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All the medal-winning wines from the Global Organic and Vegan Masters 2022

The trend for making wines in harmony with nature has spread around the world. In our Organic and Vegan Masters competition, the judges were impressed by the breadth and quality of offerings. By Patricia Stefanowicz MW.

With climate change the new global reality, wine drinkers are looking at ways to support the ecology of the planet. What better way than to eat and drink green? As many wine producers and wine merchants will attest, it’s not a hard sell.

This year’s Global Organic and Vegan Masters features a wide range of producers from both New and Old worlds, and almost every sphere imaginable. There is plenty of excitement about the warmer regions of France, Spain, Italy and Portugal, areas in which it is easier to grow grapes without using agro-chemicals. Without quite so many diseases to account for, more natural inputs – and fewer of them, too – are possible. And the natural chemicals, copper and sulphur, can control the majority of diseases.

Biological controls, such as pheromones or natural predators, are also used, especially against insects, where the ‘good bugs’ take care of ‘bad bugs’.

Warmer climates in much of the southern hemisphere – Australia, South Africa, Argentina, and Chile – are becoming increasingly organic in their approach. Flying the flag for cooler climates, New Zealand and western Canada manage to use organic and biodynamic viticulture. And a surprising number of producers in cooler and damper European regions, such as the Loire, Champagne, the Veneto, and England, are learning how to look after their vines organically.

What is truly enticing about the Global Organic and Vegan Masters is the diverse range of styles and regions featured. The entries blind-tasted by our judges demonstrate the prolific nature of high-quality wines from Languedoc-Roussillon, Jumilla in Spain, and warm parts of South Australia, especially. Champagne, also, is strong, and Italian and Greek regions were all notable for mulching in with innovative green ideas.

Inevitably, organic wines are just a little pricier, because grape yields are lower, and the labour required is a little higher, but one has to consider whether ‘greener ’ means ‘better’? Most consumers and winegrowers would answer yes.

The judges awarded Gold medals across various price points, although the sweet spots were undoubtedly the £10-15 bracket and the over £20.

Conscientious consumers and commercial buyers should be reassured that there are plentiful green wines to be found at affordable prices that not only taste great, but will help you do your bit for the planet.

White Sparkling

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Aldi Ireland Castellore Organico Veneto Italy NV Silver
Viña Indómita Espumante Grand Cuvée Brut Casablanca Valley Chile NV Bronze
£10-£15
Vilarnau Reserva Brut Penedés Spain NV Gold
Vilarnau Vilarnau Gold Edition Brut Reserva Organic Penedés Spain NV Silver
Bodega Santa Julia Santa Julia La Mantis Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Codorníu Anna de Codorníu Ecológica Catalonia Spain NV Bronze
£15-£20
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut Okanagan Valley Canada NV Silver
Masottina Costabella Brut Prosecco DOC Treviso Veneto Italy NV Bronze
£20-£30
Masottina Costabella Brut Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Veneto Italy NV Silver
Val d’Oca Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry Bio Vegan Veneto Italy NV Silver
£30-£50
Oxney Organic Estate Classic East Sussex UK 2018 Silver
Fox & Fox Mayfield The Elizabethan Blanc de blancs East Sussex UK 2014 Silver
£50-£70
Champagne Lanson Le Green Label Organic Champagne France NV Gold

Rosé Sparkling

Under £10
Aldi Castellore Organico Organic Prosecco Rosé Veneto Italy NV Silver
£10-£15
Vilarnau Rosé Reserva Penedés Spain NV Bronze
£30-£50
Bacio della Luna Prosecco Spumante DOC Rosé Veneto Italy 2021 Bronze

 

