DECANTER WORLD WINE

AWARDSENTRY PACK 2019

2019

80,000+readers through the

website and social media

21,000+followers

27,000+unique users

105,000+followers

101,000+likes

129,000+followers

540,000+users per month

1.2 millionpage views per month

6,500+

50*

of Asia’s top wine experts judge DAWA

*DAWA 2018

Including:

71*

MWs24*

MSs

92countries

41,000global circulation

DECANTER SOCIAL MEDIA

DECANTER TASTINGS AND EVENTS

Flagship wine events in London and Shanghai

Rest of the World

20,000+

DWWA – the world’s largest and most influential wine awards by Decanter – the world’s leading wine media brand

272* wine experts from

33 countries

entries each year across both competitions

wine lovers annually attend

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ASIA WINE AWARDS2019

*DWWA 2018

MAGAZINE

38%

USA & Canada

Europe

16%

UK

16%30%

Sarah Ahmed, PortugalJane Anson, BordeauxPedro Ballesteros Torres MW, SpainPaolo Basso, SwitzerlandRichard Baudains, VenetoStephen Brook, PiedmontJim Budd, LoireBernard Burtschy, Beaujolais, South West & Rest of FranceBob Campbell MW, New ZealandFerran Centelles, SpainPoh Tiong Ch’ng, AsiaJeannie Cho Lee MW, Burgundy (excluding Beaujolais)Markus Del Monego MW, Germany & Austria Caroline Gilby MW, Central & Eastern EuropeHuon Hooke, Australia

Andy Howard MW, Southern ItalyJustin Howard-Sneyd MW, Languedoc-RoussillonJane Hunt MW, Central Italy (excluding Tuscany)James Lawther MW, Languedoc-RoussillonPeter Liem, ChampagneNico Manessis, Greece & CyprusCaro Maurer MW, MediterraneanRichard Mayson, Port & MadeiraFiona McDonald, South AfricaThierry Meyer, AlsaceBarbara Philip MW, Canada

Peter Richards MW, ChileAnthony Rose, Australia Stephen Skelton MW, UKRod Smith MW, ProvencePatricio Tapia, Argentina & the Rest of South America (excluding Chile)James Tidwell MS, USA & Central AmericaAlessandro Torcoli, Northern Italy (excluding Piedmont & Veneto)Monty Waldin, TuscanyMatt Walls, RhôneBeth Willard, Central & Eastern Europe

DWWA REGIONAL CHAIRS

Decanter selects over 270 acclaimed and knowledgeable wine professionals to taste DWWA wines.

Andrew Jefford Decanter columnist and blogger (Jefford on Monday), wine writer and broadcaster

Sarah Jane Evans MW Award-winning journalist and ex-chair of the Institute of Masters of Wine

Michael Hill Smith MW International wine judge, wine consultant and Australia’s first Master of Wine

Steven SpurrierDecanter’s consultant editor

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

DWWA CO-CHAIRS

Why enter DWWA 2019

Have your wine tasted by the most influential people in the wine world

Panels of regional experts blind-taste DWWA wines in carefully organised flights by country, region, colour, grape, style, vintage and price.

THE DWWA MEDALS

SEAL OF APPROVAL83-85 POINTS An acceptable & simple wine

STAGE 1 – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD MEDALS

An excellent wine of great complexity & character

A well-made,straightforward & enjoyable wine

95-96POINTS

A very accomplished wine, with impressive complexity

90-94POINTS

86-89POINTS

2019

BEST IN SHOW

2019

STAGE 3 - BEST IN SHOW

The competition then culminates in a final tasting of Platinum winners by the Co-Chairs where the ultimate accolade of ‘Best in Show’ is given to the finest wines of the DWWA.

97-100POINTS

2019In the second week, a panel consisting of Co-Chairs and Regional Chairs re-taste all the Gold winners and award Platinum medals to the best wines.

STAGE 2 - PLATINUM

97-100POINTS

2019 2019

In the first week, Regional Chairs oversee their respective panels, settle any score discrepancies, and re-taste all Silver and Gold winners for consistency. Co-Chairs then re-taste all Gold winners for final endorsement. Silver winners are therefore tasted twice and Gold winners three times. This rigorous process ensures that each wine is reviewed thoroughly.

Why enter DWWA 2019

Benchmark your wines against the competition “

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We pride ourselves on getting specialist judges that really understand each region. Producers can be assured that the people judging their wines appreciate local nuances, grape varieties and practices – and will therefore evaluate each wine fairly.

ANDREW JEFFORD, Co-Chair at DWWA

THE DWWA JUDGING PROCESS

540,000+ users per month

TASTING

200,000+Global audience

via consumer & trade tastings and masterclasses in London and around the world.

UNSIGNED TALENTTASTING

Promote your winning wines at Decanter’s trade and consumer events

Decanter showcases DWWA winners at major international wine trade fairs

Year-round in-store promotions with retailers across the globe

Why enter DWWA 2019

2,800+followers

7,900+likes

6,400+followers

DECANTER AWARDS SOCIAL MEDIA

Decanter’s Special Awards issue published in

92countries

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Decanter endorsement and media coverage The world’s best wine magazine

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Online entry fee:

GBP 148 per wine

(+20% VAT if applicable)

Offline entry fee:

GBP 160 per wine

(+20% VAT if applicable)

Consolidated shipping fee:

GBP 51 per wine

DATE DETAILS06 November 2018 Competition opens

22 February 2019 Consolidated shipping deadline

5 Nov – 8 Mar 2019 Direct delivery period

01 March 2019 Entry and payment deadline

29 April – 3 May 2019 Judging week

7 – 10 May 2019 Platinum judging

21 May 2019 Results released to submitters

28 May 2019 Results announced on Decanter.com

DWWA 2019 COMPETITION

DETAILS

online at

www.decanter.com/enterand save GBP 12 per wine entry

ENTER & PAY

DWWA 2019

ENQUIRIES:

Contact the DWWA team:+44 (0)203 148 4505 awards@decanter.com

More information: www.decanter.com/enter

KEY DATES AND DEADLINES

The Decanter World Wine Awards are kindly sponsored by

Unopened samples help raise money for charity. In 2018, over £100,000

was raised for Wateraid.