All the medal-winning wines from The Spring Tasting 2026

All the medal-winning wines from The Spring Tasting 2026 By Patricia Stefanowicz The Spring Tasting is an eclectic affair, with wines of every imaginable style, but the quality of this year’s entries was higher than ever, says Patricia Stefanowicz MW. IT OFTEN still feels like winter as we approach our Spring Tasting, but the wines judged in this year’s competition brightened things up no end. Many of the wines fall outside our Global Masters themes and grape varieties, so anything goes, and in 2026 we were pleased to have awarded a number of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Masters medals. We started with a few low-and no-alcohol wines and some sparklers, where Busi Jacobsohn’s Brut from Sussex, Graham Beck’s Cuvée Clive, Codorníu’s Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs and Champagne Henriot’s Cuvée Des Enchanteleurs won Golds. Champagne Henriot earned a Grand Master for L’Inattendue Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs. White wines, both unoaked and oaked, also showed well. Austria always shines brightly with Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and blends. There were a few wines from the Iberian Peninsula, and Bodega Cuatro Rayas’ Pisuerga Verdejo stood out. Casale del Giglio, from just south of Rome, gave the judges a genuine thrill with its 100% Bellone, an obscure indigenous white variety that is making a well-justified comeback. Rose Family Estate from Marlborough in New Zealand also performed well, taking home a slew of Gold and Silver medals. Among unoaked red wines, Bodegas Roqueblanca’s juicy Garnacha from Rioja and Famiglia Castellani’s powerful Primitivo from Puglia were deemed good-value Gold medal-winners. With oaked red wines, Rose Family Estate won a coveted Master for its Marlborough Pinot Noir at under £20, but real excitement started in the £20–£30 bracket, where there were Gold winners from Perelada’s Efímer in Catalunya, Rose Family Estate in Marlborough once again and Domino de Elbio Salvio in Ribero del Duero. Above £30, the wines were fantastic. Legaris Gumiel de Mercado (Castilla y Léon), Artner Blaufränkisch (Carnuntum) and Remírez de Ganuza Viña Coqueta (Rioja) received Golds, and Kir-Yianni Diapora (Naoussa) gained a Master. At stratospheric prices, Tuscany and Spain were stellar. From Tuscany, Banfi’s Poggio alle Mura and Vigna Marrucheto Brunello di Montalcinos, and Orma’s super-Tuscan blend, were brilliant examples. At similar price points from Spain, ElixSea’s Trident was a worthy Gold winner, and Remírez de Ganuza earned a Master for its Rioja Reserva, and a Grand Master for Trasnocho. We finished the tasting with a couple of sweet wines. Rose Family Estate’s Wairau River Botrytised Riesling was given a Gold medal, and Gebrüder Nittnaus Scheurebe TBA was a truly exceptional Grand Master, proving that Neusiedlersee can produce brilliant sweet wines almost every year. An uplifting finale for a superb judging day. Beer – Lager, IPA and Fruit Lager Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 Prime Time Beers Lager London UK N/A Gold Beer – IPA Prime Time Beers Session IPA London UK N/A Silver Beer – Fruit Lager Prime Time Beers Pear Fruit Lager London UK N/A Silver Sparkling Tea No Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £15-£20 Saicho Jasmine Sparkling Tea Fuding, Fujian Province China NV Gold Saicho Hojicha Sparkling Tea Shizuoka Prefecture Japan NV Silver Saicho Darjeeling Sparkling Tea Gopaldhara Estate India NV Silver £20-£30 Saicho Osmanthus Sparkling Tea Fuding, Fujian Province China NV Silver White Sparkling No Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 J García Carrión La Mancha Vegaverde Zero Blanco Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver £10-£15 Benchmark Drinks Elton John Zero Blanc de Blancs N/A Germany NV Bronze £20-£30 Wild Idol Wild Idol Alcohol Free Sparkling White Rheinhessen Germany 2024/5 Silver White Sparkling Low Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 J García Carrión La Mancha Fizzy Verdejo Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Bronze Rosé Sparkling No Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 J García Carrión La Mancha Vegaverde Zero Rosado Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Silver £20-£30 Wild Idol Wild Idol Alcohol Free Sparkling Rosé Rheinhessen Germany 2024 Silver Rosé Sparkling Low Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 J García Carrión La Mancha Fizzy Rosado Castilla-La Mancha Spain NV Bronze White Still