Day 2 – And the Wine Trophy Goes to… Open Balkan Wine Trophy Announces Winners at WVOB24
Belgrade, November 23 – The prestigious Open Balkan Wine Trophy, a cornerstone event of the Wine Vision Fair, celebrated excellence in winemaking today as it unveiled its 2024 winners. The competition showcased the finest wines from Serbia, North Macedonia, highlighting the region’s viticultural heritage.
Category Champions
The competition recognized excellence across several categories, and here are the winners of Open Balkan Wine Trophy:
- Best Red Wine: BELI KAMEN MERLOT 2019, TEMET WINERY, SERBIA
- Best White Wine: SIGNUM CHARDONNAY 2022, FRUG WINERY, SERBIA
- Best Rosé: URE ELEGANCE ROSE 2023, CHATEAU KAMNIK, NORTH MACEDONIA
- Best Sparkling Wine: TRIJUMF ROSE SPARKLING 2019, ALEKSANDROVIĆ WINERY, SERBIA
- Trophy for the Best Red Wine from an Indigenous Variety: VRANEC “TERROIR” GRAND RESERVA 2020, CHATEAU KAMNIK, NORTH MACEDONIA
- Trophy for the Best White Wine from an Indigenous Variety: GRAŠAC GRAND FRU 2020, VINČIĆ WINERY, SERBIA
- Best Orange Wine: MOMA TRAMINAC 2023, BIKICKI WINERY, SERBIA
- Best Sweet Wine: TRI SUNCA TRAMINAC LATE VINTAGE 2019, FRUŠKOGORSKI VINOGRADI WINERY, SERBIA
- Best Fortified Wine: BERMET KROKAN 2012, STOJANOVIĆ WINERY, SERBIA
- National Trophy Albania: SHESH I BARDHE 2024, ENOFAMA WINERY
- National Trophy North Macedonia: BELA VODA RED 2021, TIKVEŠ CHATEAUX & DOMAINES
- National Trophy Serbia: “1903“ MERLOT 2016, DELENA WINERY
Judging Process
This year’s competition brought together more than one thousand wines from wineries across the Balkan region. The distinguished panel of judges, including Masters of Wine, such as Caroline Gilby and renowned sommeliers from across the globe, conducted blind tastings over three days to determine the winners.
