Entries are open for the 29th World White Wines Contest (Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg) and the 2nd European Red & Rosé Wine Contest, both held in Strasbourg on 3 and 4 April 2027.
Published November 10, 2026 · News
Strasbourg will once again welcome white wines from around the world on 3 and 4 April 2027, and this time sparkling wines will receive special attention. Entries are now open for the 29th World White Wines Contest, known in France as the Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, and for the 2nd European Red & Rosé Wine Contest. Both are organised by Strasbourg Events and held on the same two days at the Strasbourg Exhibition Centre.
For Asia-Pacific, the news matters on both sides of the table. Producers in the region can enter their white wines and have them judged by an international panel, while importers and sommeliers will gain a fresh list of award winners to guide their next discoveries. The 2026 results, including the Dry Wine Trophies, are already online.
The World White Wines Contest is open to white wines from every country, Asia-Pacific included. Its organisers describe it as the world's only competition entirely dedicated to the full diversity of white wines, with a mission to showcase grape varieties, terroirs and winemaking expertise from across the globe.
Its younger companion, the European Red & Rosé Wine Contest, continues to grow in its second edition. It brings together red and rosé wines only, from member countries of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
In 2027, sparkling wines and their various production methods are in the spotlight. For Strasbourg Events, the focus is a chance to show the diversity of the wine world and the dedication of the winegrowers, estates and wine houses that bring their terroirs to life.
The categories for wines from ungrafted vines, dealcoholised wines and orange wines, already highlighted at the previous edition, are kept as well. In 2026, the World White Wines Contest awarded a distinction to an Italian wine from ungrafted vines and named an Alsatian orange wine among the jury's favourites.
The World White Wines Contest has been a member of VINOFED, the World Federation of Major International Wine and Spirits Competitions, for 13 years, and through it works with the International Union of Oenologists for the second year running. In 2027, experts from all five continents will taste and evaluate the entries.
The 2026 edition brought together nearly 550 wine samples from 15 countries, judged by 60 experts of 26 nationalities. According to the organisers, international media coverage of the Special Prizes helps winners lift direct sales and open export markets, as award-winning producers report year after year. Asiavino.com is part of that coverage: it partnered with the competitions in 2026 to bring award-winning wines to the attention of buyers and wine lovers across Asia-Pacific.
Online registration is open for both competitions, and producers can send their wine samples from 11 January 2027.
On 3 and 4 April, the entries will be poured for the judges in Strasbourg, and the list of award winners that follows will point buyers across Asia-Pacific towards producers they have yet to taste.
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