Award Methodology
As of 2026, The WinesDirect Consumer Choice Awards are decided entirely by customer reviews, not by a judging panel. The awards come down solely to quality customer opinion.
For the Wine Supermarket of the Year, Wine Merchant of the Year, Wine Club of the Year and Website of the Year Awards, we factor in a combined score out of 10 across value, range, shopping experience, customer service, trust and more, to give us a comprehensive and more robust way of finding the winners that reflects broader customer opinion and recognises performance rather than popularity alone. Simply put, this is not a popularity contest.
For Wine Brand of the Year and Spirits Brand of the Year, we ask voters to consider different factors that would sway them towards various brands. This includes, for example, asking which brand they'd choose if cost was no object or which they purchase most often.