With the announcement of the Top50 we have the complete ranking of the best 100 companies in the world in terms of hospitality.
After having revealed the positions 51-100 online (click here also for the voting process), the award ceremony was held on September 20th in partnership with ‘Wines of Germany’ at the historic winery Schloss Johannisberg.
Among the 22 countries involved, Italy gained 4 positions in the Top 100 with Antinori nel Chianti Classico at the top of the Italian ranking. Thus, after having shared the success of Ferrari (61), Ceretto (73) and Gaja (83), we find, at the sixth place in the world, the Tuscan Antinori nel Chianti Classico which gains well 3 positions as it was at the 9th place last year.
I had already shared more details about the voting process (here) which sees the involvement of over 500 wine and wine tourism experts.
Zuccardi Valle de Uco (Argentina) is confirmed, again, at the 1st place.
A great pride for me, as a referent and head of the Italian panel, to be able to represent Italy in such a prestigious context with the hope that WBV, along with other initiatives in the wine tourism field, can be a stimulus and, above all, a support for the full recovery of the sector.
Here is the Top 50:
1. Zuccardi Valle de Uco – Mendoza, Argentina
2. Bodegas de los Herederos del Marqués de Riscal – Rioja, Spain
3. Château Margaux – Bordeaux, France
4. Bodega Garzón – Maldonado, Uruguay
5. Montes – Colchagua Valley, Chile
6. Antinori nel Chianti Classico (Marchesi Antinori) – Tuscany, Italy
7. Catena Zapata – Mendoza, Argentina
8. Viña VIK – Cachapoal Valley, Chile
9. González Byass – Bodegas Tío Pepe – Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, Spain
10. Creation – Walker Bay, South Africa
11. Craggy Range – Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
12. Château Smith Haut Lafitte – Bordeaux, France
13. Champagne Taittinger – Champagne, France
14. Karam Wines – Southern Lebanon, Lebanon
15. Rippon – Central Otago, New Zealand
16. Quinta do Crasto – Douro Valley, Portugal
17. Clos Apalta – Colchagua Valley, Chile
18. Trapiche – Mendoza, Argentina
19. Quinta da Aveleda – Vinho Verde, Portugal
20. Sikory Winery – Krasnodar, Russia
21. Château Oumsiyat – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
22. Domäne Wachau – Wachau, Austria
23. Lefkadia Valley – Krasnodar, Russia
24. El Enemigo Wines – Mendoza, Argentina
25. Henschke – South Australia, Australia
26. Familia Torres – Pacs del Penedès – Catalonia, Spain
27. Soalheiro – Vinho Verde, Portugal
28. Viña Santa Rita – Maipo Valley, Chile
29. Quinta do Noval – Douro Valley, Portugal
30. Delaire Graff Estate – Stellenbosch, South Africa
31. d’Arenberg – South Australia, Australia
32. Abadía Retuerta – Castilla y León, Spain
33. Château Mercian Mariko Winery – Nagano, Japan
34. Schloss Johannisberg – Rheingau, Germany
35. Bodega Colomé – Salta, Argentina
36. Château Mouton Rothschild – Bordeaux, France
37. Penfolds Magill Estate – South Australia, Australia
38. Quinta do Bomfim – Douro Valley, Portugal
39. Château Héritage – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
40. Robert Mondavi Winery – Napa Valley, United States
41. Viña Casas del Bosque – Casablanca Valley, Chile
42. SuperUco – Mendoza, Argentina
43. Bodegas RE – Casablanca Valley, Chile
44. Klein Constantia – Constantia, South Africa
45. Viu Manent – Colchagua Valley, Chile
46. Weingut Dr. Loosen – Mosel, Germany
47. Ridge Vineyards – Monte Bello – Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
48. Château Cana – Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
49. Quinta do Vallado – Douro Valley, Portugal
50. Quinta do Infantado – Douro Valley, Portugal
