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This country has the best wines in the world for 2025
Jun 21, 2025
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How’s your tuxedo looking? Our travel news roundup this week is an award show spectacular.
Read on to find out the winners of the world’s most liveable city, the best airline for 2025, the world’s best restaurant and the country with the finest wines.
Award-winning food and drink
Knives out, everybody, it’s foodie award season and only the very best will get their just deserts.
First, an aperitif before dinner. The winners of the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 were revealed Wednesday and one country triumphed as the grape GOAT.
France took home 3,200 medals in total (1,000 more than its closest competitor) and 14 Best in Shows, which is surely worth celebrating with a glass of Champagne. (The famous sparkling wine won 27 honors alone.)
Italy won 2,204 awards and six Best in Shows, improving its position with 31 more top-tier honors than in 2024.
Spain fortuitously won 2,025 medals in 2025, including five Best in Shows. International wine-lovers should consider a trip to the Rioja region: Not only did it win three platinum medals and 21 gold, it’s the least visited area of Spain. It’s a great way to avoid the high-season crowds in Andalusia and Catalonia.
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