Azerbaijan awarded international wine prize

The Azerbaijan Tourism Board was awarded the "Best International Wine Tourism Product" prize at the ceremony of the "Iter Vitis" tangible and intangible wine cultural route established by the Council of Europe and the European Institute of Cultural Routes on October 23, Report informs, referring to the State Tourism Agency.

The award was presented by Giuliana De Francesco, Representative of Italian Ministry of Culture on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, to Domenico Coco, Honorary Consul of Azerbaijan in Sicily and Calabria.

The prizes, presented in various categories at the event in Sicily, Italy, aim to promote wine heritage and winemaking tourism, as well as sustainable tourism in the member countries of the international network Iter Vitis.

Azerbaijan has been a member of the Iter Vitis international network, which includes wine routes from 20 countries, since 2019.