USA Wine Team jacket 2019

On Sat. October 4, 2025, France won the World Tasting Championship with 135 points for the fourth time at Juraflore Fort des Rousses in the Jura, France. China came in second with 118 points, Australia third with 114 points, and first time competitor Macau came in fourth. Congratulations to all of the competitors, organizers, and sponsors! Read more about this year’s competition here.

But what were the wines they tasted? How hard were the wines to discern? How did the other 36 teams do? What about Team USA— how did it go for the home team?

Well, wait no more! Organizers La Revue du vin de France have shared the official results which you can see below.

Some surprises? Yes! Italy won last year with a whopping 168 points, and this year, dropped down to 18th place with only 86 points. Read more about last year’s competition here. Overall, last years teams scored much higher indicating that the wines last year were easier to discern rather than the level of the competitors. The scores were also close together — except for France which had almost 20 points more than the next closest team. Team USA trailed far beyond the pack with a score of 71 points, putting them in 30th place.

Teams taste 12 wines with scoring based on the following criteria:

• grape (up to 10 points depending on the proportion of the grape variety)
• country of origin (5 points)
• appellation (5 points)
• vintage (3 points)
• producer (3 points)

While there’s quite a few points available for each wine, to make the top 10 in 2025 you and your team would have to get at least 100 points meaning getting most of the grapes right and a few of the countries and other details too.

Looking at the list of wines, I was surprised to see two rieslings once again— this year one from Germany and one from Slovakia while last year it was Alsace and Mosel. Chardonnay showed up in the first wine, Ayala’s Champagne, but also in the third wine from Margaret River Australia. Three wines made the list from Iberia — two from Spain like last year, and one from Portugal. There was one wine from the US this year and none last: a 2020 Pinot Noir from Au Bon Climat’s Sanford and Benedict vineyard in the Sta Rita Hills  AVA. To me there weren’t any really “weird” or unusual grape in this year’s competition like there were in 2019, but I can see where it would have been challenging to determine where in the world the grapes came from.

So how do you think you would have done? Do you think you would be able to convince your team of your choices?

Classement final

1. France – 135 points
2. Chine – 118 points
3. Australie – 114 points
4. Macau – 110 points
5. Finlande – 106 points
6. Hongrie – 106 points
7. Espagne – 104 points
8. Suisse – 103 points
9. Danemark – 102 points
10. Grande-Bretagne – 102 points
11. Japon – 98 points
12. Belgique – 96 points
13. Malte – 96 points
14. Pologne – 94 points
15. Taiwan – 93 points
16. Brésil – 88 points
17. Hong-Kong – 87 points
18. Italie – 86 points
19. Malaisie – 84 points
20. Moldavie – 83 points
21. Autriche – 81 points
22. Pays-Bas – 81 points
23. Luxembourg – 80 points
24. Portugal – 80 points
25. Roumanie – 80 points
26. Afrique du Sud – 79 points
27. Allemagne – 78 points
28. Grèce – 77 points
29. Lettonie – 75 points
30. USA – 71 points
31. Turquie – 70 points
32. Biélorussie – 66 points
33. Kazakhstan – 63 points
34. Mexique – 62 points
35. Albanie – 59 points
36. Suède – 59 points
37. Kenya – 56 points
38. Monaco – 56 points
39. Pays de Galles – 54 points
40. Canada – 52 points

 Les vins dégustés

Vin n° 1 :
Cépage principal : Chardonnay 80 %, Pinot noir 20%
Pays : France
Appellation : Champagne
Ayala Perle
Millésime : 2012

Vin n° 2 :
Cépage principal : Verdejo
Pays : Spain
Appellation : Rueda (Castilla y Leon)
Bodega Gil Shaya Habis
Millésime : 2022

Vin n°3 :
Cépage principal : Chardonnay
Pays : Australia
Appellation : Margaret River (Western Australia)
Moss Wood
Millésime : 2022

Vin n° 4 :
Cépage principal : Riesling
Pays : Slovakia
Appellation : Muzla (Région Nitra)
Château Bélà Egon Muller
Millésime : 2020

Vin n° 5 :
Cépage principal : Pinotage
Pays : South Africa
Appellation : Stellenbosh
L’Avenir
Millésime : 2021

Vin n° 6 :
Cépage : Pinot Noir
Pays : USA
Appellation : Santa Ynez Valley (Santa Barbara)
Au Bon climat Sanford and Benedict
Millésime : 2020

Vin n° 7 :
Cépage principal : Tempranillo
Pays : Spain
Appellation : Rioja
Artadi
Millésime : 2022

Vin n° 8 :
Cépage principal : Touriga Nacional
Pays : Portugal
Appellation : Douro
Quinta do Crasto
Millésime : 2019

Vin n° 9 :
Cépage principal : Grenache 30%, Syrah 30%,  Mourvèdre 30%
Pays : France
Appellation : Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Les Fines Roches
Millésime : 2017

Vin n° 10 :
Cépage principal : Corvina 35%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 20%
Pays : Italy
Appellation : Amarone della Valpocicella (Vénétie)
Tedeschi Marne
Millésime : 2020

Vin n° 11 :
Cépage principal : Riesling
Pays : Germany
Appellation : Rheingau
Schloss Johannisberg
Millésime : 2021

Vin n° 12 :
Cépage principal : Furmint 70%, Harslevelu 30%
Pays : Hungaria
Appellation : Tokaj Szamorodni
Zoltan Demeter
Millésime : 2021