On the picturesque Istrian coast, Vinistra hosted an unforgettable night to showcase Croatian success at this yr’s Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Set towards the backdrop of the unique Kempinski Resort Adriatic seaside in Savudrija, the Decanter 2025 Winners Showcase by Vinistra introduced collectively almost 200 friends from throughout the wine world, together with DWWA judges, producers, media and trade professionals, for a novel walk-around tasting of Croatia’s high DWWA medal winners.
DWWA 2025 Winners Showcase by Vinistra.
Croatia had a robust yr on the 2025 competitors, claiming 386 medals, together with one prestigious Platinum, 28 Gold and a robust exhibiting of Silver and Bronze medals.
Istrian producers, specifically, had been standout performers, with Malvasia main the cost. 5 Malvasias had been awarded Gold medals, whereas Benvenuti’s San Salvatore 2021 – a luscious dessert wine from 100% Muscat – earned the one Platinum, additional cementing Istria’s rising popularity as considered one of Europe’s rising wine stars.
The Gold and Platinum medal-winning wines from Croatia obtainable to style on the Vinistra DWWA Winners Showcase had been:
- Benvenuti, San Salvatore Muškat, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal, Croatia, 2021 (Platinum, 97 factors)
- Fakin, La Prima Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (Gold, 96 factors)
- Kozlovic, Santa Lucia Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2018 (Gold, 96 factors)
- Bruno Ferenac, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (Gold, 95 factors)
- Hvar Hills Vineyard, Merlot, Srednja i Južna Dalmacija, Coastal 2022 (Gold, 95 factors)
- Hvar Hills Vineyard, Syrah, Srednja i Južna Dalmacija, Coastal 2022 (Gold, 95 factors)
- Vina Bernobić, Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (Worth Gold, 95 factors)
- Vina Frankovic, Korona Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2019 (Gold, 95 factors)
Company loved DWWA 2025 award-winning wines with a view of the Adriatic Sea.
Throughout the occasion, successful producers had been invited on stage to obtain their DWWA certificates from DWWA Co-Chair Beth Willard and Dr Caroline Gilby MW, Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Jap Europe and Croatia & Slovenia, who personally congratulated every of them.
Willard famous how Croatia has turn into an especially vital wine nation and the way the standard of wines retains bettering yr on yr. Gilby, a longtime advocate for the area, emphasised the robust sense of place and authenticity that Croatian wines now constantly ship.
The showcase additionally attended different DWWA judges together with Zsuzsa Toronyi and Senior Choose Igor Luković.
Certificates had been introduced to all DWWA 2025 medal winners in attendance. Producer Bruno Ferenac (proper) with Dr Caroline Gilby MW, DWWA Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Jap Europe, and Croatia & Slovenia.
The occasion supplied wine lovers the prospect to find DWWA medal-winning wines in a walk-around tasting, exploring the nation’s potential for excellent high quality.
