The world’s leading wine destinations gathered at the historic Palais de la Bourse in Bordeaux to celebrate the Global 2026 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards, honouring excellence and innovation across the international wine tourism industry.
Porto Wine & Travel Week 2025 Strengthens Global Wine Tourism Connections
Porto, Portugal – 19 February 2025 – The 2025 edition of Porto Wine & Travel Week concluded with resounding success, bringing together more than 200 industry leaders from across the globe who conduct business in the wine tourism sector. Over the course of the week, Porto hosted a dynamic program of B2B meetings, expert-led discussions, and immersive experiences, reinforcing its position as a leading international hub for wine and travel professionals.
For the first time, Lausanne has had the pleasure of hosting the General Assembly for the international Great Wine Capitals network!
The international Great Wine Capitals (GWC) network brings together the twelve biggest world capitals that share a major economic and cultural asset: their world-renowned wine region. For the first time, from 22 to 26 October, the City of Lausanne hosted the international network’s General Assembly. 120 delegates had the opportunity to discover Swiss vineyards and a country that sits between innovation and tradition on a conference day hosted by important players in Switzerland’s economic, tourism and wine-growing landscape. The Assembly closed on Thursday 26 October with a gala and ceremony for the Regional Best Of Wine Tourism and Global Best of Wine Tourism awards.
Gala in Mendoza to award the excellence in wine tourism
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Great Wine Capitals (GWC) awarded local companies that stand out in excellence, good practices and innovation in wine tourism. The gala took place yesterday, Tuesday, September 12th, at the Angel Bustelo Auditorium. Mendoza is part of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network since 2005 and there were 40 applications in this edition. The gold winners of the Best Of Mendoza’s Wine Tourism 2024, this year will compete, on October 26, in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, for the international award at the GWC Annual Assembly.