Singled out for the special welcome they provide to visitors, seventeen sites received a Best Of Wine Tourism award on the 5th of November 2009 at Château Giscours. This included 6 gold medals.
The 10th General Assembly of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network was brought to close at a ceremony during which  8 prestigious Global Awards were presented. Several wine estates belonging to the Bordeaux Gironde Convention Bureau were honoured.

Singled out for the special welcome they provide to visitors, seventeen sites received a Best Of Wine Tourism award on the 5th of November 2009 at Château Giscours. This included 6 gold medals.
The 10th General Assembly of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network was brought to close at a ceremony during which  8 prestigious Global Awards were presented. Several wine estates belonging to the Bordeaux Gironde Convention Bureau were honoured.

Gold "Best Of" and "Global Best Of" in the "Wine Tourism Services" category:  Château Pape Clément
Gold "Best Of" in the "Innovative Wine Experiences " category: La Winery
Special mention in the "Architecture, Parks and Gardens" category: Château du Tertre
Special mention in the "Innovative Wine Experiences" category: Agence des Grands Crus
Special mention in the Wine Services Category:  Millésima and Château Giscours
The Best Of Wine Tourism awards, created in Bordeaux in 2003, now include cities around the world belonging to the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. These "Best Of" awards recognise the most noteworthy sites with regard to welcoming visitors. They are a fine example of the cooperation and exchanges between members of this network, established in 1999 by the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the only one to link wine-producing regions in the Old and New Worlds.  
The Great Wine Capitals Global Network consists of 9 cities: Bilbao/Rioja, Bordeaux, Cape Town, Christchurch/South Island, Florence, Mainz, Mendoza, Porto, and San Francisco/Napa Valley. Its goal is to develop relations between member cities on an economic, university, and cultural level.