{"id":9653,"date":"2023-06-09T22:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2023-06-09T23:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:31:53","slug":"item_3_933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/articles\/item_3_933\/","title":{"rendered":"DWWA 2023: No Gold but 8 Medals for India at Decanter Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9653\" class=\"elementor elementor-9653\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4720b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4720b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f09f7\" data-id=\"53f09f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70aab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tPosted: Friday, 09 June 2023 22:57\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad9e937\" data-id=\"ad9e937\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cccb2a7\" data-id=\"cccb2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4aea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4aea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<u>If you Like this article, please click\n<iframe style=\"border: none; 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Sula did win a Gold for Tropicale Brut last year at the International Wine Challenge (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_910.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">IWC<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_1_608.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Decanter WW Awards: Gold eludes India at the \u2018Wine Olympics\u2019 <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decanter World Wine Awards which celebrated its 20th edition this year, is a prestigious awards with participation by 18,250 wines, with DWWA claiming it to be the world&#8217;s largest wine competition, with 72,000 bottles flying into London for the tasting in 15 days.<\/p>\n<p>With Australia wooing the Indian market with its premium wines-especially after the signing of the FTA, it was an excellent performance by Australian wines which received 20% of the total awards represented across the Best Show, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, making it a country with the best wines in the world for 2023. Aussie wines won 719 medals in all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianwineacademy.com\/item_3_502.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Fratelli Zampa in the Decanter <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Result details, <a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/search\/wines?competitionType=DWWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">visit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subhash Arora<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Medals at a Glance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"21%\">\n<p>Fratelli Wines<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"23%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/726235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Sette<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"13%\">\n<p>87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"13%\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"10%\">\n<p>Solapur<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7%\">\n<p>Red<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Sula Vineyards<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/727952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Rasa Syrah<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Nashik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Red<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Big Banyan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/730824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Limited Shiraz<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Karnataka<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Bangalore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Red<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Sula Vineyard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/727950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">The Source Reserve Chenin Blanc <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Nashik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>White<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Moet Hennessy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/731169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Chandon Ros\u00e9 Extra Dry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Nashik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>NV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Ros\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Sula Vineyards<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/727947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Brut<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>88<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Nashik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>NV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>White<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Moet Hennessy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/731168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\">Chandon Brut<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>91<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Maharashtra<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Nashik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>NV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>White<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Sula Vineyard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.decanter.com\/DWWA\/2023\/wines\/727953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span 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