{"id":4175,"date":"2026-07-01T12:49:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumilla.wine\/en\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:05:19","slug":"the-32nd-jumilla-wine-challenge-awards-12-wines-with-gold-medals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumilla.wine\/en\/blog\/the-32nd-jumilla-wine-challenge-awards-12-wines-with-gold-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 32ND JUMILLA WINE CHALLENGE AWARDS 12 WINES WITH GOLD MEDALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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THE AWARDS ARE SHARED AMONG 7 WINERIES, WITH BODEGAS LUZ\u00d3N RECEIVING 4 AWARDS<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Jumilla, June 25th<\/sup><\/span>, 2026.<\/strong> Last Thursday, the 12 winning wines of the 32nd Jumilla Wine Challenge were announced at a ceremony that brought together around 270 people from the sector in the Pio XII Halls of Santa Ana del Monte, and where journalist Lourdes G\u00f3mez Navarro<\/strong> served as master of ceremonies.<\/p>

The competition’s jury, composed of sommeliers, winemakers, educators, and communicators, awarded 12 gold medals to the highest-scoring wines in each category that exceeded 90 points, in addition to two Special Mentions: one for Best Monastrell Wine and another for Best Organic Wine. In this competition, 26 wines surpassed the 90-point mark, with 12 receiving awards.<\/p>

Bodegas Luz\u00f3n<\/strong> took home 4 awards, and its Luz\u00f3n Colecci\u00f3n Monastrell organic 2025<\/em><\/strong> wine was the undisputed star of the evening, winning 3 trophies: Best Unoaked Red Wine and Special Mentions for Best Organic Wine and Best Monastrell Wine. Additionally, Bodegas San Dionisio, Bodegas Bleda, and Bodegas Alce\u00f1o<\/strong> each received two awards.<\/p>

The remaining awards were distributed among Bodegas Salzillo, Bodegas Delampa, Bodegas Carchelo, and Bodegas BSI<\/strong>, with one award each.<\/p>

Representatives from the regional governments of Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha attended the gala. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the governing body of the Jumilla PDO due to its multi-regional nature, was also represented by Marta Garrido<\/em><\/strong>, Deputy Director General of the Sub-Directorate General for Food Quality Control and Agri-food Laboratories, who addressed the attendees.<\/p>

From Murcia, the new Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Region of Murcia, Joaqu\u00edn Buend\u00eda G\u00f3mez<\/em><\/strong>, attended, accompanied by Fulgencio P\u00e9rez Hern\u00e1ndez<\/em><\/strong>, Director General of the Food Industry, Andr\u00e9s Mart\u00ednez Bastida<\/em><\/strong>, Director of the Murcian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development, and representing the Tourism Development part, Juan Francisco Mart\u00ednez Carrasco<\/em><\/strong>, Director of the Tourism Institute of the Region of Murcia.<\/p>

From the government of Castilla-La Mancha, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Juli\u00e1n Mart\u00ednez Liz\u00e1n<\/em><\/strong>, attended, along with the Director General of Agri-food Production and Cooperatives, Elena Escobar<\/em><\/strong>, as well as the Provincial Delegate of Agriculture in Albacete, Ram\u00f3n S\u00e1ez<\/em><\/strong>, and the Member of Parliament for Albacete, Jos\u00e9 Antonio G\u00f3mez Moreno<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>

The mayors of the municipalities within the Jumilla PDO (Protected Designation of Origin): Fuente-\u00c1lamo, Hell\u00edn, Ontur, Albatana, and Montealegre del Castillo, were also present at the annual event, which, of course, also included the mayor of Jumilla, the host city of the ceremony. Some of this year’s tasters\u2014Esperanza Andreo, Diego Cutillas, \u00c1lvaro de Miguel, Eva L\u00f3pez, Antonio Caravaca, and Juan Corredor<\/em><\/strong>\u2014were also able to join the wineries at the ceremony.<\/p>

In his speech, Silvano Garc\u00eda, president of the Jumilla PDO Regulatory Board, reviewed his seven years as president, looking at his entire term\u2019 highlights.<\/p>

The gala was marked by the wine sector’s clear opposition to the construction of a large landfill in Fuente-\u00c1lamo, as well as to other environmental threats of various kinds looming over the region: the biogas plant in Tobarra, the large-scale livestock farms in several outlying districts, and the transformation of the landscape with non-native crops or the installation of large-scale solar power plants. All of these projects would have a very negative impact on the Jumilla PDO territory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Awards<\/h3>
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The wines awarded at the 32nd Jumilla Wine Challenge were:<\/p>