Low Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £10-£15 6Percent Wine Sauvignon Blanc Bordeaux France 2024 Bronze Red Still No Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £10-£15 6Percent Wine Sauvignon Blanc Bordeaux France 2024 Bronze Red Still Low Alcohol Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £10-£15 6Percent Wine Sauvignon Blanc Bordeaux France 2024 Bronze White Sparkling Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 Jaume Serra Cava Pata Negra Organic Brut Cataluña Spain NV Silver Jaume Serra Cava Jaume Serra Vintage Brut Nature Cataluña Spain 2022 Bronze Jaume Serra Cava Pata Negra Brut Cataluña Spain NV Bronze Jaume Serra Cava Jaume Serra Semi Seco Cataluña Spain NV Bronze Jaume Serra Cava Jaume Serra Bouquet Brut Cataluña Spain NV Bronze £10-£15 Contri Spumanti Senti Prosecco Extra Dry Veneto Italy NV Silver Vins d’Alsace Domaine Kuehn Crémant d’Alsace Brut Cuvée Prestige Alsace France NV Bronze £15-£20 Codorníu Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs Reserva Catalonia Spain 2022 Gold Banfi Cuvée Aurora Extra Brut Alta Langa DOCG Piedmont Italy 2021 Silver £20-£30 Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs Western Cape South Africa 2020 Silver Graham Beck Ultra Brut Western Cape South Africa 2018 Silver Puklavec Family Wines Seven Numbers Brut Podravje Slovenia NV Bronze Puklavec Family Wines Seven Numbers Sipon Sparkling Podravje Slovenia NV Bronze Future Château Sparkling Victoria Australia NV Bronze £30-£50 Graham Beck Cuvée Clive Western Cape South Africa 2019 Gold Champagne Gyéjacquot Champagne Gaston Declos Brut Champagne France NV Silver £70-£100 Busi Jacobsohn Wine Estate Cuvée Brut Magnum Sussex UK 2020 Gold White Sparkling (continued) Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £100+ Champagne Henriot L’Inattendue Champagne France 2018 Grand Master Champagne Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs Champagne France 2015 Gold Rosé Sparkling Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £20-£30 Graham Beck Pinot Noir Rosé Western Cape South Africa 2019 Bronze Still White Unoaked Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 Chavin Côtes de Gascogne South West France France 2025 Gold Marqués de Carrión Pata Negra Rioja Blanco Rioja Spain 2025 Silver Vitevis Cantine Gordon Ramsay Pinot Grigio DOC Venice Italy 2025 Silver Mayor de Castilla Pata Negra Rueda Verdejo Castilla y León Spain 2025 Silver J García Carrión La Mancha Opera Prima Verdejo Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2025 Silver Marqués de Carrión Antaño Blanco Rioja Spain 2025 Bronze J García Carrión La Mancha Opera Prima Chardonnay Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2025 Bronze £10-£25 Rose Family Estate Rose & Rose Pinot Grigio Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Gold Rose Family Estate Rose & Rose Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Silver Gebrüder Nittnaus Grüner Veltliner Selection Burgenland Austria 2025 Silver Chavin Chardonnay South West France France 2025 Silver Puklavec Family Wines Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Grigio Podravje Slovenia 2025 Silver Domaine Skouras Moscofilero Peloponnese Greece 2025 Silver Fuse Winemaking The Black Pig Sauvignon Blanc South Eastern Australia Australia 2025 Bronze Schneeberger Sauvignon Blanc Kitzeck-Sausal Resi Südsteiermark Austria 2024 Bronze De Bortoli Wines One Line Rutherglen Estate Fiano Rutherglen Australia 2024 Bronze £15-£20 Domaine Skouras Assyrtiko Wild Ferment Peloponnese Greece 2025 Silver Domaine Skouras Salto Wild Yeast Peloponnese Greece 2024 Silver Rose Family Estate Wairau River Reserve Gewürztraminer Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Silver Casale del Giglio Satrico Lazio Italy 2025 Silver Rose Family Estate Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Bronze Rose Family Estate Wairau River Reserve Albariño Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Bronze Future Château Sauvignon Vermentino Victoria Australia NV Bronze £20-£30 Laurenz V Grüner Veltliner Langenlois Friendly Kamptal Austria 2023 Gold Spusu Wein Gemischter Satz Niederösterreich Austria 2024 Gold £30-£50 Bodega Cuatro Rayas Pisuerga Verdejo Castilla y León Spain 2021 Gold Maison Pommery & Associés Semaphore Blanc Provence France 2024 Bronze Weixelbaum Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Alte Reben Kamptal Austria 2023 Bronze £50-£70 Jordan Grüner Veltliner Ried Wehrleiten Steinzeit Große Reserve Niederösterreich Austria 2023 Gold Still White Oaked Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £10-£15 