Wine Travel Awards Application Form

Individual objects or destinations located on tourist routes, and which are the enogastronomic attractions of the region can be nominated for this category. Drinks and food presented by the nominee have a high level of quality confirmed by reputable competitions and experts. And the object itself has an active marketing policy and is visited by many domestic and foreign tourists.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• In which enogastronomic road or association it is included.

• What other establishments (divisions) are included in your facility (detailed information on each).

• How to get there (geographical coordinates and additional recommendations)

• What product does your facility produce and offer to tourists (detailed information about the line of wines, plantations, restaurant / bar menu or tasting room specialties)

• List the main attractions for tourists and strengths of the facility.

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations for sustainable development, organic production, compliance with safe tourism protocols, etc.

• Article about the charms of your facility (up to 3 pages).

Brands (beverages and food) produced in the country of origin from 100% local raw materials can be nominated for this category. Brands are distinguished by a high level of quality confirmed by reputable competitions and experts, an active marketing strategy, national and international distribution, a presentable design that attracts tourists and enables the brand to act as a souvenir.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Philosophy and the principle of the brand.

• What product does your brand produce and offer to tourists (detailed information about the line (wines, spirits, etc.) and the area where the raw materials are grown)?

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations for sustainable development, organic production, etc.

• Article about the charms of your brand with a list of awards received during the last year (up to 3 pages).

Objects that have actual evidence of compliance with international principles of sustainable development, environmental friendliness and other features of progressive approaches can be nominated for this category.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• In which enogastronomic road or association it is included.

• What other establishments (divisions) are included in your facility (detailed information on each).

• List the main attractions for tourists and strengths of the facility in terms of progress

• How to get there (geographical coordinates and additional recommendations).

• What product does your facility produce and offer to tourists (detailed information about the line of wines, plantations, restaurant / bar menu or tasting room specialties).

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations for sustainable development, organic production, compliance with safe tourism protocols, etc.

• Article about the charms of your facility (up to 3 pages).

Facilities that have a status of an art object can be nominated for this category, or facilities that can confirm the fact that their architecture belongs to a sample of art or history (facility with its own history, reviving indigenous varieties and specialties, traditional technologies), or they have an original design, or an appropriate format of activity - a cultural and art center, a gallery, etc.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• In which enogastronomic road or association it is included.

• What other establishments (divisions) are included in your facility (detailed information on each).

• List the main attractions of the facility that can be attributed to art and history samples.

• How to get there (geographical coordinates and additional recommendations).

• What art product does your facility offer to tourists (detailed information about the architectural project, design of wine collections, interior of the restaurant / bar or tasting room).

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations that confirms membership in an art and history association / club / union, etc.

• Article about the charms of your facility (up to 3 pages).

Programs and strategies of consortia for the protection of wines and territories, roads of wine and local products, wine offices of different countries - any organizations or individual objects aiming at the development of tourism in their region, attracting tourist flows to specific territories and conducting active marketing can be nominated for this category. Preference will be given to programs which facilitate opening up little-known wine-producing countries and regions to the world due to their outstanding locations, wines and unique people, historical and culturally significant places, authentic grape varieties and specialties.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Which enogastronomic road or association does the region include?

• What other establishments, programs are included in your region (detailed information on each).

• List the main and new attractions for tourists and strengths of the region in terms of progress.

• How to get there (geographical coordinates and additional recommendations).

• What products does your region produce and offer to tourists (detailed information about the line of wines, plantations, restaurant / bar menu or tasting room specialties).

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations for sustainable development, organic production, compliance with safe tourism protocols, etc.

• Article about the charms of your facility (up to 3 pages).

Entities who have the status of an ambassador of wine / a region / a road of wine and taste can be nominated for this category or may confirm the fact of belonging to the enogastronomic association whose interests they represent. As well as those who have more than one year of experience as a promoter of a wine region, an association, a brand or certain types of wines. This activity can be confirmed both by an official source and by publications in the media, recommendations of officials, etc.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• The interests of which region / wine road / association / unity / brand are represented by the ambassador?

