Winners of The 10^th Guangzhou International Water Tasting Competition 2025

The 10^th Guangzhou International Water Tasting Competition 2025 was held at China Import & Export Fair Complex · Guangzhou, on 12-13 June 2025, Co-located Event：The 13^th China (Guangzhou) International High-end Drinking Water Industry Expo 2025.

1.Jury team

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  Michael Mascha, USA & Australia

  created FineWaters in 2002 and is one of the original founders of the Fine Water Society in 2008. He helped create the premium category and tells the story that "water is not just water," that it has terroir like wine, can be matched with food, and curated by water sommeliers. In 2018 Michael and Martin Riese founded the Fine Water Academy to train water sommeliers worldwide.

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  Haneul Kim, Korea

  4th Korea Best Water Sommelier Contest Winner (2014) 5th Korea Best Water Sommelier Contest 2nd Prize (2015) Water Sommelier Certificates (2014, Korea International Sommelier Association) Water Sommelier of ‘Water Bar’ Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam (2014) Guest Speaker of ‘Talk Concert’ of Jeju Water World Forum eve 2018 Interviewed with over 30 TV shows, 20 magazines, 10 newspapers and radios

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  Ivan Lee, Hong Kong

  Hong Kong's First Water Sommelier and Founder of Fonsapor, earned his Water Sommelier certification from Germany's Doemens Academy in 2017. He is an author, his book was selected as one of the 11 recommended new books of 2024 by Cosmopolitan. He was also a Columnist of Hong Kong Economic Times. Ivan actively promotes water culture through lectures and discussions in related fields.

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  JASON KUOK, Macao

  The first Germany's Doemens Academy Sommelier certification in Macau and HK, Founder of Aqueduct, rich background in the hotel hospitality industry.

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  Oliver Lü, Taiwan

  a certified water sommelier from Fine Water Academy and a professional with a deep appreciation for sensory analysis, research, and the art of fine water. He earned his Ph.D. in linguistics. provided him with a unique skill set that naturally aligns with the expertise required of a water sommelier.

2.Winners list

01NATURAL STILL

Category	Brand	Place of Origin	Award
Super Low Minerality(<50mg/l)	泡锝山	China	GOLD
	Wossa	Austria	GOLD
	OSE	Norway	SILVER
	斤嶺涌泉	China	BRONZE
Low Minerality(<250mg/l)	Sembrancher	Switzerland	GOLD
	Beyond Water	China	SILVER
	lasasse	France	BRONZE
Medium Minerality(<800mg/l)	Orezza	France	GOLD
	Beloka	Australia	SILVER
	MTIS	Georgia	BRONZE
	PH8	Australia	BRONZE
High & Very High Minerality(<1500mg/l)	Marzia	Italy	GOLD
	Socosanl	Peru	SILVER
	Three Bays	Australia	BRONZE

02NATURAL ADDED CARBONATION

Category	Brand	Place of Origin	Award
Super Low Minerality(<50mg/l)	Lofoten	Norway	GOLD
	MONTARCHER	France	SILVER
	Wossa	Austrla	SILVER
	Pure Mist	Australia	BRONZE
Low Minerality(<250mg/l)	Pure Mist	Australia	GOLD
	Wilderness	USA	GOLD
	Sembrancher	Switzerland	SILVER
	Theoni	Greece	BRONZE
	ZAKU	Latvia	BRONZE
Medium Minerality(<800mg/l)	Haage	Estonia	GOLD
	Pearl onthe Talga	Mongolia	SILVER
	Gaisberg	Austria	BRONZE
HIGH & VERY HIGH MINERALITY(<150OMG/L)	Gemerka	slovak	GOLD
	Socosani	Peru	SILVER
	Marzia	Italy	BRONZE

03NATURAL CARBONATION

Category	Brand	Place of Origin	Award
Low to Very High Minerality(<1500mg/l)	Doubia	Greece	GOLD
	Orezza	France	SILVER

04PROCESSED WATER STILL

Brand	Place of Origin	Award
Vohena Deep Sea Water	South Korea	GOLD
氫溪	China	SILVER