On September 30 at 7 p.m., the Bordeaux Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry brought together wine tourism professionals at the Palais de la Bourse for the 23rd Best Of Wine Tourism Awards Evening. This 2027 edition attracted more than 75 applications, with more than 10 areas of Nouvelle-Aquitaine represented.
Credit photo@CCI Bordeaux
A total of 23 awards were presented: among the winners 7 received Best Of Gold awards, 14 Best Of awards, one Special Jury Award and, for the first time, a Passion Award. This new distinction recognizes the best wine tourism guide identified during the mystery visits carried out at the applicants’ properties this summer.
Palmarès Best Of Wine Tourism 2027
| ART & CULTURE • OR Château Péby-Faugères (Saint-Émilion) • Château de Cognac (Cognac) • Via Sensoria – La Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) |
ŒNOTOURISME DURABLE • OR Château Larrivet Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan) • Château Plain Point (Fronsac) • Châteaux La Croizille & Tour Baladoz (Saint-Émilion) |
| ARCHITECTURE & PAYSAGES • OR Château de Sales (Pomerol) • Château Marquis d’Alesme (Margaux) • Château Les Monderys (Bergerac) |
HEBERGEMENT • OR Maison Jeroboam (Saint-Estèphe) • Château La Garde (Pessac-Léognan) • Villa Julorian (Saint-Émilion) |
| EXPERIENCES CULINAIRES • OR Cognac Thomas Hine & Co (Cognac) • Château Marquis de Terme (Margaux) • Les Granges de Sauternes (Sauternes) |
SERVICES ŒNOTOURISTIQUES • OR Château Toulouse Lautrec (Entre-Deux-Mers) • Château d’Agassac (Haut-Médoc) • Cave de Crouseilles (Madiran) |
| DECOUVERTE & INNOVATION • OR Château Olivier (Pessac-Léognan) • Château Haut-Lagrange (Pessac-Léognan) • Château Bonalgue (Pomerol) |
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COUP DE CŒUR DU JURY : Cognac Voyer Vaudon |
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The 7 Best Of Gold Awards winners are now qualified for the international competition and will represent Bordeaux against the winners from the other Great Wine Capitals.
From Bordeaux to Hawke’s Bay
The 7 Gold Best Of winners, one in each category, have now qualified for the international competition. They will represent Bordeaux against the Gold winners from the other Great Wine Capitals. Their goal: to win an “International Best Of Wine Tourism 2027” award.
The results will be announced on October 22 in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, during the annual conference of the Great Wine Capitals network.
Finally, the competition will conclude with the People’s Choice Award. In November, wine tourism enthusiasts from around the world will be invited to vote online for their favourite destination among all the 2027 winners.
About Great Wine Capitals
Founded in 1999 by the Bordeaux Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Bordeaux Gironde), the Great Wine Capitals network brings together cities located in world-renowned wine regions. It promotes the exchange of best practices and cooperation, particularly in the field of wine tourism. The Best Of Wine Tourism competition is one of the programmes run in member cities.
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