Grand Awards Ceremony of the
AWC VIENNA - International Wine Challenge

Anniversary Celebration: For the 20th time, the "Oscars of the wine world" have been awarded in Vienna.

At the AWC VIENNA - Gala Wine Night, held amidst the imperial ambience of Vienna City Hall’s Grand Ballroom, there was a double celebration: the 20th anniversary of the AWC VIENNA and the awarding of the Trophies 2023.

The impressive ceremonial highlight of the AWC VIENNA 2023, the world's largest officially recognized wine competition, took place again on 26 October 2023 with 3,000 invited guests in attendance; receiving them were 100 of the most successful wineries that had participated in the demanding wine tasting challenge.

With 11,376 wines from 1,514 producers from 42 countries, 216 international wine tasters from 14 nations had tasted and judged the best: This year, Trophies were awarded to South Africa, Australia, China, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. The proud representatives from the winning wineries were handed their awards from prominent agricultural experts and politicians. The official speech was given by Norbert Walter, president of the Vienna Chamber of Agriculture and the Viennese wine growing association.

For the enthusiastic guests, the possibility to taste so many international wines and having direct personal contact with the producers were inspiring.

The AWC VIENNA 2023 - International Wine Challenge has once again asserted its position as the largest officially recognized wine competition in the world. The uninfluenceable blind tasting system together with the strict tasting guidelines make AWC VIENNA the most challenging of the renowned international wine tasting competitions. AWC VIENNA is also officially approved as a distinguished wine competition by the European Union.

AWC ONLINE
For consumers and those interested in wine, there is an easy way to track the competition results: At  www.awc-vienna.at , under AWC ONLINE, you can find the results for 11,000 wines, and information on 1,500 producers as well as all trophies, awards and star classifications.

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Statistics for AWC VIENNA 2023:
11,376 wines
1,514 producers
42 countries
216 international tasting judges from 14 nations