The medal winners of the 11th Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships (CSWWC) were announced on 16 September with a total of 167 Gold and 229 Silver Medals awarded. Nearly 1000 sparkling wines were judged over 11 days from 20 countries. However, the Best in Class and Trophy winners were revealed at CSWWC Awards Dinner two days ago, on 24 October in London. And the “Oscar” for the best Hungarian Sparkling goes to Sauska Brut Magnum!

In the cover photo from left to right:
Dániel Katona (Sauska sales manager), Andrea Sauska (owner), Essi Avellan MW (founder and judge of CSWWC), Tom Stevenson (founder and judge of CSWWC)

Hungary: 9 medals overall

Hungary won 2 gold medals (both by Sauska for the Sauska NV Brut Magnum and for Sauska NV Brut) and 7 silver medals (one by Sauska again for Sauska 2017 Furmint Brut). The forever rival of Sauska, Kreinbacher Estate (Somló) could not win any gold medals this year, they won two silver medals just like Törley (Etyek–Buda) and Szentpéteri Wine Cellar (Kunság).

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Sauska team commenting the success and the “Magnum-effect”

“SAUSKA NV BRUT MAGNUM repeated its last year success at the Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships by winning the Best Hungarian Sparkling Wine and Best in Class award once again! Last night in London`s Merchants Taylors Hall, the leading players of the international champagne world met again to celebrate together the winners of the world’s toughest champagne and sparkling wine competition.

The Magnum-effect seems to be true to the line-up as well: according to the founder Tom Stevenson, more than ten times as many items were entered in 1.5 litre bottles this year, and 92% of all Magnums entered achieved the same result or better than their classic bottle-sized counterparts.

For us, it is always a special honour to be nominated in the “super final” Supreme World Champion category, which is this time was won by Dom Ruinart 2007 Blanc de Blancs Magnum.”

More about Sauska

A previous article of ours about Sauska rosé sparkling wines

Sauska Rosé Brut – pink bubbles from Tokaj

Sauska results from last year’s CSWWC

Another “Oscar” to Sauska

Sauska results from CSWWC 2022

Sauska’s golden bubbles – success at CSWWC 2022