The international wine tourism competition, WBV – World’s Best Vineyards, was born in London in 2019 with the aim of rewarding the Top 50 wineries in terms of wine tourism. This year also the positions from 51 to 100 has been revealed and it happened online on September 13th.
Organized by William Reed Business Media, it involves over 600 experts covering 22 countries around the world. Each Academy, one for any single country or small group of them, is coordinated by an Academy Chair who forms a team of 36 anonymous judges, each of whom can vote 7 wineries without any prerequisite other than being open to the public.
This year’s edition is organized in collaboration with ‘Wines of Germany’ and the award ceremony will be held in Ahr region also to support the local community after the recent damage caused by the flood. A week in advance, in the meantime, the positions from 51 to 100 have been revealed and those include “legendary” companies – as stated in the official communication of the WBV itself – from Italy, France and California along with wineries in Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and India and more.
As Italy Academy Chair I am proud to state that Italy is already among the most rewarded countries with well 3 wineries in this first tranche. So, waiting for the Top 50 to be revealed on Sept the 20th also online ((World’s Best Vineyards YouTube channel), here is the 51-100 list:
- Château Pichon Baron – Bordeaux, France
- Felton Road – Central Otago, New Zealand
- Bodega El Esteco – Salta, Argentina
- Opus One Winery – Napa Valley, United States
- Champagne Billecart-Salmon – Champagne, France
- Quinta da Pacheca – Douro Valley, Portugal
- Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars – Napa Valley, United States
- Château Mukhrani – Mukhrani, Georgia
- Château d’Yquem – Bordeaux, France
- Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo – Douro Valley, Portugal
- Ferrari Trento – Trento, Italy
- Szepsy Winery – Tokaj, Hungary
- Black Estate – North Canterbury, New Zealand
- Seppeltsfield Barossa – South Australia, Australia
- Atibaia – Northern Lebanonk, Lebanon
- Bodega Bouza – Montevideo, Uruguay
- Bodegas Salentein – Mendoza, Argentina
- Spier Wine Farm – Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Ata Rangi – Martinborough, New Zealand
- Château Qanafar – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
- Mission Hill Family Estate – British Columbia, Canada
- Babylonstoren – Franschhoek, South Africa
- Ceretto – Piedmont, Italy
- Tyrrell’s – New South Wales, Australia
- Château Haut-Brion – Bordeaux, France
- Viñedos de Alcohuaz – Elqui Valley, Chile
- Domaine Sigalas – Santorini, Greece
- Cullen Wines – Western Australia, Australia
- Man O’ War Vineyards – Waiheke Island, New Zealand
- Gai-Kodzor – Krasnodar, Russia
- Pago de Carraovejas – Castilla y León, Spain
- Château Khoury – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
- GAJA – Piedmont, Italy
- Steenberg – Constantia, South Africa
- Bodegas Tradición – Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, Spain
- Groot Constantia – Constantia, South Africa
- Viña Errázuriz – Aconcagua Valley, Chile
- Waterford Estate – Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Domaine Weinbach – Alsace, France
- KRSMA Estates – Karnataka, India
- Kumeu River Wines – Auckland, New Zealand
- Jordan Vineyard & Winery – Sonoma County, United States
- Wine Cellar Villa Melnik – Melnik Region, Bulgaria
- Domaine Henri Bourgeois – Loire Valley, France
- Viña Casa Marín – San Antonio, Chile
- Villard Fine Wines – Casablanca Valley, Chile
- Tokara Winery – Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Haute Cabrière – Franschhoek, South Africa
- Leeuwin Estate – Western Australia, Australia
- Marqués de Murrieta Estates & Wines – Rioja, Spain