Applications for the 2026 V d’Or Awards are now open!
The application period is 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 – producers, brands, marketing boards, agencies, suppliers of dry goods and services, etc. –, around the world. 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 and a duty to ensure a sustainable future that can reconcile economic performance and environmental performance in order to safeguard the fragile ecosystems it depends upon.
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.
Innovation
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.