BEST OF WINE TOURISM AWARDS
Discover the Best of Wine Tourism Awards categories.
Accommodation
This category celebrates extraordinary accommodation offerings nestled within the picturesque wineries and vineyards across South Australia’s 18 wine regions.
If your guests wake up with breathtaking vineyard vistas, or within a stone’s throw of a winery or cellar door, this category is for you.
The category is open to hotels, motels, cabins, villas, eco-huts, lodges and bed and breakfasts that enhance regional wine tourism, allowing guests to stay and play longer in the region.
Architecture and Landscape
Celebrate the perfect blend of wine, architecture, and natural beauty in this remarkable category.
This category is open to wineries and vineyards that have embraced their environment to captivate wine tourists.
This award recognises venues with notable and distinctive landscapes, cellar doors, and winery buildings.
Whether historic or contemporary, these structures showcase outstanding architectural design elements that leave visitors in awe.
Art and Culture
Embark on a vibrant cultural adventure where wine and art collide. This category honours wineries, vineyards and other wine tourism businesses and organisations that delight tourists with on-site museums, galleries, and engaging food and wine events and festivals.
If you offer diverse art collections, engaging cultural activities, exciting displays and exhibitions, live music or shows, or artist residencies, then consider nominating for this category.
This award recognises operators who enhance the cultural tapestry of their region and create the perfect blend of wine, art and culture.
Culinary Experiences
Celebrate the ultimate fusion of wine and gastronomy across South Australia's 18 wine regions.
This category recognises exceptional restaurants that operate within a winery/vineyard, or within any of South Australia’s wine regions that deliver a sublime wine and food experience. It also recognises cellar doors that offer wine and food pairings, and/or incorporate food in a clever or appealing way.
Does your restaurant or cellar door immerse guests in a culinary journey that highlights the finest local and regional produce, expertly paired with exquisite house made or regional wines? This category is for you.
Innovative Wine Tourism Experience
Do you create unforgettable moments at your winery? This category celebrates wineries that use innovation to create exceptional, educational, and leisure experiences for their guests.
From interactive cellar door activities to captivating tours on the winery property, these visionary destinations push boundaries that charm guests.
This category recognises those crafting extraordinary moments that leave a lasting impression on wine enthusiasts.
Wine Tourism Services
This category is for wineries or vineyards that excel in crafting and delivering an exceptional wine tourism offering. The wine tourism experience must stand out as memorable and the venue must offer a stand-out experience that sets it apart from its competitors. It is also for tour operators who have curated an exceptional wine tourism itinerary, tourism operators who deliver immersive and insightful tasting experiences, and businesses dedicated to group or business tours that are a cut above the rest.
This category is all about standing out in the crowd and going above and beyond to deliver experiences that wine tourists rave about.
Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices
This category acknowledges the innovative integration of sustainability practices into tourism offerings and is awarded to a winery/wine tourism business from the shortlisted entrants from the other six categories.
The winner will be chosen based on their notable initiatives in achieving environmental, economic, and social sustainability within their wine business.
These impactful practices may encompass vineyards, wineries, and property, playing a significant role in enhancing the wine tourism experience.
The winner’s commitment to sustainability will set them apart as a leader in the industry.