Rose Family Estate Rose & Rose Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2024 Silver Schneeberger Sauvignon Blanc Kitzeck-Sausal Südsteiermark Austria 2024 Silver £15-£20 De Bortoli Wines Rutherglen Estate Shelley’s Block Rutherglen Australia 2023 Silver Rose Family Estate Wairau River Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2025 Bronze Puklavec Family Wines Seven Numbers Furmint Podravje Slovenia 2024 Bronze £20-£30 Casale del Giglio Anthium Lazio Italy 2025 Master Bodega Cuatro Rayas Cuatro Rayas Longverdejo – Gran Vino de Rueda Rueda Spain 2023 Silver Domaine Skouras Armyra Peloponnese Greece 2024 Silver Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko Tarsanas Single Block Amyndeon Greece 2023 Bronze £30-£50 Weixelbaum Riesling Ried Gaisberg 1ÖTW Kamptal Austria 2023 Gold Leth Roter Veltliner Ried Scheiben Fels am Wagram 1ÖTW Wagram Austria 2024 Silver Leth Roter Veltliner Ried Fumberg Gösing Wagram Austria 2024 Silver Leth Grüner Veltliner Fels am Wagram Klassik Wagram Austria 2025 Silver Still Rosé Unoaked Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £10-£15 João Portugal Ramos Vinteiro Douro Rosé Douro Portugal 2024 Bronze Chavin Côtes de Provence South West France France 2025 Bronze £15-£20 Maison Pommery & Associés Château La Gordonne Riviera Rosé Provence France 2025 Silver Biscardo Vini L’Ornato Pinot Grigio Rosato Veneto Italy 2024 Bronze Still Red Unoaked Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 Buontalenti Gordon Ramsay Intenso Rosso Tuscany, Abruzzo & Sicily Italy 2022 Silver J García Carrión La Mancha Opera Prima Cabernet Sauvignon Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2025 Silver Cooperativa Vinícola La Viña Gran Marqués Gran Selección Valencia Spain 2024 Silver J García Carrión La Mancha Opera Prima Tempranillo Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2025 Silver J García Carrión La Mancha Opera Prima Merlot Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2025 Silver Bodegas 1890 Pata Negra Apasionado Murcia Spain NV Bronze Viñedos Puertas Espada de Reyes Cabernet Sauvignon Valle Central Chile NV Bronze Cooperativa Vinícola La Viña Gran Marques Garnacha Tempranillo Syrah Cellar Selection Valencia Spain 2024 Bronze £10-£15 Bodegas Corcel Bodegas Roqueblanca Rioja DOCa Garnacha Rioja Spain 2024 Gold Famiglia Castellani Grifone Primitivo Puglia Italy 2023 Gold De Bortoli Wines Deen Vat 1 Durif SE Australia Australia 2022 Gold De Bortoli Wines One Line Rutherglen Estate Sangiovese Rutherglen Australia 2024 Silver Viña Arnaiz Pata Negra Ribera del Duero Crianza Castilla y León Spain 2021 Silver Gran Feudo Reserva Navarra Spain 2021 Silver Belhara Estate Florel Reserve Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2025 Silver Andrew Peace Ripper Shiraz SE Australia Australia 2025 Bronze Still Red Unoaked (continued) Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £15-£20 Famiglia Castellani St Giorgio Chianto Classico Riserva Tuscany Italy 2019 Bronze £20-£30 Perez Cruz Winemaker’s Selection Maipo Valley Chile 2024 Silver £50-£70 ElixSea SeaStar Catalonia Spain 2024 Bronze Still Red Oaked Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal Under £10 Señorío de los Llanos Pata Negra Valdepeñas Reservado Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2014 Gold Andrew Peace Ember & Co. Malbec SE Australia Australia 2024 Silver Sietecerros Pata Negra Toro Roble Special Edition Castilla y León Spain 2024 Silver Señorío de los Llanos Pata Negra Valdepeñas Crianza Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2020 Silver Señorío de los Llanos Pata Negra Valdepeñas Reserva Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2019 Silver Señorío de los Llanos Pata Negra Valdepeñas Reserva Cepas Viejas Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2019 Silver Marqués de Carrión Pata Negra Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada Rioja Spain 2023 Silver J García Carrión La Mancha Pata Negra La Mancha Roble Special Edition Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2024 Bronze Marqués de Carrión Antaño Reserva Rioja Spain 2018 Bronze Marqués de Carrión Antaño Vendimia Seleccionada Rioja Spain 2022 Bronze Marqués de Carrión Antaño Crianza Rioja Spain 2020 Bronze Marqués de Carrión Pata Negra Rioja Crianza Special Edition Rioja Spain 2020 Bronze £10-£15 Viña Arnaiz Pata Negra Ribera del Duero Reserva Castilla y León Spain 2020 Silver Viña Arnaiz Pata Negra Ribera del Duero Roble Castilla y León Spain 2023 Silver Fuse Winemaking 16 Little Black Pigs Shiraz SE Australia Australia 2024 Silver