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Award winner 2023

New wine prize for species protection
CARLO wine prizes awarded at ProWein

The newly initiated and internationally advertised CARLO Wine Award took place for the first time and met with a great response within the wine industry from the very first time it was held: almost 100 wines were entered and tasted by a renowned jury. The participation fees generated more than €7,000, all of which went towards species conservation projects.

Despite a rather short application period of 6 weeks, a total of almost 100 wines were entered in the categories of historical grape varieties, non-alcoholic wines, classic grape varieties and new grape varieties (PiWis). These were tasted by a renowned panel of experts made up of various personalities from the wine industry, such as Markus Del Monego (Sommelier World Champion 1998 and Master of Wine 2003), Kathy Féron (Jacques’ Wein-Depot), Christian Löw, Guido Walter, Kai Wagner (Slow Wine) and several members of the Sommelier Union.

The jury agreed that the CARLO Wine Award has the potential to develop into a major international wine prize within a few years. ‘The CARLO Wine Award is something very special with its approach of directly supporting species conservation projects with the proceeds generated. The award-winning wines stand for sustainability in the glass that you can taste,’ explained Markus Del Monego after the tasting. The high quality of the wines on show was also praised, enabling the jury to award a total of 30 prizes in various categories.

We are happy to take part in the CARLO Wine Award and
promote through our participation the attention
for holistically sustainable viticulture and species conservation.

ANDREA WIRSCHING
Weingut Hans Wirsching

Not just another wine prize,
but a direct contribution to species conservation

The focus of the new wine award is on honouring the sustainable production methods of the wineries and the associated taste quality of the wines submitted in equal measure. The CARLO Wine Award is not profit-orientated. With their employment, the wineries support Save Natura Initiative projects, as all proceeds are channelled directly into species conservation and thus endangered species in the vineyard regions are supported with targeted biodiversity measures. This approach was highly praised by the jury.

The winners of the
CARLO Wine Awards

CATEGORY HISTORICAL GRAPE VARIETIES AND HISTORICAL CULTIVATION METHODS

Gold medal for excellent sustainable wines

Fränkischer Burgunder 2020 – U. Martin GmbH – Rebschule Martin

Gelber Orleans Spätlese trocken 2015 – Weingut Schloss Sommerhausen

Grüner Adelfränkisch 2022 – U. Martin GmbH – Rebschule Martin

Riesling Vin de Paille 2021 – Domaines Vinsmoselle

Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Räuschling 2022 – Weingut Rütihof

Insel Mariannenaue – Historischer Rebensatz 2022 – Weingut Schloss Reinhartshausen GmbH & Co. KG

Alter Fränkischer Satz trocken 2022 – Winzerkeller Sommerach

CATEGORY RIESLING

Grand gold medal for outstanding sustainable wines

Trittenheimer Apotheke 2021 – Schlossgut Liebieg

Gold medal for excellent sustainable wines

Terra Montosa 2022 – Weingut Georg Breuer

Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Alte Reben 2021 – Schlossgut Liebieg

JOHANNISBERG Wallhausen Riesling GG 2021 – Weingut Prinz Salm

Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling trocken VDP.Erste Lage 2022 – Weingut Hans Wirsching

Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Großes Gewächs 2021 – Weingut Witwe Dr. Thanisch, Erben Müller-Burggraef

CATEGORY WHITE WINES

Gold medal for excellent sustainable wines

Scheurebe QbA trocken 2022 – Weingut Scherr

Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Walsheimer Silberberg 2023 | Weißburgunder – Weingut Karl Pfaffmann

Chardonnay trocken – Albig 2022 – Weingut Jung & Knobloch

Roter Traminer trocken “Im Eichenfass gereift” 2022 – Weingut Mayerle

Sauvignon Blanc QbA trocken 2022 – Weingut Scherr

CATEGORY RED WINES

Gold medal for excellent sustainable wines

Sonnenberg Cabernet Franc 2018 – Weingut Neiss

Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Frühburgunder trocken “Im Barrique gereift” 2018 – Weingut Mayerle

FRANÇOIS Rotweincuvée trocken 2018 – Weingut Braunewell

WASN HASN Samtrot trocken – Wilhelm Kern GmbH – Kellerei Kern

CATEGORY PINOT NOIR

Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Spätburgunder Kirschgarten 2020 – Weingut Mario Zelt

Escherndorfer Fürstenberg Spätburgunder VDP.ERSTE LAGE trocken 2020 – Weingut Horst Sauer

CATEGORY NON-ALCOHOLIC WINES

Gold medal for excellent sustainable wines

GB Sans | Riesling – Weingut Georg Breuer

Einmal ohne | Riesling – Weingut Apel

CATEGORY PIWIS

Grand gold medal for outstanding sustainable wines

Cabernet Blanc, trocken 2023 – Weingut Karl Pfaffmann


Silver medal for very good sustainable wines

Bacat Rosé feinherb 2022 – Staatsweingut Freiburg

SIMPLE WINE Rotwein 2021 | Satin Noir – Weingut Eißele

Adolzfurter Schneckenhof Muscaris Auslese 2022 – Weingut Birkert

Submit wine now

Here you can access the online form, where you can easily enter and send all the important data about the wines you have submitted.

Submit wine now

Here you can access the online form, where you can easily enter and send all the important data about the wines you have submitted.