This year we are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of our Gourmets Wine Guide 2025 (GVG), the doyenne of wine guides in Spain, and we wanted to reward those wineries whose wines have achieved the maximum score of the GVG five times or more since its origin, as well as sommeliers, headwaiters, distributors, journalists, communicators, organizations and associations that encourage the culture and promotion of wine.
The presentation of these awards took place on the morning of Wednesday 9 April, during the 38th Salon Gourmets,Europe's most exclusive Fine Food and Beverages Fair, which was held held from 7 to 10 April 2025, in Ifema (Madrid)
The 40 winners are:
Wine personalities: wineries or winemaking groups whose wines have achieved the highest GVG score 5 or more times since their origin:
Sierra Cantabria Vineyards and Wineries
Tempos Vega Sicilia
Álvaro Palacios y Descendientes de J. Palacios
González Byass Jerez Winery
Osborne Winery
Artadi Vineyards and Wineries
Contador Winery
CVNE -Cía. Vinícola del Norte de España- y Viñedos del Contino
Viña Sastre
Mauro Winery
Marqués de Murrieta
Numanthia Winery
Aalto Vineyards and Wineries
Tradición Winery
Rodero Winery
Dominio de Pingus
Toro Albalá
Clos Mogador
Barbadillo Winery
Roda Winery
Hnos. Pérez Pascuas Winery
Clos i Terrases
Muga Winery
Familia Torres
Wine promotion: sommeliers, wine waiters, restaurateurs, journalists and communicators:
Josep “Pitu” Roca – El Celler de Can Roca restaurant
Custodio Zamarra - Sommelier
José Polo – Atrio Cáceres restaurant
Quim Vila - Vila Viniteca
Carlos Echapresto – Venta Moncalvillo restaurant
José Félix Paniego – Portal de Echaurren restaurant
Rafael Sandoval – Coque restaurant
Gemma Vela - Hotel Madarin Oriental Ritz Madrid 1st sommelier
Mª José Huertas - Paco Roncero Restaurant
Decanter
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Institutions: organisations and associations that foster wine culture and promotion:
Federación Española del Vino (FEV)
ICEX - Foods and Wines from Spain
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación - #alimentosdespaña (MAPA)
Wine in Moderation
Organización Interprofesional del Vino de España (OIVE)