A Triumph for Heroic Viticulture
The Canary Islands’ wine industry has soared to new heights, securing an impressive total of 91 awards at the 33rd edition of the Mondial des Vins Extrêmes 2025. Held in Italy’s Aosta Valley on September 20th and 21st, this prestigious competition is organized by the Center for Research, Study, Protection, Coordination, and Valorization of Mountain Viticulture (CERVIM). It specifically celebrates the best wines and wineries from regions practicing “heroic viticulture,” a term for vineyards cultivated in challenging conditions like steep mountainsides, rugged terrain, or small islands.
Dominating the Competition
Out of 298 medals awarded by a jury of 50 international specialists, wines from the Canarian archipelago claimed 85—39 Grand Gold Medals and 46 Gold Medals. The islands also received six special distinctions. Most notably, the Canary Islands were honored with the Mondial Vins Extremes 2025 Award for being the wine region with the highest number of participating productions. This success is even more remarkable considering the competition saw 1,001 entries from 372 wineries across 17 countries.
Top Honors and Special Prizes
The highest accolades were swept up by Canarian wineries. The ‘Brumas de Ayosa Blanco Seco 2024’ from SAT Viticultores Comarca de Güímar-Arafo in Tenerife (DOP Valle de Güímar) achieved an extraordinary triple victory. It won the coveted ‘Gran Premio Cervim’ for the best wine of the entire competition, the ‘Vinofed Prize’ for the highest-rated dry wine, and also received a Grand Gold Medal. The same winery also earned the ‘Cervim Excellence Prize’ and another Grand Gold Medal for its ‘Brumas de Ayosa Tinto Joven 2024’, a wine previously recognized as the best at the last Agrocanarias Contest.
As a result of this outstanding performance, the Bodega Comarcal Valle de Güímar was awarded the ‘Special Cervim Prize’ as the most outstanding producer in Spain, achieving the highest cumulative score across three different categories. Furthermore, the ‘Cervim Original Prize’, which honors the best wine produced from ungrafted vines, was awarded to ‘Airam 2024’ from Bodegas Conatvs, produced in Fuerteventura under the DOP Islas Canarias, which also secured a Grand Gold Medal.
Excellence in Spirits
The winning streak extended to the parallel 5th Edition of the Heroic Distilled Spirits Competition, dedicated to wine-based spirits. Here, the white vermouth ‘Brumas de Ayosa 2024’ from SAT Viticultores de la Comarca de Güímar won the ‘Gran Premio Extreme Spirits’ along with a Grand Gold Medal. Additional Grand Gold Medals were awarded to the dry vermouth ‘Brumas de Ayosa’ and the red vermouth ‘Alejandro Gallo’ from Bodega Gallo & Quíquere.
Award-Winning Wines Across the Archipelago
The success was shared across all the Canary Islands’ Denominations of Origin (DOP), showcasing the diversity and quality of the entire region. Below is a breakdown of the Grand Gold Medal winners by DOP.
DOP Islas Canarias
This pan-island designation saw winners from multiple islands: from Bodega Gallo & Quíquere Wines (Tenerife), medals went to ‘Gallo Doble Malvasía 2023’, ‘Alejandro Gallo Vijariego Negro y Tintilla 12M 2023’, ‘Quíquere Blanco Afrutado 2024’, ‘Quiquere Rosado Seco 2024’, and ‘Gallo Moscatel Naturalmente Dulce 2023’. Other winners included ‘Malvasía Volcánica Papaino 2024’ from Bodegas Gavias del Sordo (Fuerteventura); ‘Crazy Wine Disparate 2024’ from Bodegas El Lomo (Tenerife); ‘Tágara Blanco Marmajuelo sobre Lías 2024’ from Bodegas Insulares de Tenerife; ‘Paisaje de las Islas 2024’ from Bodegas Tajinaste (Tenerife); ‘Linaje del Pago Blanco Roto 2024’; ‘Cebeque Ecológico 2024’ from Transformaciones y Servicios SL (Tenerife); and ‘Pico Cho Marcial Afrutado 2024’ and ‘Pico Cho Marcial Tinto 2023’ from SAT Viticultores de la Comarca de Güímar.
DOP Abona (Tenerife)
Winners from the volcanic slopes of southern Tenerife included ‘Viña Arese blanco seco 2024’ and ‘Viña Arese Blanco Seco Guatimac 2024’ from Bodega Viña Arese; ‘Pagos de Reverón Blanco Seco Ecológico 2024’ and ‘Pagos de Reverón Rosado Afrutado 2024’ from Bodega Reverón; ‘Chasnero Tinto Ecológico 2024’ from Bodega Lacasmi; and ‘Flor de Chasna Blanco Premium 2022’, ‘Flor de Chasna Blanco Naturalmente Dulce 2022’, ‘Cumbres de Abona Rosado 2024’, ‘Cumbres de Abona Tinto 2024’, and ‘Mi Isla Blanco Seco 2024’ from Sociedad Cooperativa Cumbres de Abona-Arico.
DOP Valle de Güímar (Tenerife)
SAT Viticultores de la Comarca de Güímar continued its winning streak with Grand Gold Medals for ‘Brumas de Ayosa Marmajuelo 2024’, ‘Brumas de Ayosa Malvasía Aromática 2024’, and ‘Brumas de Ayosa Rosado 2024’.
Other Canary Island DOPs
The excellence was widespread. In DOP Tacoronte-Acentejo (Tenerife), winners were ‘Hambre de Tierras 2023’ from Bodega Guayonje and ‘Linaje del Pago Rosado 2024’ from Bodega Linaje del Pago. From DOP Lanzarote, Grand Gold Medals were awarded to ‘Martinón Blanco Seco 2024’ from Bodegas Martinón and ‘Princesa Gara 2022’ from Bodegas Vega de Yuco. Under DOP Gran Canaria, winners were ‘Los Morretillos Tinto 2022’ from Bodegas Las Tirajanas and ‘Eidan Tinto 2023’ from Bodega Ventura. Finally, DOP La Gomera celebrated medals for ‘Rajadero 2024’, ‘Casi Rajadero 2024’, and ‘La Montaña 2024’ from Viñedos y Bodegas Altos de Chipude, as well as ‘El Puntalito Ancestral 2024’ from Leandro Martín Mora.
