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Friday, 13 October, 2023

Announcing the Cape’s Best Of Wine Tourism and Ambassador Award winners for 2024!

In their 25th edition, the Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Awards winners were announced at the 2024 awards ceremony.
Wesgro

Tuesday, 11 July, 2023

Best Of Wine Tourism & Ambassador Awards showcase the Western Cape’s finest to world travellers

The Best Of Wine Tourism & Ambassador Awards (BOWTA), created to celebrate the country’s most inviting and compelling wine tourism experiences, are now open for entry.
Wine Tourism Awards 2024

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Friday, 23 June, 2023

Entries now open for the 2024 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards

Wesgro is calling on Western Cape wine producers, wine experiences, and wineries to enter into the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2024.
Wine Tourism Awards 2024

Tuesday, 8 November, 2022

Announcing the 2023 Global Best Of Wine Tourism Award winners

The Great Wine Capitals Network celebrates industry innovation with the announcement of the 11 Global Best Of Wine Tourism Awards.
Great Wine Capitals

Friday, 21 October, 2022

Bosman Hermanus wins international wine tourism award 2023

Bosman Hermanus has just been selected as winner in the category ‘Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices’ of the Best of Wine Tourism & Ambassador Awards.
Bosman Family Vineyards

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Monday, 25 July, 2022

SA wine tourism players can benchmark by competing in Best Of Wine Tourism & Ambassador Awards, says WESGRO

Monika Iuel, who is Wesgro’s Chief Destination Marketing Officer, is encouraged by new growth in the return of international and domestic visitors to the Cape.
Wine Tourism Awards 2023

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Wednesday, 6 July, 2022

Call for Western Cape entries for the Best of Wine Tourism and Ambassador Awards 2023

The call for applications for wine producers, wine experiences, and wineries to enter into the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards 2023 is open.
Wine Tourism Awards 2023

Wednesday, 5 January, 2022

Wine’s most inspiring people awards

Each year, Wine Industry Advisor chooses 10 individuals within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, and inspiration.
Wine Industry Advisor, Stacy Briscoe

Tuesday, 7 December, 2021

Le Riche Scoops Double World Prize for Cabernet Sauvignon

The Le Riche family's tradition of excellence in making world-class wine has just been reaffirmed as the Le Riche Reserve 2018 (Cabernet Sauvignon) was declared the trophy winner of 2021's Global Fine Wine Challenge for New World Wine Countries. In addition, the runner-up prize also went to Le Riche for their Reserve 2017, making it the first time in the history of the competition that one produce
Francois le Riche

Friday, 29 October, 2021

WWF programme seeks to reduce Cape wine farms’ strain on floral kingdom biodiversity

Wine farmers in the Cape Winelands are increasingly turning to alternative farming methods, which are helping to preserve the two global biodiversity hotspots in the region.
Daily Maverick, Onke Ngcuka

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Friday, 15 October, 2021

Winners' Announcement! 2022 Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards

The prestigious Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism throughout the eleven greatest wine regions of the world.
Wine Tourism Awards 2022

Thursday, 14 October, 2021

WWF Honours De Wetshof Wine Estate with first Conservation Pioneer Award

De Wetshof Estate in Robertson is the first recipient of the WWF Conservation Pioneer Award, one of the accolades under the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism and Wine Tourism Ambassador Awards. These awards, for 2022, were announced this week at Creation Winery in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.
De Wetshof Estate

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Tuesday, 1 June, 2021

Call for Western Cape entries for Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2022

Wesgro, the official Tourism, Trade, Investment and Film Promotion Agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, is pleased to announce that the call for applications for wine producers, wine experiences and wineries across the province to enter into the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2022 is now open.
Wine Tourism Awards 2022