Decanter Magazine October 2012

How we taste: The judging criteria explained.

How it works: Find out how a wine goes from being entered into the Awards to winning a medal or Trophy.

The Regional Chairs: The credentials of our 30 panel heads laid bare.

Chairman’s report: Awards Chairman Steven Spurrier reflects on a record year of entries, and a few surprises.

International Trophies: The 28 wines that took the very top honours.

The results: All the Award-winning wines, listed region by region, plus profiles of all the trophy winners.

DWWA by numbers: Our at-a-glance guide to which grapes, styles, countries and producers fair best.

Shopping list: A handy list of medal-winning wines from UK supermarkets and high-street merchants.

Retailer Awards: The best UK-based wine retailers of 2012.

The week in pictures: Behind the scenes at the DWWA.

UK and US stockists: Where to buy your favourite medal winners.