THE OLD VINE HERO AWARDS 2025 OPENS FOR ENTRIES
** DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 21ST FEBRUARY **
Nominations for the Old Vine Hero Awards 2025 IS NOW OPEN, including four new award categories!!
Now in its third year, the Old Vine Hero Awards unite the global wine community and raise awareness and understanding of the work being done to nurture old vines around the world. Recognising the dedication, tenacity and talents of those working with old vines and their wines the 2025 awards fall into 5 categories:
Next Generation
Best Viticulture team
Communication & Education > sponsored by IWSC
Research
Old Vines, New Technology
Entry to The Old Vine Hero Awards 2025 is open (see links below) and the global wine community is encouraged to nominate individuals, groups and organisations that are deeply involved in the old vine movement. The Old Vine Hero Awards are free to enter and nominations will close at 22.00 GMT on Friday 21st February.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thanks to the generous support of the IWSC the winner of the Communication & Education award will receive AN INCREDIBLE PRIZE:
a ticket (including flight and accommodation) to the Old Vine Conference Meeting of the Minds 2025 in California, taking place from October 31st to November 4th!
Entries to each award category will be judged by an international panel of old vine specialists guided by a specialist head judge. The head judges for the 2025 awards are :
Next Generation > Francisca Van Zeller, 15th generation, Van Zellers & Co, Portugal
Best Viticulture Team > Rosa Kruger, Founder and Chairperson, The Old Vine Project, South Afrcia
Communication & Education > Sarah Abbott MW, co-founder of The Old Vine Conference
Research > Dr Adrianna Catena, OVC Research Advisor & fourth-generation vintner at Catena Zapata winery
Old Vines, New Technology > Shawn DeMartinto, CEO & Founder of Sentinel Vine Manager
A shortlist of the top entries for each category will be announced on the 12th March 2025. Voting for the shortlisted nominees will be open to the global wine community and The Old Vine Hero Awards 2025 will be awarded to the those that receive the most votes within each category.
The Old Vine Hero Award 2025 winners will be announced on the 31st March 2025 via a live webinar.
How to enter:
Follow the links below to the google forms to read the qualifying criteria for each category and to make your nominations:
Next Generation – nomination form
Best Viticulture team - nomination form
Communication & Education - nomination form
Research – nomination form
Old Vines, New Technology – nomination form
GOOD LUCK!!