Best of Wine Tourism Awards – 26 August 2025

Best Of Wine Tourism Awards

Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Awards

  • Tuesday 26 August 2025

Join us to celebrate the second annual Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism awards in Hawke’s Bay. These awards celebrate excellence in our wine tourism industry and are a mark of genuine top quality and innovation across the sector.

Best of Wine Tourism Awards

 

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Date:     26 August 2025
Time:    5.30pm 
Venue: Foodeast Haumako, Hastings

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