Hint of Spice Award Winning Wines 2025

The judges at the Glass of Bubbly Awards place each wine into a relevant consumer-friendly category. They are then scored for how well they fit that category, with the highest scoring winning the trophy.

For the Hint of Spice Category, the judges were looking for a wine showing characteristics of seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant spices from sweet to heated.

Category Trophy Winner

Posestvo Dvor – Penina Dvor RR – Slovenia

Judges Tasting Notes – Spice aromas and flavours with notes of mineral and candied lemon peel.

Silver Medal Winners

Cesarini Sforza – 1673 Riserva Trentodoc 2017 – Italy
Igor Tiefengraber – Evana – Slovenia
Shebo Winery – Sekt Pálffy Brut L 653 – Slovakia