
Bodegas LAN, `A Mano Edición Limitada` Rioja, 2022, Spain
95 points, Read More
(Current vintage: 2021)
Sommelier Wine Awards
The Sommelier Wine Awards is the only global wine competition dedicated exclusively to the on-trade sector. Judged by a panel of leading sommeliers and on-trade wine buyers, the awards recognise and celebrate the finest wines available to restaurants, bars, and hotels in the UK and beyond.
All 43 wines submitted by our producers for the 2025 Sommelier Wine Awards received medals, with five receiving a coveted ‘Gold’ medal and Chambers Rosewood and Rathfinny Wine Estate ranking in the ‘Critics’ Choice’ list.
Read on for the full list of top medal scorers from Liberty Wines.
Critics' Choice Winners
Chambers Rosewood, Old Vine Rutherglen Muscat, NV, Australia
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Rathfinny Wine Estate, Blanc de Blancs (Magnum), 2017, England
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Gold Medal Winners
Corentin Chavy, Mâcon-Chardonnay, 2023, France
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Domaine Corsin, Pouilly-Fuissé `Vieilles Vignes`, 2022, France
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Pieropan, `Vigna Garzon` Amarone della Valpolicella, 2018, Italy
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Casa Ferreirinha, `Castas Escondidas` Douro Tinto, 2020, Portugal
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Quinta dos Carvalhais, Dão Branco Especial, NV, Portugal
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