Still White Unoaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Bodega Pagos del Rey Rueda Blume Verdejo Ecológico Rueda Spain 2021 Silver
Peninsula Wines Gary Barlow Organic White Wine Castilla y Léon Spain 2021 Silver
Piccini Vermentino Costa Toscana IGT Tuscany Italy 2021 Silver
Bodegas Ontalba Ontalba Sauvignon Blanc Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2021 Silver
Emiliana Organic Vineyards Adobe Reserva Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley Chile 2021 Silver
Felix Solis Avantis Rock & Roots Verdejo Sauvignon Blanc Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2021 Silver
Felix Solis Avantis Viña Albali Verdejo Organic Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2021 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Angove Naturalis Organic Pinot Grigio SA Australia 2021 Bronze
Casa Vinicola Botter Carlo & C. Castellore Organico Organic Pinot Grigio Sicily Italy 2019 Bronze
Gérard Bertrand ‘Pollinat’ Chardonnay Languedoc-Roussillon France 2021 Bronze
Bodega Santa Julia Santa Julia Organica Torrontes Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Aldi Buenas Vides Pinot Grigio San Juan Argentina 2021 Bronze
Angove Family Winemakers Angove Naturalis Organic Chardonnay SA Australia 2021 Bronze
VSPT Wine Group B-liv Sauvignon Blanc Santiago Chile 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Murviedro Pasión Malvasía Valencia Spain 2021 Bronze
Luis Felipe Edwards Flora Sauvignon Blanc Leyda Valley Chile 2021 Bronze
£10-£15
Cielo e Terra 3 Passo Bianco Bio Veneto Italy 2021 Gold
Stoneleigh Organic Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Silver
Barton & Guestier B&G Original Organic Sauvignon Blanc France France 2021 Silver
Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Wild Olive Organic Fiano SA Australia 2021 Bronze
Bodegas Corral Don Jacobo Tempranillo Blanco Ecológico Rioja Spain 2021 Bronze
Stoneleigh Latitude Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Bronze
Raimat Chardonnay Eco Catalonia Spain 2021 Bronze
La Riojana Ecologica Familias Torrontés Chardonnay Famatina Valley Argentina 2021 Bronze
£15-£20
Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2020 Gold
Babich Wines Select Blocks Marlborough Organic Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Silver
Alpha Estate Malagouzia Single Vineyard Turtles Florina Greece 2021 Silver
Te Kano Estate Blanc de Noir Central Otago New Zealand 2021 Silver
Bodegas Santa Julia La Oveja Santa Julia Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Villa Bogdano 1880 Lison Classico DOCG Veneto Italy 2019 Bronze
Babich Wines Family Estates Marlborough Organic Sauvigon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Bronze
£20-£30
Tenute Masso Antico Masso Antico Verdeca Chardonnay Puglia IGT Organic Puglia Italy 2021 Gold
Schenk Italia Gergenti Grillo Sicilia Doc Organic Sicily Italy 2021 Silver
Château Léoube Blanc de Léoube Provence France 2021 Bronze
Cantine Volpi Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Derthona La Zerba Piedmont Italy 2020 Bronze
Schenk Italia Tenimenti Leone Bianco Roma DOC Organic Lazio Italy 2021 Bronze
Alpha Estate Sauvignon Blanc Florina Greece 2021 Bronze

 

Still White Oaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Jacob’s Creek Organic Chardonnay Australia Australia 2021 Gold
De Bortoli Wines Organic Chardonnay Victoria Australia 2021 Silver
£10-£15
Stoneleigh Latitude Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2021 Gold
Viñedos Veramonte Chardonnay Casablanca Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Wild Olive Organic McLaren Vale Chardonnay McLaren Vale Australia 2021 Bronze
£15-£20
Jurtschitsch Riesling Ried Heiligenstein 1 ÖTW DAC Kamptal Austria 2019 Gold
Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2020 Silver
Bodegas San Dionisio Mainetes Verdejo Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2021 Bronze
Château Maris Brama Languedoc-Roussillon France 2020 Bronze
£20-£30
Bodegas Corral Los Corrales de Moncalvillo Maturana Blanca Ecologico Rioja Spain 2020 Silver

Still Rosé Unoaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Gérard Bertrand Pollinat Grenache Languedoc-Roussillon France 2021 Silver
Aldi Specially Selected Estevez Organic Rosé Central Valley Chile 2021 Silver
BVC Bodegas Toro Loco Original Rosé Utiel-Requena Spain 2021 Bronze
Peninsula Wines Gary Barlow Organic Rosé Wine Castile-La Mancha Spain 2021 Bronze
£10-£15
Domaine Royal de Jarras Pink Flamingo Gris Tête de Cuvée Bio Languedoc France 2021 Silver
Domaine Royal de Jarras Tête de Cuvé Gris de Gris Bio Languedoc France 2021 Bronze
Maison Mirabeau Mirabeau X Provence France 2021 Bronze
VSPT Wine Group B-liv Rosé Santiago Chile 2020 Bronze
£15-£20
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Organic Rosé Bordeaux France 2021 Silver
Château Léoube Rosé de Léoube Provence France 2021 Silver
Château la Gordonne Summertime Bio Provence Gabon 2021 Bronze
Chateau La Gordonne Château La Gordonne Vérité du Terroir Bio Provence France 2021 Bronze
Domaine Royal de Jarras Favet 9/10 Tête de Cuvé Bio Languedoc France 2020 Bronze
£20-£30
Château la Gordonne La Chapelle Gordonne Tête de Cuvée Rosé Bio Provence France 2021 Gold
Maison Mirabeau Nude Pink Provence France 2021 Bronze

