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Discover the world’s finest winery tourism regions, the members of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network!
We share industry insights from the leading winery tourism regions around the globe and promote the most innovative wineries that welcome local and international visitors. Our annual Best Of Wine Tourism awards are recognized as benchmarks of excellence.
Whether you are looking for advice on visiting our cities and wine regions or are in the wine business, looking for expertise to develop winery tourism, our site is full of information about our destinations as well as academic and professional resources.
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Sidewood Estate | Award-Winning Adelaide Hills Winery
A Premier Adelaide Hills Winery with a Story: Originally founded in 2004 by oenophiles Owen and Cassandra Inglis, Sidewood Estate has grown to become a much-loved Adelaide Hills winery. Located in Hahndorf, just 30 minutes from Adelaide, it has evolved into a destination where wine, food, and luxury experiences come together.
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Roots, Architecture and Soul: A Journey through Bilbao and Rioja
Some regions are not only explored through the senses — they are remembered with the soul. Rioja and Bilbao are precisely that. A territory where wine is not only tasted, but also walked, inhaled and contemplated. A perfect balance between grand historic estates, visionary small producers, vineyard-covered hills shaped by centuries of viticulture, and a city that has reinvented itself without losing its identity.
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Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2026 Winners Announced: Seven Hawke’s Bay winners recognised and nominated for global awards
The winners of the 2026 Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism awards have been announced, recognising seven Hawke’s Bay businesses for their outstanding contributions to wine tourism
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