The International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2008: Best in Class

The following wines are those which were awarded 'Best in Class' by the IWSC 2008, as on July 2008. Each wine is clickable to provide an example of a search using Wine-Searcher.

You may also be interested in the Fortified wines that were awarded the 'Best in Class' for 2007 & 2008 or the 'Best in Class Wines' for 2007.

2001	Vigneti Villabella Fracastoro Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
2003	Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOC Sergio Zenato
2004	Monte Olmi Capitel Amarone DOC Tedeschi
2005	Cortes de Cima
2001	Nyetimbar Classic Cuvee
2003	Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino
2005	Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots Reserve de l'Obedience
NV	Waitrose Blanc de Noirs
NV	Pannier Brut Tradition
NV	Champagne Beaumont des Crayeres Grande Reserve
NV	Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Reservée Florens Louis
1996	Champagne Duval Leroy Femme de Champagne
1981	Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie
1989	Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime
2000	Piper Heidsieck Brut Millesime
2002	Waitrose Vintage Champagne
2005	Domaine de la Solitude Cuvée Solitude
2006	Chateau Fortia Reserve
2005	Chateau Capion
1999	Estola Gran Reserva
2005	Cruz De Alba
2003	Legaris Reserva
1995	Bodegas Campillo Gran Reserva
2001	Beronia Reserva
2006	Jackson-Triggs Proprietors' Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine
2006	Jackson-Triggs Proprietors' Reserve Vidal Icewine
2005	Casa Larga Fiori Vidal Ice Wine
1920	Blandy's Bual
1977	Blandy's Bual
1978	Barbeito Bual
1978	Justino's Madeira Terrantez
1996	Cossart Gordon Malmsey Colheita
2004	Tordiruta Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi DOC Passito
2002	Dows Crusted Port
1994	Quinta do Vesuvio
2005	Dow's Quinta da Senhora da Riberia
NV	Dow's 10 Year Old Tawny
1985	Dow's Vintage Port
2006	Maison Joseph Drouhin Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Folatieres
2006	Tesco Finest Steillage Riesling
2006	Bürgerspital Zum HI Geist Weingut Riesling Auslese Edelsüss
2005	Weingut Schmitt's Kinder Randersackerer Pfülben Riesling Beerenauslese
2006	Escherndorfer Lump Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
2001	Fattoria di Valiano Vino in Musica Toscana IGT
2005	Tenuta Villa Trasqua Rosso Toscano Trasgaia
2004	Satrapezo Saperavi
NV	Manzanilla San Leon Classica
NV	Gonzalez Byass Matusalem
NV	Harveys Palo Cortado Very Old Rare Sherry
NV	Harveys Pedro Ximenez Very Old Rare Sherry
2005	Domaine Cauhapé Jurançon Moëlleux Noblesse du Temps
2005	Cortes de Cima Incógnito
2006	Church and State Syrah Coyote Bowl
2005	Cortes de Cima Touriga Nacional
2005	Abadia Retuerta Pago Garduna
2006	Huerta de Albala Taberner
2005	Trinchero Folie a Deux Zinfandel

For more information on the IWSC visit their web site.

You may also be interested in:

• Robert Parker's 'perfect score' wines as at July 2009
• The Wine Spectator's top 100 wines for 2009
• Cellar Tracker's top rated wines by it's users for 2009
• Robin Garr's 'best value' wines for 2009
• The Sydney International Wine Competition 2009 award winners
• Finger Lakes International Wine Competition 2009 winners
• Sydney Royal Wine Show 'Gold' Wines for 2009
• The San Diego International Wine Competition 2009 'Gold Sweep' winners
• The San Francisco International Wine Competition 'Double-Gold Wines' for 2009
• The International Wine Challenge 2009 trophy winners
• San Francisco Chronicle's list of the 'Best of Class' wines of 2009
• The Chardonnay-du-Monde 'Top 10 Wines' for 2009
• The Japan Wine Challenge Gold Medal wines for 2009
• The West Coast Wine Competition 'Sweepstake' and 'Best of Class' Winners for 2009

Please visit our recommended wines page for a full list of award winning, critically acclaimed and reviewed wines.

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