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Vote for your favourite SA wine tourism business

26 November, 2025

South Australians are encouraged to vote in the Global Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism People’s Choice Award, with six local businesses in the running to be crowned the world’s favourite.

South Australian winners in the prestigious 2026 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards announced at the SA Wine Industry Dinner in September are now eligible for the People’s Choice Award.

The awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism across the world’s greatest wine regions.

The South Australian wine tourism businesses in the running are:

  • Mount Lofty House and Estate, Adelaide Hills - South Australian Winner, Accommodation
  • Vinteloper, Adelaide Hills - South Australian Winner, Architecture and Landscape
  • Wonderground Barossa, Barossa - South Australian Winner, Art and Culture
  • Maxwell Wines, McLaren Vale - Global Winner, Culinary Experiences
  • Bottle Shock, Gumeracha - South Australian Winner, Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences; Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices
  • SA eBikes, McLaren Vale – South Australian Winner, Wine Tourism Services

Maxwell Wines received international recognition earlier this month, when it was named a Global Winner in the prestigious 2026 awards night in France during the Great Wine Capitals (GWC) Gala Dinner. The top international honour celebrates their exceptional food and wine offerings and their elevated cellar door experience.

The awards are an initiative of the GWC Global Network, an exclusive group of 11 internationally renowned wine regions. Member regions include Adelaide (South Australia), Bordeaux (France), Bilbao–Rioja (Spain), Hawke’s Bay (New Zealand), Lausanne (Switzerland), Mainz–Rheinhessen (Germany), Mendoza (Argentina), Porto (Portugal), San Francisco–Napa Valley (USA), Valparaíso–Casablanca Valley (Chile), and Verona (Italy).

Membership of the network is a partnership between the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), the South Australian Tourism Commission, the South Australian Wine Industry Association, and the University of Adelaide.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award closes on 8 December 2025. For more information visit: People's Choice Award - Great Wine Capitals