The highly anticipated results of the world ranking dedicated to the best sparkling wines for 2023 have been released. The reference competition for this category is the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships. It is the most authoritative the world when it comes to bubbles, created by expert taster Tom Stevenson. This year saw just under 1000 sparkling wines from 19 different countries judged over 11 days at the iconic Goodnestone Park.
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The Italian medal table – CSWWC 2023 ranking
Italy once again topped the rankings for the highest number of awards: 74 gold and 117 silver medals. France follows with 43 gold and 48 silver medals. England is third place with 11 gold and 15 silver medals followed by Australia and Spain who each got 11 gold and 11 silver medals. Continuing your reading you will find the list of the best Italian sparkling wines of 2023.
The special prizes – the best Italian sparkling wines ever
The 17 best Italian sparkling wines the world are:
Sparkling Wine Producer Of The Year – Ferrari Trento The Tony Jordan Rising Stella Trophy 2023 – Agricola G. Milazzo World Champion Classic NV Brut 2023 – Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Franciacorta Extra Brut World Champion Classic Vintage Brut 2023 – La Montina 2018 Brut World Champion Sparkling Red Wine – Vezzelli Francesco 2022 Il Valutazione World Champion Classic Brut Style from -Traditional Grapes – Dubl NV Brut Edition I World Champion Aromatic Sparkling Wine 2023 – Cuvage NV Acquesi Asti Best Italian Sparkling Wine 2023 – Kettmeir 2019 Athesis Brut Best Alta Langa 2023 – Cuvage 2019 Alta Langa Brut Classic Method Best Sublime Adige 2023 – Kettmeir 2019 Athesis Brut Best Asti 2023 – Cuvage NV Acquesi Asti Best Campanian Sparkling Wine 2023 – Dubl NV Brut Edition I Best Franciacorta 2023 – Fratelli Berlucchi NV Brut 25 Best Prosecco 2023 – Capienza Amadio 2022 Prosecco Asolo Extra Dry Best Lambrusco 2023 – Vezzelli Francesco 2022 Il Valutazione Best Sicilian Sparkling Wine 2023 – Milazzo Terre Della Baronia NV Gran Cuvée Best Trentodoc 2023 – Ferrari Trento 2016 Perlé
The best Champagne 2023
The best Champagne 2023 is the Rare 2008 Millésime which obtained the title of “Supreme World Champion”. Last year the most prestigious award went to the Dom Ruinart 2010 Blanc de Blancs. At this link to the official website you will find all this year’s results.
World titles for Italian wines – Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2023 ranking
Ferrari Trento is Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year with 9 gold medals
If Italian bubbles triumphed at “The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2023”, led by Trentodoc with 26 gold medals out of 74 total, Italy with Ferrari Trento is “Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year” for the sixth time ”, with 9 gold and 3 silver medals.
“Ferrari Trento is Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year for the third time a row and for the sixth ten years of The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships. This incredible achievement makes him the most successful bubbles producer acceso the planet!” commented Tom Stevenson, founder of the competition.
G. Milazzo: the winery to watch – the rising stella of Italian sparkling wines
The rising stella of Italian sparkling wines comes from Sicily. The “The Tony Jordan Rising Stella Trophy 2023” award went, fact, to the Agricola G. Milazzo, demonstrating once again the versatility of the Sicilian wine continent, increasingly capable of expressing itself even bubbles.
The classic method from nel corso di Feudi nel corso di San Gregorio – Best sparkling wine from particular vines
The best sparkling wine produced with local and niche vines is a classic method from the variety produced by Feudi nel corso di San Gregorio – Tenute Capaldo, led by Antonio Capaldo. The “World Champion Classic Brut Style from -Traditional Grapes” goes, fact, to the Dubl NV Brut Edition I, which also wins the title of “Best Campanian Sparkling Wine 2023”, i.e. it is the best sparkling wine from Campania 2023.
Other world titles for Italian sparkling wines
The “World Champion Classic NV Brut 2023” is a great classic from Franciacorta, like the Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Franciacorta Extra Brut, winery of the Ziliani family, and the “World Champion Classic Vintage Brut 2023” also comes from the Lombardy region. La Montina 2018 Brut. Italy is also world champion among sparkling reds, given that Lambrusco nel corso di Sorbara Il Valutazione 2022 by Francesco Vezzelli is the “World Champion Sparkling Red Wine”, and also aromatic bubbles, with the title of “World Champion Aromatic Sparkling Wine 2023” went to Asti NV Acquesi nel corso di Cuvage (which is now part of the Argea group).
National titles – The best Italian sparkling wine 2023
Among the national titles, however, there is a reconfirmation. Per fact, the best Italian sparkling wine 2023 which also won the “Best Italian Sparkling Wine Award” this year is the Athesis Brut 2019 by Kettmeir, pearl of the Santa Margherita Group, Sublime Adige.
