awc vienna


  • 11.376 wines from 1.514 poducers from 42 countries of all continents!

    Under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, the mayor of the city of Vienna, Dr. Michael Ludwig, and in cooperation with the Austrian Winegrowing Association, the City of Vienna, the oenologist association and numerous other co-operation partners the 20th awc vienna – international wine challenge took place.
  • The Tasting

    All wines are tasted in single cabins and anonymously (blind tasting) by an international jury and are rated according to the international 100-points scheme. The awc vienna expert jury consists of national and international oenologists, wine analysts, sommeliers and specialist journalists.

    Due to the unswayable blind tasting system and the strict tasting rules awc vienna is the most challenging of the world’s renowned wine tasting competitions, establishing the highest standards to honour the continuously raising quality requirements in the world of wine.


  • awc vienna Wine Gala Night

    The awarding of the trophies and the presentation of the best wineries of awc vienna takes place in the incomparable imperial setting of the Vienna City Hall in front of more than 3,000 invited guests. The Vienna City Hall is the center of the wine world on this day.

    Unfortunately, due to the comprehensive measures against COVID-19, in accordance with the requirements of the Austrian Federal Government, we had to cancel the AWC VIENNA - Wine Gala Night 2021.

  • Awards of awc vienna

    Gold medal: 90 points and more
    Silver medal: 87 to 89.9 points
    Seal of approval: 84 to 86.9 points

  • Stars Winery

    For the ***stars valuation of wineries, the points of the six highest rated wines of a winery are added up.

    *** Stars Winery: more than 546 total points
    ** Stars Winery: more than 537 total points
    * Star Winery: more than 528 total points

    The achievement of at least one star is also a required condition for participating at awc vienna special awards.

  • awc vienna trophies

    The award for the best wine of each tasting category.

    At the master tasting, which is a commissional, parallel blind tasting, the 6 highest rated wines of the first round of the tasting will be ranked from 1. to 6. The primary-ranked wine of each tasting category achieves the “awc wine trophy”.

  • awc vienna special trophies

    awc vienna offers a prize money in total value of € 8,000.- (€ 2,000.- each).

    BEST WHITE WINE OF THE YEAR
    BEST RED WINE OF THE YEAR
    BEST SWEET WINE OF THE YEAR
    BEST SPARKLING WINE OF THE YEAR

  • awc vienna special awards

    BEST NATIONAL PRODUCER
    The special award of awc vienna for the best wine-producer of a country.

    BEST ORGANIC WINE-PRODUCER
    The special award of awc vienna for the best organic wine-producer.

    BEST RETAILER OF THE YEAR
    The special award of awc vienna for the best retailer/importer.
  • Contacts / Imprint

    AWC VIENNA

    EDLMOSER Kommunikationsagentur
    & Event GmbH.
    Kalksburger Str. 1
    1230 Vienna, Austria, Europe

    tel.: +43 / 1 / 88 90 692
    fax: +43 / 1 / 88 60 181
    mobile: +43 / 676 / 42 52 804

    e-mail: office@awc-vienna.at
    internet: www.awc-vienna.at

    trade register: Handelsgericht Wien
    FN 270116 f
    Gerichtsstand Wien
    VAT-Reg.No: ATU 62083499
    EORI-Nr. ATEOS1000018793
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