The company triumphed in 2023 at the most important international awards such as the World Gin Awards 2023, the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2023, and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The quality of Zamora Company's brands also won over the jury of The Spirits Business Masters, which awarded them a master's medal and five gold medals. Ramón Bilbao Límite Sur 2019 won the gold medal in the Garnachas del Mundo Competition and Mar de Frades won a silver medal in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. Mar de Frades Monteveiga 2018 and Lalomba Finca Ladeiro 2018 were voted Best in Show at the Decanter Awards, both with 97 points.

2023 was a great year for the Zamora Company's harvest of awards. The company, which owns Licor 43 and Ramón Bilbao, among other premium brands, has continued to grow this year, becoming one of the most awarded wine and spirits companies in the world. 

Martin Miller's Gin, Villa Massa, and Licor 43 won important recognitions in 2023, while Ramón Bilbao wines and its boutique project of singular Lalomba wines, as well as Mar de Frades and Cruz de Alba, have climbed the podium of the most important national and international awards in the wine division.

Recognition for the quality of the spirits

Martin Miller's Gin triumphed at the World Gin Awards 2023, awarded annually by the prestigious Gin Magazine, where 9 Moons and Westbourne won gold medals, and 9 Moons were proclaimed the best-aged gin in the UK. Martin Miller's 9 Moons was also a major success at the latest edition of the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2023, where it won another gold medal.

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition also awarded Zamora Company with a double gold medal to Villa Massa Vermouth Giardino Tradizionale Di Torino Rosso and a gold medal to Villa Massa Amaretto. This icon of Sorrento gastronomy also triumphed at the IWSC - Club Oenologique awards, which together with Licor 43 Chocolate took home two gold medals. 

The quality of the Zamora Company brands was also demonstrated at the latest edition of The Spirits Business Masters competition with the award of a master medal for Licor 43 Chocolate, while Licor 43 Carajillo, Cocktail 43 Milk, Villa Massa Amaretto, Villa Massa Vermouth Giardino Tradizionale and Villa Massa Vermouth Giardino Mediterraneo received a gold medal.

Another event that recognised the quality of Licor 43 in 2023 was the SIP Awards, the competition that rewards the spirits best valued by consumers, which awarded double gold medals to Licor 43 Horchata and Licor 43 Chocolate, and a gold medal to Carajillo 43 RTD. Villa Massa Limoncello and Villa Massa Amaretto won the "Best of Class Platinum" and Platinum Consumers' Choice Awards, respectively, while Villa Massa Vermouth Giardino Traditionale won two double golds and a Consumers' Choice Award, and Villa Massa Vermouth Giardino Mediterranean won a Gold and Consumers' Choice Award.

A benchmark in premium wines

The Zamora Company's spirits brands are not the only ones to be congratulated, as they closed 2023 with awards that demonstrate their quality and positioning in the market. In wines and for the fifth consecutive year, Ramón Bilbao was chosen as one of the 50 most admired wine brands in the world by industry professionals, according to the ranking published by Drinks International, where only the most reputable wines are positioned among the thousands of brands competing globally to reach these positions.

The same oenological project shone in the Garnacha del Mundo Competition; Ramón Bilbao Límite Sur 2019, made with 100% Garnacha grapes from the Yerga mountain range in La Rioja, won the gold medal. At the prestigious French competition, which was held this year in New York, the Zamora Company's wine brand won out among more than 800 Garnacha wine entries from all over the world. 

Another award went to Mar de Frades, the Cartagena-based company's Albariño wine, which won a silver medal at the Brussels World Competition.

Excellent ratings

In addition to these awards, the wines received excellent scores in the wine guides. Mar de Frades Finca Monteveiga Albariño and Lalomba Finca Ladero, two of Zamora Company's premium wines, received 97 Decanter points. Both stood out among the 18,250 wines -from 57 countries- tasted at the latest edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards, the most influential competition in the wine industry, comprising a jury of 236 world experts, including 53 Masters of Wine and 16 Master Sommeliers. 

Zamora Company's portfolio was also positioned among the best in Spain for its innovation, the quality of its products, and the detail in the winemaking processes. Its wines have obtained excellent ratings in the Proensa Guide 2024. The results of Ramón Bilbao Mirto, Lalomba Finca Ladero, Lalomba Finca Valhonta, and Mar de Frades Finca Monteveiga stand out, with 99 points, close to the guide's maximum score. Many references have also obtained excellent scores in the Peñín 2024 guide, which has awarded, for example, 95 points to Lalomba Tinto - Finca Valhonta 2019 and 94 to Mirto de Ramón Bilbao 2018.

Other important awards and milestones

In addition to these awards and recognitions, other milestones were achieved by Zamora Company with the International Award for the Best Business Model with a mention for the Best Commercial and Customer Strategy, awarded by the business consultancy Development Systems in collaboration with APD.

Cruz de Alba, in keeping with its commitment to biodynamic agriculture, obtained international Demeter certification for its vineyards and the 'Experiencia 43' space obtained the first 'S for Sustainability' seal for an industrial tourism complex, awarded by the Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality (ICTE).

In addition, in 2023 Ramón Bilbao joined International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), an international collective of more than 40 wine-producing companies around the world committed to reducing carbon emissions to protect the planet, as well as winning the award for Best International Marketing Campaign for its 'Spanish Wine Master' initiative at the International Wine Challenge Industry Awards 2023. The year 2023 was also a great year for Licor 43, achieving a milestone in its long history by reaching one million cases sold.