The best red wine is made with the Syrah variety in the Costers del Segre DO: it is the Tros del Tossal 2023, made by the Cérvoles winery, which has just won the Grand Gold award for Aged Reds, granted by the Vinari Awards, which were held in Vilafranca del Penedès. The best aged white wine is the Coca i Fitó d'Or 2024, from the Coca i Fitó winery, in the Terra Alta DO. Meanwhile, a sparkling wine made in the Penedès twenty-one years ago, the Guilera Centenari 2005, from the Cava Guilera winery (DO Cava), has taken the Grand Gold for long-aged white sparkling wines. The Guilera winery has a long history in the Penedès, and the father, Pere Guilera, was one of the promoters of the Sant Pau d'Ordal peach market, which is well-rooted in the territory.

The wine world gathered on Friday night at the Casal Theater in Vilafranca del Penedès to attend the 13th edition of the Vinari Awards, the Catalan wine competition. This event awards silver, gold, and grand gold medals in various categories, as well as special prizes, such as Best Wine of 2025, which this year went to Gran Murallas from the Torres family, and Best Sparkling Wine, which went to Corpinnat Maria Bernet from the Júlia Ber winery. We review each of the awards.