The full results of the 17th National Wine Competition for the “Grand Prix – Winobranie 2026” award have been published. In this year’s edition, 35 wineries won a total of 81 medals – 13 more than a year ago, while the high medal threshold of 84.7 points was maintained.
214 wines from 47 wineries were entered into the competition: 113 white, 41 red, 11 rosé, 30 sparkling, 12 special and 9 sweet wines. The judging took place on 2–3 July at Hotel Ruben. The wines were assessed by a jury of sommeliers and wine journalists chaired by Maciej Nowicki, and the competition was organised by the Gloria Monte Verde Foundation in cooperation with Hotel Ruben.
Medals and recommendations
- 26 gold medals – 8 for white wines, 4 for red wines, 3 for rosé wines, 7 for sparkling wines and 4 for sweet wines;
- 48 silver medals – 23 for white wines, 9 for red wines, 4 for rosé wines, 8 for sparkling wines, 1 for sweet wine and 3 for special wines;
- 7 bronze medals – 3 for white wines, 2 for rosé wines, 1 for sparkling wine and 1 for special wine.
Seventy-eight labels were submitted to the recommended wines programme, of which 64 received a recommendation.
Winobranie Wines and Grand Prix
- Winobranie Wine 2026 in the white wine category: Cuvée 2024/2025 from Aris Winery;
- Winobranie Wine 2026 in the red wine category: Cabernet Barrique 2023 from Preto Winery;
- Winobranie Wine 2026 in the sparkling wine category: Gost Art Cuvée 2023 from Gostchorze Winery;
- Grand Prix for the competition’s best wine: Solarctic from Saganum Winery.
Wineries with the highest number of medals
- Saganum Winery – 12 medals;
- Aris Winery – 10 medals;
- Marcinowice Winery – 7 medals;
- Jaworek Wineries – 6 medals;
- Piwnice Antoniego Winery – 5 medals.
Compared with the 16th edition, the leader in the winery ranking has changed: last year, Aris Winery won the most awards – 15 – while in 2026 Saganum Winery moved into first place with 12 medals. This year’s results also show a clear increase in the number of gold medals – from 18 to 26 – and a decrease in bronze medals, from 16 to 7.
You can find the results of all editions of the Grand Prix – Winobranie competition on the dedicated competition page.
We warmly congratulate all the awarded wineries and wish them further success in future editions of the competition.