Still Rosé Oaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
£10-£15
Gérard Bertrand Source of Joy Languedoc-Roussillon France 2021 Silver

 

Still Orange Unoaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Cramele Recas Orange Natural Wine Banat Romania 2021 Silver
£10-£15
Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold Languedoc-Roussillon France 2021 Gold

Still Red Unoaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Bodegas Luzón Luzón Colección Monastrell Jumilla Spain 2021 Gold
Salentein Portillo Organic Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021 Silver
Bodegas Carchelo Eya Monastrell Jumilla Spain 2021 Silver
BVC Bodegas Torol Loco Bobal Merlot Valencia Spain NV Silver
BVC Bodegas Toro Loco Original Superior Valencia Spain 2021 Silver
Felix Solis Avantis Rock & Roots Organic Tempranillo Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2021 Silver
Peninsula Wines Gary Barlow Organic Red Wine Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2020 Silver
Bodegas Salantein S/S Argentinian Organic Malbec Aldi, Buenas Vides Uco Valley Argentina 2020 Bronze
BVC Bodegas Toro Loco Organic Valencia Spain 2020 Bronze
Sociedade Agrícola D. Diniz Pólen Evora Portugal s/ano Bronze
Bodega Pio del Ramo Betola The Cat Wine Red Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Sociedade Agrícola D. Diniz Capuchos Evora Portugal s/ano Bronze
Felix Solis Avantis Castillo de Mureva Organic Tempranillo Castilla-La Mancha Spain 2021 Bronze
£10-£15
Cielo e Terra 3 Passo Rosso Bio Veneto Italy 2020 Silver
Viñedos y Bodegas Asensio Carcelén 100X100 Syrah Jumilla Spain 2020 Silver
Bodegas Bleda Castillo de Jumilla Organic Jumilla Spain 2020 Silver
Bodega Santa Julia El Burro Santa Julia Mendoza Argentina 2021 Silver
Bodegas Juan Gil Honoro Vera Organic Monastrell Jumilla Spain 2020 Silver
Bodegas Santa Julia Santa Julia Organica Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021 Silver
Bodegas San Dionisio SF Monastrell Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2021 Silver
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Rouge Organic Bordeaux France 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Ontalba Ontalba Monastrell Syrah Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Viña Elena Pacheco Organic Monastrell Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Bodega Renacer Punto Final Organic Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Bodegas BSI Numun Syrah Jumilla Spain 2021 Bronze
Ego Bodegas Talento by Ego Ecológico Jumilla Spain 2021 Bronze
£15-£20
Les Grandes Serres S/S Châteauneuf-du-Pape Aldi Rhône Valley France NV Bronze
Château Maris Naïve Languedoc Roussillon France 2021 Bronze
£20-£30
Bodegas Corral Los Corrales de Moncalvillo Maturana Tinta en Ánfora Ecológico Rioja Spain 2020 Bronze

