Best New Business Solution
FRANCE
Tastee
Winespace presents Tastee, a solution powered by artificial intelligence which provides support for buyers by summarising existing tasting notes to define the ‘average taste’ of a wine and extract a selection of listings based on the desired organoleptic profile.
Best Brand Experience
SOUTH AFRICA
Creation Wines
Creation Wines presents a unique sensor y experience for wine tasting revolving around the vineyards of South Africa, designed as a collaboration between winegrowers, chefs, scientists and health professionals.
Best Heritage Initiative
USA
The Old Vine Registry
The Old Vine Conference presents The Old Vine Registry, a project spearheaded by Jancis Robinson and Tamlyn Currin to preserve ancient viticultural heritage. The global database, which is public and participatory, has already listed over 1,800 old vineyards.
Best Eco-Friendly Launch
UNITED KINGDOM
Mallard Point
Mallard Point presents a reusable aluminium bottle coupled with a system of return to the manufacturer which aims to shift the paradigm from recycling to reusing containers within the wine and spirits industry.
Best Joint Initiative
PORTUGAL
Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program
WWF Portugal and Wines of Alentejo present ‘Wines of Alentejo Sustainability Program’, a programme that aims to support improvements in vineyard management.
The V d’Or Committee’s favorites
CHILE
VIGNO
Vignadores del Carignan presents VIGNO, a collaborative endorsement project introduced in the Maule region to safeguard and promote the area’s ancient tradition of winegrowing, whose future is jeopardised. The defining features of the collective’s wines are that they involve restoration of the region’s old vines, growing Carignan and are produced using distinctive winemaking techniques.
PORTUGAL
REDWine
Avipe presents REDWine, an innovative project that reduces CO2 emissions in the wine industry through carbon dioxide stemming from the production of microalgae biomass.