About the Frankfurt International Trophy

A tasting competition in the heart of Europe

Frankfurt is a European city located in the heart of Germany’s loveliest wine-growing regions. So it is only natural that each year the best products from Germany and across the world are awarded medals in Frankfurt. In 8 years, more than 26,000 products have been tasted, evaluated, and given marks. Today a product with a medal from the Frankfurt competition is sold every second somewhere in the world, making it one of the most important competitions globally.

Targeted and proactive advertising initiatives are making the competition increasingly well-known to consumers. The competition benefits from an excellent international reputation and has earned the trust of numerous tasters and producers.

Tasters from across the world (oenologists, sommeliers, restaurant owners, producers, winemakers and wine lovers, cheese experts, ham and sausage experts and experienced enthusiasts) meet each year in Frankfurt to award the best products.

The competition has the support of great names in the catering sector, and each year the honorary presidency is entrusted to one of them. The mission of the honorary presidents is to put their knowledge to work for the competition and its fame, and to represent the competition in their sector.

Thanks to ISO 9001 certification, producers can be assured of the highest standards of quality and perfectly organised tastings.

Competition commitments

Guide

We help consumers make purchasing decisions by providing medals to adorn prize-winning bottles.

Organoleptic analysis

All participants receive an organoleptic analysis of their samples, and a report comparing their product with others evaluated by the jury.

Certification

The competition is ISO 9001-certified, competitionwhich ensures that the competition is of high quality, professional and perfectly organised.

Marketing tools

We place a number of communication tools, such as medals, at the disposition of award-winners.

Expertise of jury members

Our juries are the lifeblood of the competition: we check their skills and knowledge carefully before the competition.

Media partnerships

We work actively to make our award-winners known, with the support of well-known media.

Key strengths

Active communication with buyers

The competition uses its extensive network to communicate results directly to the main decision-makers: buyers, sommeliers, restaurant owners, importers, journalists for the specialised press.

Dynamic communication via social networks and over 3,500 journalists in mainstream printed media get the competition results out as many people as possible.

Reasonable registration rate

Entering a sample in the competition costs €53.7, and medals for winners start at 15 euros per one thousand, making the competition’s prices very competitive.

A COMPETITION WITH CONSUMERS IN MIND

Experienced amateurs and international experts are invited to taste and judge the products registered to the wine and beer competition together. Spirits are tasted and jugded by experts only. This guarantees a selection that represents consumers’ tastes.

Certified competition

The competition is recognised by the Hesse Ministry of Agriculture and ISO 9001-certified. Certification is a guarantee - for both producers and consumers - of rigorous selection.

Strong ties to the restaurant world

The Frankfurt International Trophy is presided over each year by a well-known, Michelin-starred chef, whose responsibility it is to make the competition better known in the restaurant world.

A COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL WINES, BEERS, SPIRITS, CHEESES, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND CHARCUTERIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Results 2025

For the 9th edition of the Frankfurt International Trophy on 04-05 April 2025, event organiser brought more than 500 tasters to the historic hall in Frankfurt’s Palmengarten. Wines, beers and spirits were evaluated by a jury composed of experts such as sommeliers and oenologists, and enlightened amateurs representing the tastes of future consumers.

A total of 3500 wines, beers and spirits from 44 countries were examined.

In all, 1143 wines, beers and spirits were awarded a coveted medal. 128 samples received a Great Gold medal (92+ points), 845 samples a Gold Medal (85+ points) and 170 samples a Silver Medal (80+ points).

RESULTS