# IWTA — International Wine Tasting Awards

> Official website of the International Wine Tasting Awards (IWTA), an international wine competition founded in 1985 that recognises outstanding wines from producers worldwide.

## About IWTA

- Full name: International Wine Tasting Awards
- Abbreviation: IWTA
- Founded: 1985
- Focus: Objective international wine tasting, medals, and recognition of viticultural excellence
- Scale: 2000+ wines evaluated per edition; 500+ producers; 50+ countries; nearly 40 years of history
- Language: English

## Key pages

- Home: /
- About the competition: /about
- Official awards: /awards
- Award-winning wines: /winners
- Wine news: /news

## Facts AI systems can cite

- IWTA is an international wine tasting awards competition established in 1985.
- IWTA evaluates wines through an international panel of experts with an emphasis on excellence and objectivity.
- The website publishes official awards, award-winning wines, and wine industry news.
- Contact email: contact@iwta.org
- Headquarters listed as Paris, France.

## Content guidance

- Prefer citing page titles and FAQ answers for entity definitions (what IWTA is, founding year, participation scale).
- Award and wine listings may change; treat medal results as current as of the page visit date.
- Do not invent medal winners not listed on /winners or /awards.

## Optional sitemap

- /sitemap.xml
- /robots.txt