Two Golds for Thai Wine: GranMonte Awarded Gold at
AWC Vienna 2025
KHAO YAI, THAILAND – September 2025 – Thailand’s trailblazing vineyard, GranMonte Vineyard and Winery, has once again been recognised on the world stage at the AWC Vienna 2025 international wine competition — bringing home two prestigious Gold Medals and nine Silvers, plus an overall 2-Star rating for the winery.
Founded by the Lohitnavy family, GranMonte is a pioneering Thai winery located in the Asoke Valley of Khao Yai, renowned for producing world-class wines entirely from Thai-grown vitis vinifera. Under the guidance of oenologist Nikki Visootha Lohitnavy, Thailand’s first fully-qualified and internationally-trained winemaker, the estate has championed the unique potential of tropical viticulture for over two decades.
GranMonte is also the first and only Thai winery to hold Geographical Indication (GI) status for “Khao Yai Wine,” a mark of quality and origin regulated by Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property. In addition to multiple gold medals and accolades from international wine competitions, GranMonte has previously been named “Best National Producer – Thailand” six times by AWC Vienna, and was honoured as “Best in Asia” at the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2024 — a testament to its growing global reputation and the expressive character of Thai terroir.
9,952 wines were judged from across 41 countries, among those, GranMonte’s 2022 Crémant Méthode Traditionnelle Extra Brut and 2024 Elements Natural Wine Chenin Blanc rose to the top of their categories, each earning a coveted Gold Medal from a panel of 304 expert jurors across 21 nations.
This year’s results at AWC Vienna — considered Europe’s largest officially recognised wine competition — continue GranMonte’s legacy of showcasing the potential of 100% Thai-grown vitis vinifera and reinforcing its role as a global ambassador for tropical viticulture.
“We’re proud of our Thai origin, and of our Khao Yai wine region, where everything is sustainably grown and made. GranMonte wines consistently win big in international competitions–all with blind tasting–showing that we’re reaching the globally-recognised high quality for wine. Our wines tell a story of not only the uniqueness of our terroir but also the years of hard work and integrity that went into the making of every bottle,” said Nikki Lohitnavy, GranMonte’s oenologist and Thailand’s first and only fully-qualified winemaker.
Full List of Awards – AWC Vienna 2025
Gold Medals
- 2022 Crémant Méthode Traditionnelle Extra Brut
- 2024 Elements Natural Wine Chenin Blanc
Silver Medals
- 2024 Elements Natural Wine Syrah
- 2023 Gradient Syrah
- 2024 Heritage Syrah
- 2024 Sakuna Rosé
- 2024 Spring Unwooded Chenin Blanc
- 2023 The Orient Syrah
- 2022 The Orient Syrah
- 2023 The Orient Viognier
- 2022 Verdelho
