The Great Wine Capitals is a Network of ten major global cities in both the northern and southern hemispheres, which share a key economic and cultural asset: their internationally renowned wine regions.
Get to know the finest wine regions in the world. This astonishing network of wine regions spans old and new world tastes and offers an exceptional guide to international wine tourism travel experiences.
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These Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism throughout the ten greatest wine regions in the world.
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An international panel of experts examined applications from each of the wine regions in the Network, in seven categories covering the whole spectrum of wine tourism.
Great Wine Capitals Blog
September 16, 2019
Vinos y Placeres: sharing the pleasure of Mendoza’s wine with the world
Taking the trophy for Wine Tourism Services at Mendoza’s Great Wine Capital Awards this year was a double celebration for the Vinos y Placeres TV show which was also celebrating its tenth anniversary
Events
November 2, 2019 to November 7, 2019
From the 3rd to the 7th November 2019, Bordeaux hosts the International Annual Conference of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. More than one hundred professionals in the wine and tourism industry will bring together to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of this unique Organization.
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September 16, 2019
It has never been more exciting to be a winemaker in Mendoza, and the hundreds of winemaking students at local universities and winemaking interns learning the ropes in local bodegas each year can contest to that.
What makes Mendoza’s wine scene so dynamic are the youngest generation who are bringing new ideas and new tastes onto the scene. While there are many young winemakers working in the wineries of Mendoza, there’s an exciting new generation of independent vignerons who are bringing their own labels and wine styles to the fore.
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