In the recent results from the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 (DWWA), Australia took home 65 gold medals, with 92 per cent of wines entered receiving an award.
Now in its 22nd year, DWWA is a global wine awards competition renowned for its rigorous judging process. This year’s awards featured wines from 57 countries, evaluated by 248 international wine experts.
‘What makes Decanter World Wine Awards so special is not only the calibre of the judges, the very high quality of the judge’s assessments of the wines, but also the reach they have globally,” said DWWA judge Tim Marson.
“Areas of specialism covering all major wine regions of the world and the fact that they come from around the world together in London for these two weeks of the year to judge at the biggest wine competition in the world.”
The range of medals awarded at DWWA includes Best in Show, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
Australia featured 80 wines, with four of them winning Best in Show — highlighting the quality and consistency of Australian wine across a range of styles and regions.
South Australia claimed 309 medals in total, including one Platinum for a wine from McLaren Vale and 19 golds.
Margaret River in Western Australia also secured four Platinum medals, including Deep Woods Estate, Reserve Chardonnay 2023, a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Shiraz and the fortified wine Gralyn Estate, Museum Rare Muscat NV, plus 18 golds.
Victoria rose through the ranks with 16 medals, including four Platinum and 11 golds. Tasmania received one Platinum and 10 gold medals. New South Wales earned a Platinum for Brokenwood, ILR Reserve Semillon, Hunter Valley 2019, and four gold medals.