The most important wine tourism awards, the World's Best Vineyards this year will take place in La Rioja. In this famous event, the 50 best experiences, routes and wineries in the world of wine tourism are chosen.
It will be the DO Ca Rioja the hostess after an agreement has been signed between the communities of La Rioja, Navarra and the Basque Country as well as Andrew Reed, director of World's Best Vineyards. All this represents an investment of half a million euros that will foreseeably be recovered due to the activity generated.
This ranking is made up of more than 500 personalities from the wine industry, sommeliers and expert travelerss. These world personalities linked to wine tourism act as juries and provide their candidates. All this based on the proposals of the territory such as the quantity and quality of the experiences in the winery, gastronomy, activities and the general services that are given to the traveler.
The World's Best Vineyards 2023, a great opportunity for the DOCa Rioja
From the DOCa Rioja they consider that wine tourism is a great opportunity to value Rioja wines. Also to value the territory and generate brand value. For all these reasons, the Regular Council has included wine tourism as a key element in its strategic plan. This is how they have set themselves to exceed 2025 million visits by wine tourists by 1,2.
In addition to putting DOCa Rioja on the map wine tourism left more than 2019 million euros in the territory in 170 being an important engine for the region. The organization of the World's Best Vineyards 2023 has wanted to highlight the beauty of the Rioja landscape as well as the great quality of the more than 600 wineries of the DO For his part, the president of the DOCa Rioja, has commented: «It is an honor to host the prestigious World's Best Vineyards 2023 contest. A great opportunity to show the world why Rioja is Spain's Finest. Its history and know-how have led it to consolidate itself as the leading wine region in Spain, also in terms of wine tourism, having a driving effect on the recovery of national tourism and helping to diversify the offer in our country. The passion for what we do and the hospitality make Rioja such a special place to visit and toast”
