Antinori in Chianti Classico, the only Italian winery in the “Top 50 - The World’s Best Vineyards”

One of the reasons wine tourism is so popular around the world is that wineries’ are investing more and more often in making works of art and architectural excellence, pairing beauty and functionality, offering top-level services, from catering to wine experiences linked to the history, art and culture, as well as sports and recreational activities of their territories. Of course, today, a ranking is always necessary so here is the first edition of the “Top 50 - The World’s Best Vineyards” created by the “Best Vineyards Academy”, which called on 500 great wine lovers, sommeliers and “luxury travelers” around the world, each of whom nominated 3 of their favorite wineries from their own territories and 4 from the rest of the world. The best and only Italian winery on the ranking is the monumental Antinori winery in the Chianti Classico area, signed by Marco Casamonti and inspired by the artist, Lucio Fontana’s famous “cuts”, and it is the headquarters of the historic Tuscan wine dynasty.
“The winery is a unique example of contemporary architecture that fits perfectly into the landscape of the gentle Tuscan hills”, reads the motivation, “and the winery seems more like a place of worship than a place to store wine. One of its strengths is the Antinori family’s collection of classic and contemporary art, and the Rinuccio 1180 restaurant”.
The Argentinean winery Zuccardi Valle de Uco, in the Andes, at 1.100 meters above sea level is number one on the ranking, followed by the famous Bodega Garzón, in the territory of Maldonado, in Uruguay, and by Viña Tondonia, in Rioja.

Focus - The “Top 50 - The World’s Best Vineyards” 2019, first edition

1 Zuccardi Valle de Uco
2 Bodega Garzón
3 R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, S.A.
4 Quinta do Crasto
5 Bodega Catena Zapata
6 Montes
7 Clos Apalta Winery
8 Rippon
9 Marqués de Riscal
10 Weingut Dr. Loosen
11 Craggy Range
12 Robert Mondavi Winery
13 Penfolds Magill Estate
14 Viña VIK
15 Weingut Tement
16 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
17 Viña Errázuriz
18 Antinori in Chianti Classico
19 Opus One Winery
19 Domäne Wachau
21 Schloss Johannisberg
22 Château Margaux
23 Viña Viu Manent
24 Vivanco. Bodega, Fundación, Experiencias
25 Bodega Colomé
26 Viña Santa Rita
26 Bodegas Salentein
28 Familia Torres - Pacs del Penedès
29 d’Arenberg
30 Viña Casas del Bosque
30 Schloss Gobelsburg
32 Bodegas RE
33 Schloss Vollrads
34 Vergelegen Estate
35 Domaine Sigalas
36 Ridgeview
37 Quinta do Bomfim
38 Veuve Clicquot
39 Delaire Graff Estate
39 Château Mouton Rothschild
41 El Enemigo Wines
42 E.Guigal
43 Domaine Henri Bourgeois
44 Bodega Bouza
45 Creation Wines
46 Ruinart
47 Seppeltsfield Barossa
48 Kir-Yianni
49 Château Heritage
50 Mission Hill Family Estate