Volcanic Wine Awards 2026
In 2026 we partnered with Volcanic Wine International to hold a wine competition focused solely on wines from volcanic terroirs around the world. Here you’ll find the details of the competition as well as the results, which we will post as they become available.
Trade and media interested in attending the Volcanic Wine Conference on 10 June in NYC please visit Volcanic Wines International.
The awards competition and the results
The why and how behind a tasting focused on wines from volcanic soils around the world. Written by the man who started it, John Szabo MS. Above, a vineyard in...
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A whole new aspect of Etna wine, from two pioneering free spirits. Above, Stef Yim in Contrada Nave. Attracted by elevation, old vines and land prices lower than those of Etna’s glamorous north side, a new generation of wine producers...
From the shores of Lake Balaton to the volcanic fields of Tokaj, Hungarian wines have never been better. Above, the volcanic remnants of Tokaj viewed from the Szent Támas vineyard (© Wines of Hungary). Hungary has certainly been in the...
More white wines and lighter red wines are the style of the moment on this volcano. Last September I attended ‘Etna Days’, a four-day immersion in the wines of Europe’s largest still-active volcano. It complements the so-called Contrade dell’Etna, a...
A piercingly fresh and smoky white from the unique braided vines of the rugged north coast of Tenerife. From €14.50, $27.90, £35.50. Above, Jonatan García Lima pruning a braided Listán Negro vine in his La Solana vineyard just below the...
Thirty-seven wines that argue the case for investment in Santorini’s precious and threatened vineyards. Above, Matthew Argyros among his precious casks of Vinsanto. Last year, after hearing stories of Santorini’s imminent demise as a wine-producing region (see, for example, Santorini...
The race to revive Santorini’s vineyards – and the challenges its winemakers are up against – in a time of crisis. Above, Sigalas’s Monachogios vineyard in Oia. It’s astonishing that despite the existential challenges faced by Santorini’s winegrowers – a...
Kim Chalmers of Chalmers Wine and Chalmers Nursery in Victoria is no stranger to JancisRobinson.com. She was an important influence on Walter when he fell in love with Italian varieties in Australia, and is mentioned approvingly in no fewer than...
Plus an early harvest for ice wine in Germany, and the oldest vine in the world. Above, Domaine Sigalas vineyard (image courtesy of the domaine). As you can see [if you are watching the video of this report], a bit...
Yiannis Karakasis MW shares a report on the catastrophe unfolding in Santorini's vineyards. This year’s harvest in Santorini is one for the history books, but for all the wrong reasons. Total production is expected to hover just above 350–400 tonnes...
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Volcanic Wines International to support and produce the Volcanic Wine Awards for 2026. The Volcanic Wine Awards is the only international wine competition that focuses on wines from a single soil type...
In this entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Giovanni Di Guardo writes about Nerello Mascalese, a distinctive grape variety cultivated on Sicily's Mount Etna. See the guide to our competition for more great wine writing. Giovanni Di Guardo writes...
In this poetic entry to our 2025 wine writing competition, Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos writes an ode to Assyrtiko. See our competition guide for more. Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos writes hi, I’m Dino! A passionate lover of wine and spirits, particularly Ouzo and Whisky...