Registration for the DANUBE WINE CHALLENGE 2026 international competition is now open
DANUBE WINE CHALLENGE IWC 2026
International wine competition
3 - 5 June 2026, Chateau Bela, Slovakia
danubewine.sk
Don’t miss the opportunity to raise the profile of your wines and strengthen their marketing potential locally and internationally
- DANUBE WINE CHALLENGE is a member of the prestigious World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions VINOFED.
- It is held under the highest patronage of the International organisation of Vine & Wine and the International Union of Oenologists UIOE
- The event is supported by SLOVAKIA TRAVEL, the Slovak national tourism promotion organization.
- The competition is open to all wine producers, importers and distributors from all over the world.
- The wines will be evaluated by renowned international wine experts: oenologists, sommeliers, merchants and distributors, wine journalists and critics, wine presenters and influencers. The 2026 tasting jury will be formed soon, for past years see Tasting jury.
- Don't miss this unique opportunity to get an independent evaluation of your wines by world-renowned wine personalities, while the total cost of the competition, which is held in Slovakia, is negligible compared to other foreign competitions and the effect is significant. See & download the competition rules here STATUTES.
HOW TO REGISTER & OTHER DETAILS HERE
Download PDF with all the instructions here
WHY PARTICIPATE IN THE DANUBE WINE CHALLENGE IWC 2026?
- REGISTRATION ONLINE IS EASY AND INTUITIVE. Register Your wines by clicking on this link.
- The wines will be awarded medals - Grand Gold (93 - 100 points), Gold (89 - 92,99 points), Silver (85 - 88,99 b) and Special Prizes: Prix VINOFED a.k.a. Champions in four categories of dry wines, Best Grüner Veltliner (dry still wine), Best Frankovka / Blaufränkisch (dry red still wine), Best wine collection and more.
- NEW: all wines that score at least 85 points will get a quality certificate 'Seal of approval VINOFED’ For details of the awards, see here
- The results will be published on our website, through the media, social networks and on the most visited wine search engine Wine-Searcher.com.
- For winemakers who win at least one medal at our competition, we offer a unique opportunity to present their award-winning wines to the wine public and professionals at a series of public tastings in 12 cities in Slovakia: "NEVINNE O VÍNE” (Innocent about wine). The first of them, associated with the award giving ceremony, will take place on 24 June 2026 in the Water Museum in Bratislava with the subtitle DANUBE WINE DAY 2026.
- For more information on Nevinne o víne go to nevinneovine.sk
- For more information on the competition, the Statutes, Contacts, Results and many other details go to our website danubewine.sk
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- Take a look at the ambiance of the competition and accompanying events from previous years HERE.