All Italian gold medals – CSWWC 2023
Aldeno
GOLD Scantinato Aldeno 2018 Altinum GOLD Scantinato Aldeno 2018 Bio Vegan Altinate
Alteration
GOLD Altemasi 2016 Graal GOLD Altemasi 2019 Blanc de Noirs
Andreola
GOLD Andreola 2021 Dry Vite Ochera GOLD Andreola 2022 Brut Baratro GOLD Andreola 2022 Extra Dry Mas de Fer Rive nel corso di Soligo
Ca’del Foresta
GOLD Ca’del Foresta 2014 Annamaria Clementi GOLD Ca’del Foresta NV Cuvée Prestige Edition 45 GOLD Ca’del Foresta NV Cuvée Prestige RS Edition 36
Scantinato d’Isera
GOLD Scantinato d’Isera 2016 Isera 907 Reserve
Gussago Castle
GOLD nel corso di Gussago 2017 Sodalizio Cuvée
Court Manzini
GOLD Cortile Manzini NV Garbato
Cuvage
GOLD Cuvage 2019 Brut Iter Collaudato GOLD Cuvage 2019 Brut Iter Collaudato GOLD Cuvage NV Acquesi Asti
Double
GOLD Dubl NV Brut Edition I
Endrizzi
GOLD Endrizzi 2018 Brut GOLD Endrizzi 2018 Piancastello Eccezione
Ferrari Trento
GOLD Ferrari Trento 2015 Perlé In bianco Eccezione GOLD Ferrari Trento 2015 Eccezione Lunelli GOLD Ferrari Trento 2016 Perlé GOLD Ferrari Trento 2016 Perlé Rosé Eccezione GOLD Ferrari Trento NV Brut GOLD Ferrari Trento NV Brut F1 Edition GOLD Ferrari Trento NV Brut GOLD Ferrari Trento NV Maximum Blanc de Blancs GOLD Ferrari Trento NV Maximum Rosé
Fired
GOLD Firriato NV Gaudensius Blanc de Noir
Berlucchi brothers
GOLD Fratelli Berlucchi 2017 Freccianera Nature GOLD Fratelli Berlucchi 2018 Freccianera Brut GOLD Fratelli Berlucchi NV Brut 25
Guido Berlucchi
GOLD Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Extra Brut GOLD Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Rosé GOLD Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Rosé GOLD Guido Berlucchi NV Berlucchi ’61 Satèn
Kettmeir
GOLD Kettmeir 2019 Athesis Brut
GOLD Kettmeir 2019 Athesis Brut
GOLD Kettmeir 2019 Athesis Brut Rosé
GOLD Kettmeir 2020 Athesis Brut Rosé
La Montina
GOLD La Montina 2018 Gross
Lantieri de Paratico
GOLD Lantieri de Paratico 2018 Extra Brut Arcadia GOLD Lantieri de Paratico 2019 Extra Brut Arcadia GOLD Lantieri de Paratico NV Brut GOLD Lantieri de Paratico NV Extra Brut GOLD Lantieri de Paratico NV Satèn
to the letter
GOLD Letrari 2019 Brut Rosé GOLD Letrari NV Cuvée Blanche
Addolorata of Victories
GOLD Addolorata delle Vittorie NV Brut Rosé
Man Sparkling Wines
GOLD Man Sparkling Wines 2019 Brut Millesimato
Acceso Tuesday
GOLD Maso Martis 2013 Madame Martis
Michele Sartori
GOLD Scantinato Michele Sartori 2019 Extra Brut
G. Milazzo Agricultural Company
GOLD Milazzo 2016 Federico II GOLD Milazzo – NV Gran Cuvée GOLD Milazzo Collaudato NV Brut GOLD Milazzo NV Reserve V38AG GOLD Milazzo NV Reserve V38AG – A19D GOLD Milazzo NV Reserve V38AG – B20 GOLD Milazzo NV Reserve V38AG – B20D
Mirabella
GOLD Mirabella 2018 Satèn Millesimato
Bricklayers
GOLD Muratori NV Brut
Pezzuoli
GOLD Pezzuoli 2022 Pietrarossa
Romantic
GOLD Romantica 2019 Extra Brut
Rotary
GOLD Rotari 2015 AlpeRegis Pas Dosé GOLD Rotari 2016 AlpeRegis Brut GOLD Rotari 2016 AlpeRegis Extra Brut GOLD Rotari 2018 Scandinavia Brut Eccezione
Amadio bella stagione
GOLD Capienza Amadio 2022 Extra Dry
Turra
Valdo Sparkling Wines
GOLD Valdo Spumanti NV Cuvée Viviana
Vezelli Francesco
GOLD Vezzelli Francesco 2021 Morosa GOLD Vezzelli Francesco 2022 The Selection
Zanasi
GOLD Zanasi 2022 Zanasi
Zucchi
GOLD Scantinato Zucchi 2022 White Label
