With a unique combination of traditional and modern elements in an informative exhibition appealing to many senses, “Winzerkeller Ingelheim” near Mainz earned the prize for the Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Award 2023 in the category “Art and Culture”.
THE WOMEN OF MENDOZA STRENGTHEN ITS WINE INDUSTRY
The World Economic Forum has been measuring the gender gap since 2006 through the Global Gender Gap Index. It benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). In 2022 this study included 146 countries. According to the results, there would still be some 132 years to close the gender gap worldwide at the current pace of implementation of measures and actions.
How to Experience Harvest Season in Porto and the Region
The harvest season is an invitation for one of the most intense and deeply rooted experiences in the wine regions of the Douro and Vinhos Verdes.
The Blue Sheep in the Vineyard
The K.&K. Dautermann Winery is a typical family-run winery in Rheinhessen, producing excellent red wines in Ingelheim, the ‘red wine town’. Perhaps it isn’t quite so typical after all: their son, Klaus Dautermann, was born with Down’s syndrome – which is why the issue of inclusion plays such a significant role at the winery.
Building a Seamless Wine Tourism Journey in Hawke’s Bay
As a member of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, Hawke’s Bay brings a genuinely different offering to the table: an intimate, walkable, and rideable wine region where the boundary between city sophistication and rural authenticity has all but disappeared.
D.O.C. Luján de Cuyo Showcases Its Terroir Through Science, History and Wine
The first Denomination of Origin in the Americas gathered journalists at Altieri Wines to explore the soils, climate and district identities that define the character of Luján de Cuyo Malbec.
Grape Harvest in Rheinhessen: Get Involved Where the Wine Is Made
In Rheinhessen, late summer is slowly beginning to make itself felt: the days are getting shorter and the nights are cooling down to a pleasant 18 degrees. For the region’s winegrowers, this means one thing above all: it will soon be time to head back into the vineyards. Following a summer marked by high temperatures throughout Rheinhessen, the main grape harvest expected to begin as early as the start of September this year.
Rioja Harvest Insights 2026
An overview of the 2026 Rioja harvest, from production forecasts and the inventory-to-sales ratio to grape prices and the measures adopted by the Rioja Regulatory Board.
Adopt a Garganega Vine: experience the harvest along the Soave Wine Route
Amid volcanic hills, medieval villages and wineries, the association founded in 1999 offers an engaging way to discover the local area. Its flagship project is “Adopt a Garganega Vine”, an experience that takes wine lovers on a journey from vineyard to bottle.
Ventozelo Hotel & Quinta – Where the Douro Explains Itself
The road to Ventozelo does not make things easy. From Porto it is the better part of two hours upriver, the final stretch a switchback along the N222 above the left bank of the Douro, where the hills fall away in terraces so steep they look less farmed than sculpted. By the time you reach the gate the estate lies in the parish of Ervedosa do Douro, in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, you have already absorbed the first thing the place wants to teach you: that the landscape came before the wine and shaped everything that followed.
Experience the Swiss Grape Harvest: A Hands-On Journey Through the Vineyards
Experience the Swiss grape harvest first-hand. Join local winegrowers, harvest by hand and discover one of Switzerland’s most authentic wine tourism experiences.
Les Vignobles de Larose; Big and Beautiful
Five years and 25 million € of investment have transformed Les Vignobles de Larose. This huge property covers four chateaux, three production sites and 255 ha of vines across the Haut Médoc and Saint Estèphe totaling an average production of 1.2 Million bottles a year.
Cultivating a Sustainable Destination
Discover how sustainability shapes Valparaíso – Casablanca Valley through innovative wineries, organic gastronomy and restaurants committed to local sourcing. From vineyard to table, the region demonstrates how environmental stewardship, collaboration and a deep respect for its people and landscapes create authentic wine tourism experiences.
Equi Wine Tour by Leman Degustation
Experience the seasons aboard a horse-drawn carriage pulled by two horses (walking, trotting or galloping). From November to February, discover the magic of Geneva by night with the fondue carriage, and during the other months of the year, enjoy the Equi Wine tour in...