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 13^th.

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 20^th also online ((World’s Best Vineyards YouTube channel), here is the 51-100 list:

51. Château Pichon Baron – Bordeaux, France
52. Felton Road – Central Otago, New Zealand
53. Bodega El Esteco – Salta, Argentina
54. Opus One Winery – Napa Valley, United States
55. Champagne Billecart-Salmon – Champagne, France
56. Quinta da Pacheca – Douro Valley, Portugal
57. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars – Napa Valley, United States
58. Château Mukhrani – Mukhrani, Georgia
59. Château d’Yquem – Bordeaux, France
60. Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo – Douro Valley, Portugal
61. Ferrari Trento – Trento, Italy
62. Szepsy Winery – Tokaj, Hungary
63. Black Estate – North Canterbury, New Zealand
64. Seppeltsfield Barossa – South Australia, Australia
65. Atibaia – Northern Lebanonk, Lebanon
66. Bodega Bouza – Montevideo, Uruguay
67. Bodegas Salentein – Mendoza, Argentina
68. Spier Wine Farm – Stellenbosch, South Africa
69. Ata Rangi – Martinborough, New Zealand
70. Château Qanafar – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
71. Mission Hill Family Estate – British Columbia, Canada
72. Babylonstoren – Franschhoek, South Africa
73. Ceretto – Piedmont, Italy
74. Tyrrell’s – New South Wales, Australia
75. Château Haut-Brion – Bordeaux, France
76. Viñedos de Alcohuaz – Elqui Valley, Chile
77. Domaine Sigalas – Santorini, Greece
78. Cullen Wines – Western Australia, Australia
79. Man O’ War Vineyards – Waiheke Island, New Zealand
80. Gai-Kodzor – Krasnodar, Russia
81. Pago de Carraovejas – Castilla y León, Spain
82. Château Khoury – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
83. GAJA – Piedmont, Italy
84. Steenberg – Constantia, South Africa
85. Bodegas Tradición – Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, Spain
86. Groot Constantia – Constantia, South Africa
87. Viña Errázuriz – Aconcagua Valley, Chile
88. Waterford Estate – Stellenbosch, South Africa
89. Domaine Weinbach – Alsace, France
90. KRSMA Estates – Karnataka, India
91. Kumeu River Wines – Auckland, New Zealand
92. Jordan Vineyard & Winery – Sonoma County, United States
93. Wine Cellar Villa Melnik – Melnik Region, Bulgaria
94. Domaine Henri Bourgeois – Loire Valley, France
95. Viña Casa Marín – San Antonio, Chile
96. Villard Fine Wines – Casablanca Valley, Chile
97. Tokara Winery – Stellenbosch, South Africa
98. Haute Cabrière – Franschhoek, South Africa
99. Leeuwin Estate – Western Australia, Australia
100.   Marqués de Murrieta Estates & Wines – Rioja, Spain