General Information

What is WAWWJ?

It stands for the World Association of Wine Writers and Journalists, it includes web page creators, who come together in order to write about wines from all over the world.

What the WAWWJ does:

  1. It makes different members of the media come together to write about wine related topics. The WAWWJ asks from its members that they publish a wine related article from their country, once a year. Articles may be found in the following languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian and Portuguese.
  2. Every year it classifies wines and wineries (World Ranking Wines-WRW®) that participate in different wine contests held around the world. All results of the various contests are published. This classification has been held since 1996 with the purpose of commercial activities and advertising.

The WAWWJ does not make any comments on the results and does not judge the wineries that do not participate in the contests. It only classifies the ones have participated in wine contests held around the world and puts them in order. It also rewards and encourages all who wish to promote wine consumption in the world. Their products are evaluated anonymously in 200 contests in 50 countries by the best specialists.

The prizes are awarded every year by the WAWWJ and are based on a system (See Ranking).

Each contest, according to its importance, gives points to all winning wines. (Ex: Vinalies 8, 95 points) and each prize gives an index (Ex.: Vinalies d´Or 6, 00 points.) This means that the result of a wine which was awarded with the Vinalies d´Or would be 8,95x 6, 00 = 53.7 points.

The annual awards are the following:

  • "Wine of the Year"- "Vino del Año"- "Vin de l´Année": For all wines of the world that reach the minimum of points established every year. For 2007, the minimum is 120 points, an equivalent to three gold medals from different contests.
  • "TOP Wine of the Year" - "TOP Vino del Año"- "TOP Vin de l´Année": This award is for only one wine, the one that gets the maximum points in every country. To be awarded with TOP wine of the year, the wine would have to win the Wine of the Year prize first.
  • "Best Wine of the World"- "Mejor Vino del Mundo" - "Le Meilleur Vin du Monde": Is given to the best wine in the world, regardless its category and receives only one award.
  • "Winery of the Year" - "Sociedad Vitivinícola del Año"- " Société Vitivinicole de l´Année" For the winery that scores the highest points during the year. This award can be given either to a winery that owns its vineyards or to one that elaborates using another winery's vineyards. All prizes have a diploma that is given to winners.

Complete information can be found on related web pages of every country that requests information to WAWWJ:
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