Liquid Icons Press Release: Top 10 Fine Wine Estates across 9 global Golden Vines® Award Categories in The 2023 Gérard Basset Global Fine Wine Report are announced
PRESS RELEASE
20 OCTOBER 2023 | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM & PARIS, FRANCE
Three-hundred guests were treated to an unforgettable night to remember at the beautiful Opera Garnier in central Paris on Saturday 14th October.
This year’s Awards were hosted by Raphaële Marchal, as guests were treated to culinary creations from 3-star Michelin chef, Alain Ducasse, and Akrame. The wines served included 2009 Dom Pérignon Rosé, 2004 Dom Pérignon P2, 2015 Château d’Yquem, 2013 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Echézeaux Grand Cru, 2007 Liber Pater, 2006 Istvan Szepsy 6-Puttonyos and an exclusive blend of old Camus Cognac. British pop star, Cat Burns, and French icon, Louane performed to a rapturous reception.
Close to 1,000 fine wine professionals from 120 countries voted for this year’s Awards in The 2023 Gérard Basset Global Fine Wine Report, including 27 Masters of Wines, 22 Master Sommeliers, over 180 winemakers, wine press, wine merchants and Michelin-star sommeliers with an average experience of 15 years in the industry. Deloitte independently verified the results.
For this year, three winners became All-Star Winners in their category, having won the Award for the third time in a decade: Domaine de la Romanée Conti for The 2023 Robb Report Golden Vines® World’s Best Producer Award (2021, 2022, 2023); Ridge Vineyards for The 2023 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Americas Awards (2021, 2022, 2023); and Penfolds for The 2023 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Rest of the World (2021, 2022, 2023).
Weingut Egon Müller of Germany won The 2023 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in Europe Award and The Sadie Family Wines won The 2023 VistaJet Golden Vines® World’s Best Rising Star Award.
In other categories, The 2023 Gucci Golden Vines® Sustainability Award was won by Emidio Pepe of Italy. University of California Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology won The 2023 Sogrape Golden Vines® Innovation Award. The Macallan won the newly inaugurated 2023 Golden Vines® World Best Rare Spirit Brand Award.
Finally, The 2023 Golden Vines® Hall of Fame Award went to the legendary Jancis Robinson OBE MW for her services to the wine industry.
The top 10 performers in each Award category are listed below:
Exhibit: The 2023 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in Europe Award Top 10 Nominees:
Weingut Egon Müller
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Vega Sicilia
Szepsy Winery
Antinori
Roagna
Gaja
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Weingut Keller
Krug
Exhibit: The 2023 Golden Vines® Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Americas Award Top 10 Nominees
Ridge Vineyards
Bodega Catena Zapata
Harlan Estate
Opus One
Screaming Eagle
Sine Qua Non
Dominus Estate
Famila Zuccardi
Bodega Chacra
Littorai
Exhibit: The 2023 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Rest of the World Award Top 10 Nominees
Penfolds
Henschke
The Sadie Family
Château Musar
Klein Constantia
Felton Road
Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines
Kumeu River
Kanonkop
Cloudy Bay
Exhibit: The 2023 Robb Report Golden Vines® World’s Best Fine Wine Producer Award Top 10 Nominees:
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Weingut Egon Müller
Vega Sicilia
Domaine Leroy
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Krug
Château Latour
Petrus
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Szepsy Winery
Exhibit: The 2023 VistaJet Golden Vines® World’s Best Rising Star Award Top 10 Nominees:
The Sadie Family Wines
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines
Weingut Eva Fricke
Roagna
Comando G
Alheit Vineyards
Filipa Pato & William Wouters
Giulia Negri
Szepsy Winery
Exhibit: The 2023 Casa Ferreirinha Golden Vines® Innovation Award Top 10 Nominees:
UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology
The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
Liv-ex
Nomacorc
Dr Kees van Leeuwen
Please download The 2023 Gérard Basset Global Fine Wine Report which is available on complementary basis at https://liquidicons.com/work/gerard-basset-global-fine-wine-report to discover detailed views and predictions made by members of the global fine wine industry identifying key micro and macro trends that are likely to move and shape the global fine wine market – including, but not limited to:
Global Market Sentiment & The Global Fine Wine Industry Performance Expectations for the Year Ahead (2024) as well as reasons behind both market sentiment and industry performance expectations;
Trends in the Global Fine Wine Industry in the Past Year (2023);
Regions with the Most Upside Potential for the Year Ahead (2023);
Regions with the Most Downside Potential for the Year Ahead (2023).
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Notes to Editor
About Liquid Icons
Liquid Icons is a fine wine research and content production company founded by two friends – the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and Lewis Chester DipWSET – and joined by Sasha Lushnikov to “do stuff in wine”. We create first-class original content and research about the world’s greatest fine wines and spirits. Our work encompasses motion picture, industry research, recognition and celebration of wine and spirits excellence, charitable and fundraising activities, as well as educational initiatives.
About the Gérard Basset Foundation
Set up to honour the legacy and memory of Gérard Basset OBE MW MS by addressing the wine industry’s most pressing issues through education, training & mentorship, the Gérard Basset Foundation comprises a multidisciplinary team of industry-leading professionals: Nina Basset FIH, Romané Basset, Lewis Chester DipWSET, Ian Harris MBE DipWSET, Sasha Lushnikov, and Jancis Robinson OBE MW.
https://gerardbassetfoundation.org
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