Decanter 2025 Winners Showcase
Decanter Winners Showcase 2025 – a premier celebration of excellence in winemaking, reserved for leading figures in the wine industry, seasoned professionals, and award-winning producers.
Taking place on July 2nd in the luxurious setting of Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Savudrija, this exclusive event will bring together medal winners from the world’s most prestigious wine competition — the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025.
Guests will have the opportunity to taste some of the finest award-winning Croatian wines, which have received outstanding recognition this year.
Decanter returns to Croatia
The world’s most-read wine media outlet and the most influential wine competition is coming back to Croatia. Organized by Vinistra, a special event titled Decanter 2025 Winners Showcase by Vinistra will take place on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025, at Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria Croatia 5* (private hotel beach), offering a unique opportunity to taste the top-awarded wines from all over Croatia.
The event will be organized as a walk-around tasting, featuring up to 40 wineries (spots are limited). This exclusive event is intended only for wine professionals from the region and will not be open to the general public.
Applications are now open for exhibitors.
All Croatian wineries that have won a Silver medal of above (90+ points) at Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 are eligible to apply.
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The application form must be completed and submitted by June 20th, 2025 at info@vinistra.hr. The results will be published on Decanter’s website on June 18th.The event will be followed by a three-day press trip with Decanter journalists in Istria
Dr Caroline Gilby MW (DWWA Regional Chair for the Balkans, Central & Eastern Europe, and Croatia & Slovenia),
Beth Willard (Co-Chair at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025),
Igor Luković (Senior Judges at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025),
Zsuzsa Toronyi (Judge at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025),
Shirley Tan (China Knot Limited – Founder/Managing Director),
Sylvia Wu (Decanter China & Regional Editor - Asia and Northern & Eastern Europe),
Loukia Xinari (Decanter Marketing Executive),
Cesar Soler (Decanter Account Director, South America plus Hungary, Austria, Balkans and parts of the Far & Middle East)
Ana Chirila (Decanter Sales Executive)