Gesualdo da Venosa is the absolute protagonist with numerous awards in wine competitions and in the 2025 sector guides.
The wines of Cantina di Venosa every year conquer the limelight in the most important wine competitions at national and international level, obtaining excellent results also in the main 2025 guides of the sector. In particular, the wines obtained from the grape symbol of this land stand out: the Aglianico del Vulture.
In 2024, in fact, the awards obtained were numerous, with the Gesualdo da Venosa Aglianico del Vulture DOC 2020 establishing itself as a protagonist, winning: 4 Tralci from the AIS Vitae 2025 guide, the Top Hundred recognition from Il Golosario, the Silver Medal Città del Vino, the Gold Medal at the Wine Hunter Award in Merano, the recognition at Vinoway Selection 2025. Gesualdo da Venosa, but for the 2021 vintage, which also obtained the prestigious 5 Grappoli on the Bibenda 2025 guide and, for the 2019 vintage, 1 Cavatappi on the first edition of the Untold guide – what has not yet been said about wine.
Also awarded were the Verbo rosso Aglianico del Vulture DOP 2021 with the Città del Vino Gold Medal and, with the 2022 vintage, with the Red Medal in Merano. Also at the Wine Hunter in Merano, awards for the Matematico gran selezione IGT 2021 which won the highest recognition, the Platinum Medal, the Carato Venusio Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG 2013 Underwaterwine which obtained the Gold Medal, while Sentinel Aglianico del Vulture DOC 2021 and Verbo Basilicata Bianco Malvasia IGT 2023 won the Red Medal.
Three important awards for Terre di Orazio Aglianico del Vulture DOC 2020 : 2 Corkscrews from the Untold Guide, recognition at the Sud Top Wine competition and the title of “Best red wine to buy” in the selection of the important German magazine Weinwirtschaft.
Awards also for the Carato Venusio Aglianico del Vulture DOCG Superiore 2017 with 3 Cavatappi, the highest recognition of the Untold Guide, for the Baliaggio Rosato IGP 2023 and the Verbo Rosato IGP 2023 at the Concorso Enologico Rosa Rosati Rosé
Furthermore, Cantina di Venosa triumphed in the “ Ethical Agriculture ” category of the event “Agriworld Talk. Stories of Businesses. People. Territories”, an award that celebrates the Lucanian cooperative’s commitment to sustainability and the enhancement of the territory.
” We are deeply proud of the numerous awards that our wines have received again this year. Awards that represent the result of collective work, made of passion, dedication and a deep bond with our land, the Vulture. Each bottle tells a story of tradition and innovation, a balance that allows us to best express the unique potential of our grapes, starting obviously with Aglianico. These successes are not only a source of satisfaction for our cooperative, but for all our winegrower members, who with their daily commitment continue to raise the quality of our products, giving value to the territory for a sustainable future of Lucanian viticulture”, Francesco Perillo – President of Cantina di Venosa .