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The Competition «World of Rosé»
The VINUM International Wine Competition «WORLD OF ROSE 2026» aims to objectively document the current quality and development status of all rosé wines, and their various styles. The competition is designed to support the efforts of the wine industry to face the current challenges in the national and international wine market. The objective is to highlight the individual quality of the wines and to honour those who have reached a level of excellence that is clearly above average. The result is intended to be an advisor for wine consumers and wine professionals likewise. The sixth edition will take place in 2026
Awards will be granted in the following 8 categories:
- Category 1: Rosé Dry / up to <9,99 € *
((dry, up to and including 8.9 g/RS, min. 12.0 % alcohol) - Category 2: Rosé Dry / between 10 and 19,99 € *
(dry, up to and including 8.9 g/RS, min. 12.0 % alcohol) - Category 3: Rosé Dry / from 20,00 € or over*
(dry, up to and including 8.9 g/RS, min. 12.0 % alcohol) - Category 4: Rosé Modern Dry
(from 9,0 g/RS) - Category 5: Rosé Low Alcohol
(dry, up to 8.9 g/RS, min. 11.5 % alcohol) - Category 6: Rosé Sparkling Non-Classic Method
(Extra Brut, Brut, Brut Nature) Méthode Charmat, tank method, etc. - Category 7: Rosé Sparkling Classic Method
(Champagne, Franciacorta, Cava, Corpinnat, Trento Doc,
Extra Brut, Brut, Brut Nature) Traditional fermentation in bottle only - Category 8: Rosé Sparkling - Modern Dry
(all methods, Dry, Extra Dry)
* The price is deemed to be the sales price for private/end customers, including tax
A category will be judged as part of the competition if at least twenty wines have been submitted. After a wine is submitted, its category allocation will be checked and adjusted if
necessary. The producer is free to choose the vintages and grape varieties of the wines they submit.
Special awards/prizes:
- Best Rosé 2026 – The highest scoring wine, across all categories, excluding categories 6, 7 and 8
- Best of Country – The best wines of a country of origin
- Best Vintage – The 5 best matured rosés from the 2021 vintage or earlier
- Best of Appellation – The best wines from a production area with a protected designation of origin
** This special prize will be awarded if at least twenty wines are submitted using the same grape variety or from the same wine region (denomination, appellation) If this quota is not reached, the special prize will not be awarded
The VINUM International Wine Competition «WORLD OF ROSE 2026» is a project by the wine magazine VINUM, Intervinum AG, Zurich, Switzerland. VINUM is responsible for organising and running the tastings, and will provide the infrastructure and staff.