• Type of activity (a journalist, a brand ambassador, a tour operator, an association, a consortium, a museum, etc.).

• What product does the region / association / brand offer to tourists?

• List the main responsibilities and tasks in this area.

• Name the three to ten most important projects of the last year (with start and end dates) in which the ambassador took a leading part.

• Which of these projects can be called an event №1 in life and what benefits did it bring to the product / region represented by the ambassador (it is preferable to provide the results of the economic plan in figures).

• What cultural, natural, and historical monuments are located in the region, the products of which are presented by the ambassador?

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding belonging to the region / union / association, etc.

• A detailed summary of the activities in the status of an ambassador (up to 3 pages) with an emphasis on the achievements of the last year.

Entities who have the status of an ambassador of wine / a region / a road of wine and taste may be nominated for this category or may confirm the fact of belonging to the enogastronomic association whose interests they represent, and whose activities are characterized by a special creative approach, creative solutions, original views.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• The interests of which region / wine road / association / unity / brand are represented by the ambassador?

• Type of activity (a journalist, a brand ambassador, a tour operator, an association, a consortium, a museum, etc.).

• What product does the region / association / brand offer to tourists?

• List the main responsibilities and tasks in this area.

• Name the three to ten most important projects of the last year (with start and end dates) in which the ambassador took a leading part.

• Which of these projects was developed by the ambassador and what was the creativity of the approach, which original solution proposed by the ambassador led to the success of the brand / region / association (it is preferable to provide the results of the economic plan in figures).

• Name social research or technologies that may have been used to implement a creative solution.

• What cultural, natural, and historical monuments are located in the region, the products of which are presented by the ambassador?

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding belonging to the region / union / association, etc.

• A detailed summary of the activities in the status of an ambassador (up to 3 pages), with an emphasis on special creative decisions and approaches.

Authors of literary works (a guidebook, a reference book, etc.) or a series of publications in any mass media (including non-periodical) on enogastronomic topics can be nominated for this category. Their publications should have been published during the year before the current year of the awards and had outstanding publicity and promoted relevant destinations, locations, wine, and other products of the region in terms of tourist attractiveness.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Profession or type of activity of the Nominee (a journalist, a blogger, etc.).

• A detailed resume of the author with an emphasis on the literary work of the last year on the eve of the current year of the awards.

• What topic (a region / a wine road / a brand, etc.) is in the focus of the Nominee?

• The media where the Nominee's work on this topic was published.

• What tourist destinations does the region the nominee focuses on offer to tourists? Tell us in detail about the wines and specialties of the area (up to 3 pages).

Authors whose publications demonstrate in-depth knowledge in the field of enogastronomy and / or the peculiarities of a region can be nominated for this category. Publications should have outstanding publicity and promote a competent opinion and reliable information about destinations, locations, wines, and other products of the region in terms of tourist attractiveness.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Profession or profile of the Nominee (a wine journalist, a gastroblogger, etc.) in which his / her expert level is stated.

• A detailed resume of the author (up to 3 pages).

• What topic (a region / a wine road / a product, etc.) is in the focus of the Nominee?

• The media where the Nominee's research work (s) on this topic was (were) published.

• What tourist destinations does the region the nominee focuses on offer to tourists? Tell us in detail about the wines and specialties of the area.

• Please, provide some information on where we can get acquainted with the research works of the Nominee, which demonstrate an expert approach.

• Please, provide a link to the online resource where reviews of these works are posted.

Authors whose creative work includes a report (a video, an article) from an enogastronomic tour or a report from a trip to an interesting region, a specific object of the wine road, etc. can be nominated for this category.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Profession or a type of activity of the Nominee (a journalist, a blogger, etc.).

• A detailed resume of the author (up to 3 pages).

• What topic (a region / a wine road / a product, etc.) is in the focus of the Nominee’s report?

• The media where the Nominee's work (s) on this topic was (were) published.

• What tourist destinations does the region the nominee focuses on offer to tourists? Tell us in detail about the wines and specialties of the area.

• Please, provide some information where we can get familiar with the description / video of the “Brightest Journey” of the Nominee.

• Please, provide a link to the online resource where reviews of these works are posted.

