Luxury travel brand, CV Villas, released a new report on the most popular wine regions as well as the most beautiful vineyards, with Franschhoek’s Boschendal rated as the “Most Beautiful Vineyard In the World”.

As wine tourism grows in popularity, google searches for “wine holiday” and “vineyard tours” are up 22% for 50% respectively over the past 12 months.

CV Villas unpacked much of the data, analysing global data from the largest wine marketplace, Vivino, analysing the world’s top 200 wines and cross-referencing them with their region.

The analysis revealed the most popular wine regions, with France’s Champagne region taking the cake. The study calculated the region’s score by taking the top wines for each region and combining their average Vivino score out of five to give a grand total. 46 of the top 200 wines were from this famous French region.

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To reveal the most beautiful vineyards, a thorough list of 200 wineries was compiled, and the number of associated hashtags was analysed. Those with the highest number of hashtags were listed as the most beautiful.

Franschhoek’s own Boschendal was listed as the “Most Beautiful Vineyard in the World”. Stellenbosch was listed as fifth in the “World’s Best Destinations for Wine Lovers”. Tokara Winery, Waterkloof and Spier also made the “Most Beautiful” list.

Top 15 Most Beautiful Vineyards In The World 

Rank  Vineyard Name  Country  Instagram Hashtags 
1  Boschendal   South Africa  95,501 
2  Penfolds Magill Estate  Australia  94,761 
3  Castello Di Amorosa  United States  88,784 
4  Donnafugata-Marsala  Italy  65,445 
5  Catena Zapata  Argentina  62,763 
6  Champagne Billecart-Salmon  France  58,093 
7  Domaine Carneros  United States  45,478 
8  Marques de Riscal  Spain  44,811 
9  Chateau Margaux  France  44,427 
10  Château La Coste  France  41,648 
11  Wilson Creek Winery  USA  37,544 
12  Ferrari Trento  Italy  33,568 
13  Chateau Mouton Rothschild  France  23,892 
14  Chateau Montelena  United States  23,774 
15  El Enemigo Wines  Argentina  23,399 
16  Wölffer Estate  United States  22,905 
17  Château d’Yquem  France  22,330 
18  Nyetimber  United Kingdom  22,009 
19  Tokara Winery  South Africa  19,105 
20  Waterkloof  South Africa  18,958 
21  Mission Hill Winery  Canada  18,681 
22  Familia Torres – Pacs del Penedes  Spain  18,680 
23  Niepoort Winery  Portugal  18,630 
24  Chateau Haut Brion  France  18,239 
25  Ceretto  Italy  18,036 
26  Champagne Taittinger  France  17,719 
27  Seppeltsfield Barossa  Australia  15,770 
28  Craggy Range  New Zealand  15,427 
29  Robert Mondavi Winery  United States  14,779 
30  Spier Wine Farm   South Africa 

 

The World’s Ten Best Destinations for Wine Lovers 

Vivino Score  

 

Champagne  

France  

188.3  

 

Côtes de Provence  

France  

72.7  

 

Napa Valley  

USA  

41.2  

 

Bolgheri  

Italy  

36.8  

 

Stellenbosch  

South Africa  

31.3  

 

Toscana  

Italy  

27.6  

 

Ribera del Duero  

Spain  

18.7  

 

Sonoma County  

USA  

18.2  

 

Puligny-Montrachet  

France  

18  

10  

Franciacorta  

Italy  

17.7 

Written by David Fenning for Getaway Magazine.