A few days ago, the World Association of Writers and Journalists of Wine and Spirits (WAWWJ) published the list TOP 100 WINERIES OF THE WORLD 2014.
It’s a great news to know that 17 of that 100 are Spanish wineries.
This good result in the top 100 of the world wine scene places Spain as the leader of the country classification.
This list is made by counting the results obtained by each winery wines in international competitions in the sector during the previous year.
TOP 100 WINERIES OF THE WORLD 2014 (Listed only Spanish wineries) # SOCIETY COUNTRY CONTEST AWARDS POINTS 6 Gonzalez Byass S.A Spain 14 167 2853.73 18 Codorniu S.A. (Grupo Codorniu) Spain 12 102 1783.72 20 Bodegas Ramón Bilbao SA Spain 10 90 1747.77 32 Hijos de Antonio Barceló SA Spain 13 96 1621.26 33 Emilio Lustau S.A. Spain 4 94 1613.25 34 Felix Solis Pagos del Rey SL Spain 9 98 1611.73 35 Bodegas Murviedro SA Spain 13 91 1602.11 45 Grupo Bodegas Olarra Spain 8 74 1348.01 49 Vicente Gandia Pla SA Spain 12 53 1254.26 58 Bodegas Barbadillo SL Spain 10 64 1165.38 67 Bodegas Familia Burgo Viejo SL Spain 9 58 1059.13 72 Freixenet S.A. Spain 11 67 1021.78 79 Bodegas Iñaki Nuñez SL Spain 7 35 974.00 82 Grupo Baron Ley - El Coto Rioja Spain 7 52 954.76 88 Bodegas Rodríguez Sanzo Spain 6 39 928.75 89 Bodegas Muriel SL Spain 5 53 924.30 99 Bodegas Avelino Vegas SA Spain 8 36 895.04
Among the Top 100 Wineries of the World, you surely know Gonzalez Byass (#6) and Lustau Wineries (#33) as two of the greatest exponents of sherry in the world.
Other well-known wineries included in the list are Codorniu, Ramón Bilbao, Bodegas Murviedro, Bodegas Olarra, Vicente Gandía or Freixenet.
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