Entities with original educational or excursion programs, special tastings and tours can be nominated for this category.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• The main profile of the entity (a wine school, a winery, media, an association, a museum, etc.).

• Name your competitive advantages in terms of the selected category of the nomination.

• What educational course / product does the nominee offer (list of courses / tours / articles / expositions with an indication of terms and professions / directions).

• List the main tasks of the nominee in this area.

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding the facility belonging to educational institutions.

• A detailed summary of the nominee's activities (up to 3 pages), with an emphasis on special creative solutions and approaches.

The category aims to identify educational institutions and programs with a special cultural mission (revival of traditions, promotion of advanced technologies, etc.).

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• The main profile of the entity (a wine school, a winery, media, an association, a museum, etc.).

• Name your competitive advantages in terms of the selected category of the nomination.

• What educational course / product does the nominee offer (list of courses / tours / articles / expositions with an indication of terms and professions / directions).

• List the main tasks of the nominee in this area.

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding the facility belonging to educational institutions.

• A detailed summary of the nominee's activities (up to 3 pages), with an emphasis on special creative solutions and approaches.

Entities with three years of professional experience, outstanding professional achievements, expertise in the field of enogastronomy can be nominated for this category. Besides, socially significant excursion programs and tours implemented during the year before the current year of the awards (2021-November 2022) can be nominated as well.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• The main profile of the entity (a guide, a tour operator, a wine school, etc.).

• Name your competitive advantages in terms of the selected category of the nomination.

• List the main achievements of the nominee in the work, including the number of excursions / tours / tastings and tourists involved - for a certain period.

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding the entity's affiliation to professional institutions.

• A detailed summary of the nominee (up to 3 pages), with an emphasis on tours that are announced for the awards.

The following companies can be nominated for this category - tour operators, tourist divisions of offices for the promotion of wine regions or officially recognized Wine Roads or local associations of winemakers, which have in their structure relevant divisions that have developed their own tourist product - socially significant excursion programs to wineries and enogastronomy tours - during the year preceding the current award year (2021 - November 2022). These are professional tourist operators - in the broadest sense of the word, knowledgeable in the field of enogastronomy and travel.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• The main profile of the entity (functions, concept, etc.).

• Name your competitive advantages in terms of the selected category of the nomination.

• List the main achievements of the nominee in the work, including the number of excursions / tours / tastings and tourists involved - for a certain period.

• If there is - a certificate issued by relevant organizations regarding the entity's affiliation to professional institutions.

• A detailed summary of the nominee (up to 3 pages), with an emphasis on tours that are announced for the awards.

The category aims to identify important events (Days of wines, local products, festivals, gastronomic summits, online symposia), which took place during the year before the current year of the awards (2021-November 2022). Preference is given to special events that are relevant to the topic and are distinguished by the original format and exposition, the audience.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Name of the event (detailed description - audience, exhibitors, dates, and years of the event) with an indication of the number of participants and exhibitors for the last three years.

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• A type of the activity of the event organizer (an exhibition center, a private entrepreneur, etc.).

• Philosophy and format.

• What educational activities are accompanied by (list the most outstanding ones for the last three years - master classes, seminars, lectures, tastings, etc.)

• Competitive advantages and features in terms of the selected category of nominations.

The category helps to support the organizers of professional events (enogastronomic festivals, exhibitions, tastings, and auctions) aimed at promoting local and international producers of craft drinks and local specialties. Preference is given to attractive events that draw the attention of tourist communities to wines, spirits, beer, and other products of the region where the event is held.

• Contact details for the profile on the website (email, website, phone number with your country code, address).

• Name of the event (detailed description - audience, exhibitors, dates, and years of the event) with an indication of the number of participants and exhibitors for the last three years.

• Within which region / enogastronomic road / association (if any) the entity operates.

• A type of the activity of the event organizer (an exhibition center, a private entrepreneur, etc.).

• Philosophy and format.

• What educational activities are accompanied by (list the most outstanding ones for the last three years - master classes, seminars, lectures, tastings, etc.).

• Competitive advantages and features in terms of the selected category of nominations.