Admission to the Great Wine Capitals programme, as the newest Capital worldwide, comes after a stringent selection process that looks at a region’s winegrowing industry, its history, its wine tourism, educational opportunities, business, and travel, as well as the cities and region itself.

The bid was led by Hawke’s Bay Tourism, on behalf of a working group that also included Hawke’s Bay Wine Growers, Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Hawke’s Bay Airport and EIT/Te Pūkenga.

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What is the Great Wine Capitals global network?

The Great Wine Capitals Global Network has 12 Member Capitals, including some of the most renowned winegrowing regions from both the old and new world wine regions.

The collective and individual strengths of each Member Capital combine to achieve further greatness within a wide range of projects in industry, tourism, education, business and travel.

Established in Bordeaux in 1999, the Great Wine Capital Global Network has shared an important mission: to sustain the health and prosperity of wine-related industries, communities and tourism in their Capitals through collaborating on a wide range of projects in industry, tourism, education, business and travel.

• ADELAIDE | South Australia
• BILBAO - RIOJA | Spain
• BORDEAUX | France
• CAPE TOWN - CAPE WINELANDS | South Africa
• HAWKE'S BAY | New Zealand
• LAUSANNE | Switzerland
• MAINZ - RHEINHESSEN | Germany
• MENDOZA | Argentina
• PORTO | Portugal
• SAN FRANCISCO - NAPA VALLEY | United States
• VALPARAISO - CASABLANCA VALLEY | Chile
• VERONA | Italy

Find out more: greatwinecapitals.com