Applications for the 2026 V d’Or Awards are now open!
Applications are open until 2 October 2025
What are the benefits ?
By taking part in the V d’Or awards, you:
• Join an international network of experts and committed professionals
• Secure visibility among influential people within the international wine and spirits sector
• Benefit from media coverage within the global Vinexposium community and specialist media
Who can apply ?
Applications are free and open to all professionals around the world, including producers, brands, marketing boards, agencies, and suppliers of goods and services, etc. Projects presented must have been implemented, announced or achieved significant results since January 2024.
The stages of your application
1
Until October 2nd, 2025
Submit your online application here: https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/LtEF0G
2
December 2025
Announcement of the Nominees
3
February 8th, 2026
Winners revealed at the V d’Or 2026 Awards Ceremony
4
February 9th – 11th, 2026
Presentation of Winners at Wine Paris 2026
The 3 categories
Sustainability
Best Sustainability Initiative V d’Or
The world of wine and spirits is experiencing the effects of climate change first-hand.
It has a responsibility to ensure a sustainable future that balances economic and environmental performance, safeguarding the fragile ecosystems on which it depends.
The Best Sustainability V d’Or is awarded to a specific solution or mitigation provided by an interprofessional organisation, a group, an individual, a company, a brand, a winery or a distillery.
Projects presented must have been implemented, announced or achieved significant results since January 2024.
Education & Transmission
Best Education & Transmission V d’Or
The future of the world of wine and spirits hinges on the ability of sector stakeholders to share their knowledge and train other professionals either by disseminating innovations or reviving and safeguarding forgotten skills.
The Best Education & Transmission V d’Or is awarded to an interprofessional organisation, a group, an individual, a company, a brand, a winery or a distillery that provides an in-person or online programme or scheme committed to mentorship, education and skill transfer towards professionals within the world of wine and spirits.
Projects presented must have been implemented, announced or achieved significant results since January 2024.
Innovation
Best Innovation V d’Or
The overall decrease in alcohol consumption, particularly in producer countries and among young people, and the changes in consumer expectations challenge long-held certainties, undermine growth, and ultimately threaten the survival of the wine and spirits sector.
The Best Innovation V d’Or is awarded to an interprofessional organisation, a group, an individual, a company, a brand, a winery or a distillery for an initiative which reaches out to new audiences or taps into new markets. It can be an innovative digital strategy, a creative advertising campaign, a brand-new event, a new packaging, or a new product.
Projects presented must have been implemented, announced or achieved significant results since January 2024.
Testimonials from winners
"Thanks to the V d’Or award we had a real strong impact on people. The feedback that we got was as a collective in Ireland has been huge. We obviously got a lot of press coverage from this, which is really important."
Joe McGirr, Founder of Boatyard Distillery
Winner of Best Sustainability - Spirits V D’OR Awards 2025
"The V d’Or award is important for the industry for several reasons, but the main one is that it really shines a spotlight on the great initiatives that exist today in the sector and inspires stakeholders to take up these ideas and develop them on their own scale."
Iris Borrut, Director of Vignerons Engagés
The Judging Panel’s Special Mention V D’OR Awards 2025
« We received so many requests from people to ask how they could be involved, how they could give money, how they could provide internships. But I think what we're most happy about is the amount of potential scholars and potential grantees that applied for the foundation for applied to Bordeaux, that wanted to be involved. »
Christian Holthausen, Head of Communications for The Gérard Basset Foundation
Winner of Best Education & Knowledge Sharing – Wines V D’OR Awards 2025