Different DWWA 2025 medal winners obtainable to style on the day:
Silver winners
- Rossi, Templara, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (94 factors)
- Deklić, Konstantin Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal, Croatia, 2022 (94 factors)
- Andelo Brčić, Barrique Merlot, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2019 (93 factors)
- Fakin, Amfora Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (93 factors)
- Fakin, Monte Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (93 factors)
- Benvenuti, Livio Teran, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (92 factors)
- Kutjevo, De Gotho Graševina , Slavonija, Continental 2021 (92 factors)
- Agrolaguna, Festigia Syrah, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (91 factors)
- Bora, Maraština, Sjeverna Dalmacija, Coastal 2024 (91 factors)
- Bora, Pošip, Coastal 2024 (91 factors)
- Cmrečnjak, CMR Traminac Crveni, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental, Croatia, 2022 (91 factors)
- Festigia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (91 factors)
- Fuhtar, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (91 factors)
- Kadum Vina, Choice Malvazija , Hrvatska Istra, Coastal, Croatia, 2022 (91 factors)
- Kutjevo, Graševina, Slavonija, Continental 2024 (91 factors)
- Medea, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (91 factors)
- Opg Bertoša Robi, Berba Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (91 factors)
- Vina Laguna, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (91 factors)
- Bernobić, Teran, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (90 factors)
- Cattunar, 4 Terre Black Soil Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (90 factors)
- Cattunar, 4 Terre Black Soil Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (90 factors)
- Fakin, Teran, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (90 factors)
- Kadum Vina, Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal, Croatia, 2024 (90 factors)
- Kadum, Amphora Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal, Croatia, 2022 (90 factors)
- Kozlović, Selekcija Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (90 factors)
- Kutjevo, De Gotho Pinot Crni, Slavonija, Continental 2021 (90 factors)
- Kutjevo, Graševina, Slavonija, Continental 2024 (90 factors)
- Medea Vinarija, Montiron, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (90 factors)
- Munđarov Breg, Sauvignon Blanc, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental, Croatia, 2023 (90 factors)
- Opg Bertoša Robi, Berba Teran, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (90 factors)
- Poletti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2018 (90 factors)
- Rossi, Monte D’oro Riserva, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (90 factors)
- Zigante Vero, Malvazijia Verõ, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2020 (90 factors)
Bronze winners
- Deklić, Teran, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (89 factors)
- Frankovic, Malvazija, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (89 factors)
- Kadum Vina, Cuvée Darkish, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (89 factors)
- Kutjevo, Vinkomir Graševina, Slavonija, Continental 2023 (89 factors)
- šTampar, Pušipel Traditional, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (89 factors)
- Valenta, Sauvignon Blanc, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (89 factors)
- Andelo Brčić, Grand Cru Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2020 (88 factors)
- Dobra Berba, Moe, Plešivica, Continental 2022 (88 factors)
- Matošević, Alba Riserva Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (88 factors)
- Matošević, Riserva Alba Robinia Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (88 factors)
- šTampar, Pinot Sivi, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2023 (88 factors)
- šTampar, Muškat žUti, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (88 factors)
- Vinogradarstvo I Vinarstvo Stanko Kovač, Pušipel Traditional, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (88 factors)
- Zigante Vero, Teran , Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (88 factors)
- Cmrečnjak, Traditional Pušipel, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (87 factors)
- Damjanić, Clémente Blanc, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (87 factors)
- Dobra Berba, Crn Jak Zweigelt-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon, Plešivica, Continental 2022 (87 factors)
- Kadum, Amphora Refošk, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (87 factors)
- Kostanjevec, Graševina, Prigorje – Bilogora, Continental, Croatia, 2024 (87 factors)
- Kostanjevec, Muškat žuti, Prigorje – Bilogora, Continental, Croatia, 2024 (87 factors)
- Kostanjevec, Sauvignon Blanc, Prigorje – Bilogora, Continental, Croatia, 2024 (87 factors)
- Kutjevo, Maximo Oro Graševina-Chardonnay, Slavonija, Continental 2022 (87 factors)
- Pervino, Bračalet, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2023 (87 factors)
- Pervino, Teraneo, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2022 (87 factors)
- Poletti, Chardonnay, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (87 factors)
- Stanko Kovač, Sauvignon, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (87 factors)
- Vina Vuković, Pušipel , Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (87 factors)
- Vina Vuković, Rajnski Rizling, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2024 (87 factors)
- Zigante Vero, Malvazijia Istarska , Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (87 factors)
- Cmrečnjak, Pušipel Mađerka, Zagorje – Međimurje, Continental 2023 (86 factors)
- Damjanić, Clemente, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2020 (86 factors)
- Damjanić, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (86 factors)
- Fakin, Malvazija Istarska, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2024 (86 factors)
- Valenta, Terre Di Paradiso, Hrvatska Istra, Coastal 2021 (86 factors)
