We already know the Champagne and Sparkling wines that have been awarded the highly acclaimed Gold and Silver medals from the CSWWC judging panel (read here) however, as part of the awards dinner the remaining awards for Trophies and the World Champions are revealed. Held at Vintners Hall on 14th September 2017, the announcements took place in front of a ‘who’s who’ gathering of over 120 international winemakers, producers and journalists
Once the panel of judges, Tom Stevenson, Essi Avellan and Dr Tony Jordan decided the winners of the Gold and Silver medal awards, they then re-tasted the highest performing sparkling wines in order to decide upon the Best in Class, Regional Champions, National Champions, World Champions (by style) and finally the Supreme World Champion.
Champagne received a whopping 91 Gold and Silver medals at this years competition, over 30% of the total number awarded. Below, we discuss some of the noteworthy Champagne winners. The full list of award winners can be viewed here.
Champagne Awards | Champagne |
Supreme World Champion | Dom Pérignon P2 1998 in Magnum |
Best French Sparkling | Dom Pérignon P2 1998 in Magnum |
World Champion NV Brut Blend | Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV |
World Champion Vintaged Brut Blend | Piper-Heidsieck 2008 |
Piper Heidsieck 2008 is not yet available but as soon as it is we will be listing it; 2008 is a vintage that across many producers is showing signs of becoming the next sublime vintage after 2002. A lot of producers are very excited to see what the 2008 has in store for the future.
Congratulations to all the producers who won an award, we are already intrigued to see what the 2018 awards will hold.