A VinAgora This year, it has once again cemented its position as one of the region’s most prestigious international wine competitions. Samples were submitted from 17 countries, including Spain, France, Brazil, Italy and Australia. Among the wines entered, there were 239 foreign entries, representing one of the strongest international turnouts in recent years.
The competition was organised under the auspices of VINOFED, and the wines were judged using the 100-point system adopted by the OIV.
Tokaji Aszú was named the best in its category
One of the greatest successes of the Tokaji wine region is the Grand Tokaj has achieved this. The winery Millieu Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 2013 The wine won the Champion award in the botrytised wines category.
The Tokaji-linked bond was a success House of Peas as well, which Late Harvest 2024 The wine was crowned Champion in the category of natural sweet wines. The winery also won the Evocask Special Prize for wines aged using innovative methods.
Tokaj wineries also received special awards
The Tokaj wineries won several professional awards at the competition. The Angyal Winery It was among the recipients of the Shoprenter Special Award, whilst the Grand Tokaj received the Amorim Cork Hungary Special Award, which is presented to wineries committed to the use of cork stoppers.
Another success for Tokaj is that Maison aux Pois took home one of the most prestigious innovation awards.
New categories and new consumer trends have emerged
One of the key new features of the VinAgora 2026 was the introduction of the Commended award, which provides official professional recognition for high-quality wines that, whilst not having won a medal, achieved a score of 85 points or more.
The competition also provided a good reflection of changing trends in wine consumption. This year, for the first time, alcohol-free wines were included in a separate category, with 17 entries right from the start.
The ‘Varietal Focus’ programme also continued, this time putting Riesling and Merlot in the spotlight. A total of 123 wines were entered across the two categories.
At the end of May, the general public will also be able to taste the award-winning wines
The gold medal-winning and special prize-winning entries in the VinAgora category on 22 May are introduced to the VinAgora Prestige at a wine tasting event organised by the Winehub Wine Centre. Here, visitors will be able to sample not only the competition’s top wines but also the award-winning wines from the Commended.
