Winery Saba takes double silver at Decanter 2026

Winery Saba of Georgia walks away with two silvers at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2026. The 45.3 Meridian Kisi 2024 (white, dry) and the 45.3 Meridian Saperavi 2024 (red, dry) both land a Silver medal at the world’s largest wine competition. Double silver for one line, in a single vintage.

Good news, and no surprise to us. We had these bottles open long before the judges showed up.

What we already wrote here

Late in 2025 the entire 45.3 line from Winery Saba was already on our table. The Kisi stood out for its tropical depth and honeycomb warmth, the Saperavi for its dark core and structure without the usual heavy oak. Two grapes that reach back to the oldest winemaking traditions on earth, grown at 45.3° latitude in Kakheti, certified organic.

Decanter now seeing the same thing confirms the line. It does not make the wine any better than it already was in the glass, but it pushes Georgian wine a little further onto the international map.

Why it counts

A Decanter Silver is not a marketing sticker. Judging happens blind, in panels of Masters of Wine and regional specialists, across thousands of entries per category.

It is worth placing that silver, though. It is the fourth tier, below Best in Show, Platinum and Gold, and in 2026 it went to 6,193 of 16,631 wines entered. More than a third of everything on the table, and the highest share DWWA has ever awarded. Silver means the wine cleared the quality band. It does not mean exceptional.

What this piece does not tell you is what the bottles cost or where to buy them, which are the two things you need to act on it.

For a country that does not need to invent wine but does need to prove itself again, that is a real win. Kisi and Saperavi are no copy of Burgundy or Bordeaux. They stand on their own history, and that history now wins awards too.

This article is a paid partnership with Winery Saba. Assessment independent.