Schneeberger Sauvignon Blanc Ried Kittenberg Südsteiermark Austria 2024 Bronze Marqués de Carrión Pata Negra Rioja Reserva Rioja Spain 2018 Bronze Viña Arnaiz Ribera del Duero Roble Castilla y León Spain 2024 Bronze £15-£20 Rose Family Estate Wairau River Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2024 Master João Portugal Ramos Vinteiro Douro Dark Reserva Douro Portugal 2023 Gold Perelada 5 Finques Catalunya Spain 2021 Gold Finca Decero Signature Malbec Luján De Cuyo Argentina 2022 Gold De Bortoli Wines Rutherglen Estate Burgoyne’s Block Rutherglen Australia 2025 Silver Kir-Yianni Naoussa Cuvée Villages Naoussa Greece 2022 Silver Banfi Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino Tuscany Italy 2024 Silver Vik A Cabernet Nouveau Cachapoal Valley Chile 2025 Silver Viña Arnaiz Ribera del Duero Reserva Castilla y León Spain 2020 Silver De Martino Private Reserve Carmenere Maipo Valley Chile 2024 Silver Banfi Belnero Toscana IGT Tuscany Italy 2023 Silver Finca Decero Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Luján De Cuyo Argentina 2020 Silver Finca Decero Red Blend Luján De Cuyo Argentina 2022 Silver Banfi Poggio alle Mura Rosso di Montalcino Tuscany Italy 2023 Bronze Future Château Syrah Grenache Victoria Australia NV Bronze Viña Arnaiz Ribera del Duero Crianza Castilla y León Spain 2021 Bronze Domaine Skouras Nemea St George Peloponnese Greece 2024 Bronze Bodegas Bilbaínas Viña Pomal Reserva Rioja Spain 2019 Bronze £20-£30 Perelada Efímer Monastrell Catalunya Spain 2022 Gold Rose Family Estate Wairau River Reserve Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2024 Gold Dominio de Elbio Salvio Ribera del Duero Spain 2024 Gold Casa Gran del Siurana GR 174 Catalunya Spain 2024 Silver Finca Decero Mini Ediciónes Cabernet Franc Luján De Cuyo Argentina 2022 Silver Finca Decero Mini Ediciónes Petit Verdot Luján De Cuyo Argentina 2022 Silver Domaine Skouras Nemea Grande Cuvée Peloponnese Greece 2024 Bronze Casale del Giglio Matidia Lazio Italy 2023 Bronze Still Red Oaked (continued) Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £30-£50 Kir-Yianni Diaporos Kir-Yianni Naoussa Greece 2020 Master Banfi Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy 2021 Gold Artner Blaufränkisch Ried Kirchweingarten 10TW Carnuntum Austria 2022 Gold Legaris Gumiel de Mercado Castilla y León Spain 2020 Gold Remírez de Ganuza Viña Coqueta Rioja Spain 2015 Gold Scala Dei Cartoixa Catalonia Spain 2021 Silver Domaine Skouras Megas Oenos Peloponnese Greece 2023 Silver Casa Gran del Siurana Cruor Catalunya Spain 2021 Silver Banfi Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy 2021 Silver Domaine André Brunel Cuvée Pierre et Gobelet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône France 2023 Silver Domaine Skouras Synoro Peloponnese Greece 2022 Silver Dominio de Elbio Dominio de Elbio Ribera del Duero Spain 2023 Bronze Bodega Cuatro Rayas Pisuerga Tinto Castilla y León Spain 2023 Bronze £50-£70 Banfi Vigna Marrucheto Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy 2021 Gold Remírez de Ganuza Reserva Rioja Spain 2013 Gold Banfi Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG Tuscany Italy 2020 Gold Casale del Giglio Mater Matuta Lazio Italy 2019 Silver Perelada Garrigal Vinyes Velles Catalunya Spain 2023 Silver Jordan Zweigelt 42 Große Reserve Niederösterreich Austria 2021 Bronze £70-£100 Remírez de Ganuza Trasnocho DOCa Rioja Spain 2012 Grand Master ElixSea Trident Catalonia Spain 2022 Gold Tenuta Sette Ponti Orma Tuscany Italy 2023 Gold Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno Tuscany Italy 2023 Silver Sweet Wine Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vint. Medal £15-£20 Rose Family Estate Wairau River Botrytised Riesling Marlborough New Zealand 2024 Gold £30-£50 Gebrüder Nittnaus Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese Essenz Neusiedlersee Austria 2021 Grand Master About the competition With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Spring Tasting Masters provides a chance for your wines to shine. The 2026 competition was judged on 18 February at Novotel London Bridge, employing experienced judges. The top entries were awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding received the ultimate accolades – the titles of Spring Tasting Master or Grand Master. This report features medal winners only. Please visit the Global Masters website for more information or, to enter future competitions, with a chance to appear in print and online, call: +44 (0) 20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Aston at: [email protected]