Concours International du Gamay: which cuvée will be elected World's Best Gamay in 2025?

The 15th International Gamay Competition will be held at the Cité Internationale in Lyon, on Saturday, 11 January 2025. After that initial selection, a “grand jury” will taste the top-rated gold medallists again, in order to elect the “World's Best Gamay”. In 2024, 811 samples -including 267 wines rewarded by a gold or silver medal- from 4 countries (France, Switzerland, Italy, Brazil) were tasted by 180 wine experts and discerning connoisseurs.

In 2024, the Moulin-à-Vent cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2023 from Domaine de Colonat is the wine that won the trophy. 

Registering wine for the competition
Producers can register online until 20 December 2024 (samples must be received by 27 December 2024) by completing a form directly on the Competition website: https://www.concoursgamay.com/pro/login
To be a member of the jury on 11 January 2025, visit the website's “tasters” page.
The results will be announced on 14 January 2025 and the award ceremony will be held on 27 January 2025.

About the International Gamay Competition
Because we are aware that one consumer criteria for selecting a wine is the grape variety, Inter Beaujolais, the Beaujolais Wine Council, has been promoting Gamay – the region's emblematic grape variety since 2010 – by organising the Gamay International Competition with Armonia. Approved by the DGCCRF (French Ministry of Economy and Finance) and ISO 9001 certified through Armonia since 2014, the worldwide Competition is open to producers whose wines are made from Gamay grapes. Its aim is to strengthen the reputation of Gamay with consumers as well as its highly-acclaimed image as a round, fruity wine, and to introduce the wide range of Gamay wines to connoisseurs and influencers the world over. Based on tastings by a jury of wine experts and professionals, the International Gamay Competition rewards the wines that best express the qualities of the Gamay grape variety.