{"id":5678697,"date":"2026-05-20T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/gold-award-wine-2026-iwsc-per-la-vernaccia-di-oristano-doc-riserva-2002\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:55:13","slug":"gold-award-wine-2026-iwsc-per-la-vernaccia-di-oristano-doc-riserva-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/en\/2026\/05\/20\/gold-award-wine-2026-iwsc-per-la-vernaccia-di-oristano-doc-riserva-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Wine Award 2026 IWSC for Vernaccia di Oristano DOC Riserva 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5678690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_LK_Vernaccia-Gold-Award-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_LK_Vernaccia-Gold-Award-2026.png 940w, https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_LK_Vernaccia-Gold-Award-2026-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_LK_Vernaccia-Gold-Award-2026-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is with great pride that Cantina e Distilleria Silvio Carta announces a new and prestigious international recognition: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silviocarta.it\/prodotti\/vernaccia-di-oristano-doc-riserva-2002\/\"><b>Vernaccia di Oristano DOC Riserva 2002<\/b><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/iwsc.net\/wines\">IWSC<\/a>) has been awarded the <strong>Gold Award Wine 2026<\/strong> at the International Wine &amp; Spirit Competition (<a href=\"https:\/\/iwsc.net\/wines\">IWSC)<\/a>, achieving an outstanding score of <strong>95\/100<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An extraordinary milestone for a wine that embodies more than twenty years of slow and masterful evolution, carefully preserved with the same dedication and attention that have distinguished the work of the Carta family in the heart of the Sinis for over seventy years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vernaccia di Oristano DOC Riserva 2002 is far more than a wine: it is the expression of a story that began in the 1950s, when Silvio Carta first interpreted this remarkable native grape variety with vision, sensitivity, and deep respect for the land. Aged in <strong>century-old Sardinian chestnut barrels<\/strong> and protected beneath the veil of <em>flor<\/em> \u2014 the characteristic layer of yeasts that shapes and preserves the wine over time \u2014 the Riserva 2002 is the result of rare patience and a technique handed down with rigor and passion. Today, that story is once again being recognized among the world\u2019s finest wine excellences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award was presented by an internationally renowned jury composed of <strong>Helena Nicklin<\/strong>, <strong>Victoria Mason MW<\/strong>, <strong>Andrew Johnson<\/strong>, <strong>Leonardo Bassano<\/strong>, and <strong>Federico Moccia<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recognition belongs to the entire supply chain: to the growers of the territory, to the winery, to those who preserve the wine through time \u2014 and to those who, one day, will uncork a bottle and share in its value and memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Land, Time, Knowledge.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For over seventy years, our craft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great pride that Cantina e Distilleria Silvio Carta announces a new and prestigious international recognition: the Vernaccia&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5678702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,65],"tags":[219,215,196,218],"class_list":["post-5678697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-world","tag-awards","tag-iwsc-2026-en","tag-vernaccia-di-oristano-en","tag-wine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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