Still Red Oaked

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Chile 2020 Gold
Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Carmenère Cachapoal Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Luis Felipe Edwards Flora Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Malbec Colchagua Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Jacob’s Creek Organic Shiraz Cabernet Australia Australia 2021 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Angove Naturalis Organic Shiraz SA Australia 2020 Silver
Luis Felipe Edwards Flora Red Blend Colchagua Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Aldi Buenas Vides Organic Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2020 Silver
Bodegas Carchelo Carchelo Viñedos de Pueblo Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Murviedro Pasión Monastrell & Garnacha Valencia Spain 2020 Bronze
De Bortoli Wines Organic Shiraz Field Blend Riverina Australia 2020 Bronze
Viña Indómita Quintus Maipo Valley Chile 2021 Bronze
Bodegas 1890 Pata Negra Apasionado Organic Jumilla Spain 2021 Bronze
Gemtree Wines Dragon’s Blood Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia 2021 Bronze
£10-£15
Windowrie Wine Co Pig In The House Organic Shiraz Cowra Australia 2020 Gold
Windowrie Wine Co The Natural Wine Co No Added Preservatives Shiraz Central Ranges Australia 2021 Gold
Emiliana Organic Vineyards Novas Gran Reserva CarmenèreCarmenère/Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Ego Bodegas Time Waits For No One Double by Finca Bacara Jumilla Spain 2021 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Wild Olive Organic McLaren Vale Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Silver
Bodegas BSI Numun Selección Monastrell Jumilla Spain 2021 Silver
Viña Indómita Duette Maipo Valley Chile 2020 Silver
Bodegas Alceño Romeo Organic Jumilla Spain 2020 Silver
Bodega Sierra Norte Equilibrio 9 Jumilla Spain 2019 Silver
La Riojana Ecologica Familias Reserve Shiraz Malbec Famatina Valley Argentina 2021 Silver
Bodega Sierra Norte Equilibrio 4 Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Alceño Alceño Organic Jumilla Spain 2020 Bronze
Bodegas Corral Don Jacobo Crianza Seleccion Rioja Spain 2018 Bronze
Bodega Silvano García Viñahonda Organic Plus Jumilla Spain 2019 Bronze
Bodegas Corral Don Jacobo Vendimia Seleccionada Ecológico Rioja Spain 2020 Bronze
VSPT Wine Group B-liv Cabernet Sauvignon Santiago Chile 2020 Bronze
VSPT Wine Group B-liv Red Blend Santiago Chile 2020 Bronze
£15-£20
Gemtree Wines Cinnabar GSM McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Silver
Emiliana Organic Vineyards Coyam Colchagua Valley Chile 2019 Silver
Alpha Estate Xinomavro Single Vineyard Hedgehog Amyndeon Greece 2019 Silver
Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2020 Silver
Bodegas Bilbaínas Viña Pomal Reserva Ecológico Rioja Spain 2017 Silver
Castello Vicchiomaggio Vicchiomaggio Vegan Tuscany Italy 2018 Silver
Bodegas Pio del Ramo Pío Crianza Jumilla Spain 2019 Silver
Casa Lo Alto Manzán Valencia Spain 2020 Bronze
Izquierdo Viñedos y Bodegas Ramón Izquierdo Monastrell Organic Jumilla Spain 2019 Bronze
Cantine Volpi Marche IGT Sangiovese Boirà Piedmont Italy 2021 Bronze
Casa lo Alto Rocha Valencia Spain 2020 Bronze
Gemtree Wines Uncut Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Bronze
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Organic Pinot Noir Okanagan Valley Canada 2020 Bronze
Domaine Bousquet Gaia Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Viña Indómita Zardoz Maipo Valley Chile 2020 Bronze
Château Maris Les Planels Languedoc-Roussillon France 2019 Bronze
Domaine Bousquet Reserva Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021 Bronze
Bodegas Muriel El Zorro y La Bodega Reserva by Johan Jureskog Rioja Spain 2017 Bronze
£20-£30
Angove Family Winemakers Warboys Vineyard Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Gold
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Spadefoot Toad Sangiovese Okanagan Valley Canada 2017 Gold
Château Maris Naïve Languedoc-Roussillon France 2019 Gold
Château Léoube Rouge de Léoube Provence France 2019 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Warboys Vineyard Grenache McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Silver
Schenk Italia Gergenti Frappato Terre Siciliane IGT Organic Sicily Italy 2021 Silver
Angove Family Winemakers Warboys Vineyard Shiraz Grenache McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Silver
Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2020 Silver
Tenute Masso Antico Primitivo del Salento IGT Organic Puglia Italy 2021 Bronze
Tenute Masso Antico Negroamaro del Salento IGT Organic Puglia Italy 2021 Bronze
Bodegas Corral Los Corrales de Moncalvillo Maturana Tinta Ecologico Rioja Spain 2019 Bronze
Schenk Italia Tenimenti Leone Rosso Roma DOC Organic Lazio Italy 2021 Bronze
£30-£50
Gemtree Wines Ernest Allan Shiraz McLaren Vale Australia 2020 Gold
Lunadoro Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Organic Tuscany Italy 2018 Silver
Tenute Masso Antico Primitivo del Salento IGT Organic – Le Anfore Puglia Italy 2020 Silver
Julia Kemper Wines Julia Kemper Touriga Nacional Dão Portugal 2013 Silver
Propiedad de Arínzano Merlot Navarra Spain 2018 Bronze
Propiedad de Arínzano Merlot Agricultura Biológica Navarra Spain 2007 Bronze
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Spadefoot Toad Syrah Okanagan Valley Canada 2016 Bronze

 

Red Fortified

Winery Name of Wine Region Country Vintage Medal
£15-£20
Fonseca Terra Prima Organic Reserve Douro Valley Portugal NV Gold

 

About the competition

With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Organic and Vegan Masters provides a chance for your wines to star.

The 2022 competition was judged on 9 August at Novotel London Bridge, London, employing experienced judges. The top wines were awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding in their field received the ultimate accolade – the title of Organic and Vegan Master. This report features the medal winners only.

Please visit the Global Masters website for more information, or, to enter future competitions – giving you the chance to feature online and in print – please call: +44 (0) 20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com

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