Italy triumphs once again in the “world championship” of sparkling wine, thanks mainly to the mountain bubbles of TrentoDoc, with 29 gold medals out of the 70 total for Italy (and out of the 167 total in the competition), and those of Franciacorta, with 23, with the two territories led by two outstanding wineries, Ferrari Trento of the Lunelli family, the most awarded overall, with 13 golds, earning the Trentino winery yet another “Sparkling Wine Producer of the Year Trophy” in its history (fourth consecutive and seventh in total, for the griffe that is also in nomination for the title of “European Winery of the Year” by the American magazine “Wine Enthusiast”, a title it had already won in 2015), and Guido Berlucchi, of the Ziliani family, with 8, and with the two Italian territories that, alone, have put together almost the same number of gold medals, 55, as the whole of France, with its Champagne.

This is WineNews’ analysis of the medal table of the “Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships”, the “sparkling world championship,” the competition considered to be the world's most authoritative and prestigious in the bubbly scene, founded by Thomas Stevenson, and which saw more than 1,000 wines competing from 20 countries around the World, judged over 11 days of tastings at Goodnestone Park in Kent, England. As mentioned, Italy has, once again, topped the list for the most medals, triumphing with 70 gold and 123 silver medals.