Craggy Range named as top global wine experience
Craggy Range Winery has been named as a top global wine experience at the 2025 Best of Wine Tourism Awards in Italy.
The awards were part of the Annual Conference of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network (GWC), of which Hawke’s Bay became a member in 2023.
The GWC is an international alliance of cities renowned for their wine regions, united to promote wine tourism, economic growth, and cross-border collaboration.
The awards celebrate the top wine tourism experiences from across the world and this year's competition attracted 644 entries from wineries and wine-related businesses across seven categories including Architecture & Landscapes, Art & Culture, Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices, and more.
Each of the Network’s cities submitted local nominees for global consideration. The 2025 global winners include:
Adelaide, South Australia – Dandelion Vineyards
Bilboa I Rioja, Spain – Bodegas Bilbaínas
Bordeaux, France – Maison Rémy Martin
Cape Town I Cape Winelands, South Africa – Delaire Graff Estate
Hawke‘s Bay, New Zealand – Craggy Range Winery
Lausanne, Switzerland – Le Agriespenrienze - Tincino
Mainz I Rheinhessen, Germany – Weingut Manz
Mendoza, Argentina – Bodega Trapiche Estanción 83
Porto, Portugal – Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
San Francisco I Napa Valley, United States – Napa Valley Wine Train
Valparaíso I Casablanca Valley, Chile – Kingston Family Vineyards
Verona, Italy – Ottella
Hamish Saxton, CEO of Hawke’s Bay Tourism and GWC Executive Committee member said that joining the GWC has been a remarkable journey for the region. “It is a privilege to have our region’s wine tourism recognised on this global platform. Opening the awards to our local wineries has inspired innovation and a commitment to excellence across our local industry, and we are thrilled to be part of such a prestigious network.”
