Citadelles du Vin

⚠️ NEW IN 2025 ⚠️

Opening of new categories:

– Spirits all types
– Sakes
– Ciders/Perries
– No-Low

Registrations open

AWARD-WINNERS, ORDER YOUR MEDALS ON LINE
ON YOUR PRODUCER SPACE / E-SHOP

CITADELLES DU VIN,

A DOUBLY ACCREDITED WORLD TASTING COMPETITION!

PATRONIZED BY OIV

AND MEMBER OF VINOFED (World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions)

NEXT EDITION

30 March 2025

PRODUCERS REGISTRATION

15 November 2024
28 February 2025

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SAMPLE DEADLINE

5 March 2025

RESULTS ON-LINE

4 April 2025

Citadelles du Vin 2024

News

20 March 2023

LIST OF 2023 AWARDS AVAILABLE!

Organised from 11 to 13 March in Bourg-sur-Gironde, near Bordeaux, the 23rd edition of the Citadelles du Vin competition has delivered a very strong list of winners. Indeed, only Grand Gold and Gold medals were awarded, proving the very high quality of the samples competing this year.

15 March 2023

MASTER CLASS BONARDA GRAPE IN ARGENTINIAN WINES

As part of the Special Prize Argentina, the country to be honoured at the 2023 Citadelles du Vin, a masterclass on the bonarda grape variety in Argentinian wines was held on Sunday 12 March at the “Les Secrets de Pey La Tour” hotel in Salleboeuf. It was brilliantly hosted by our Argentinian juror Santiago L’Huillier, founder and director of the Bordeaux-based wine import company “La Sélection de l’Étranger“.

25 October 2020

ARGENTINA IN THE HONOUR IN CITADELLES DU VIN 2023!

The 23rd Citadelles du Vin edition will be held from 11 to 13 March 2023 in Bourg near Bordeaux. The international wine-tasting competition has decided to set its sights on Latin America, with Argentina in the spotlight.

20 March 2022

EDITION 2022 COMPLETED!

Held from 12 to 14 March 2022 in Bourg-sur-Gironde near Bordeaux, the 22nd Citadelles du Vin has just closed its doors. For the first time since 2019, tastings were held under almost normal pre-COVID conditions.

21 February 2022

A NEW PRESIDENT FOR VINOFED

VINOFED, the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions, elected its new President at its recent General Meeting. François Murisier passed the torch to Fernando Gurucharri, President of the Spanish international tasting competition, Bacchus.

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