Tesco : own-brand wines lead the way as the most awarded retailer at the International Wine Challenge

11 May 2018

Tesco own-label wines have been awarded over 140 medals by the industry leading 'International Wine Challenge' (IWC).

Beating all other retailers to be the most awarded own-label range with just over 87% of the wines entered by the team receiving a medal, with highlights including:

• 4 Gold Medals:
  • Tesco Finest Premier Cru Chablis
  • Tesco Finest Vintage Port
  • Tesco Finest Pedro Ximenez
  • Tesco Finest Chablis Premier Cru

• 37 Silver medals
• 40 Bronze medals
• 55 Commended

Following the announcement of the results, Rob Cooke, Category Director for Beer, Wine & Spirits commented:'We are delighted with these latest results and thrilled to be the leading the medal count with our own-brand wines. Winning medals from prestigious bodies such as the IWC is testament to the hard work everyone puts in to create a range we can be proud of. These medals are also a useful communication tool which enables us to clearly communicate to our customers, the great quality of the wines available to them at Tesco.'

Charles Metcalfe, Co-Chair of the IWC commented, 'Once again the UK's supermarkets have proven that they can deliver a huge range of choice for an equally impressive range of tastes, palates and budgets. It's also good to see their own-label brands doing so well. We'd definitely advise consumers to check these out. Many of these are made with some of the world's top winemakers, so a great chance to find some world-class wines.'