North American Innovators Receive Accolades for Excellence in Wine Tourism
Napa Valley, CA (Nov. 16, 2018) – As one of ten recognized Great Wine Capitals, San Francisco | Napa Valley has awarded its hospitality leaders the 2019 Best Of Wine Tourism regional designations in six categories.
The Best Of awards categories include accommodations; architecture and landscape; innovative wine tourism experience; sustainable wine tourism practices; wine tourism restaurant; and wine tourism services. An international Best Of award is presented to one wine tourism business within each region that is deemed best in class across all ten Great Wine Capitals by an international jury.
The 2019 Best Of regional San Francisco | Napa Valley winners are:
- Accommodations – Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa (Calistoga)
- Architecture and Landscape – Trinchero Napa Valley (St. Helena)
- Innovative Wine Tourism Experience – Sequoia Grove Winery (Napa)
- Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices – St. Supery Estate Vineyards and Winery (Rutherford)
- Wine Tourism Restaurant – Acacia House (St. Helena)
- Wine Tourism Service – Laces and Limos (Napa)
All regional Best Of award winners competed for the global awards, which were judged by an international panel of respected wine tourism professionals and presented at the annual general meeting of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, held in November 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia. The international judges chose one overall winner for each region, selecting from the six regional “Best of” title-holders. St. Supery Estate Vineyards and Winery was named the Global Winner for San Francisco | Napa Valley.
About Visit Napa Valley
Visit Napa Valley is the official tourism marketing organization for the Napa Valley, with a mission to promote, protect and enhance the region’s position as one of the world’s premier wine, food, arts and wellness destinations. The area, known for its legendary hospitality, is also internationally recognized as one of only ten “Great Wine Capitals” and has more Michelin Stars per capita than any other wine region in the world.
The Napa Valley, conveniently located just an hour from the San Francisco Bay Area, consists of the following distinctive towns, including, from north to south, Calistoga, St. Helena, Rutherford/Oakville, Yountville, the city of Napa, American Canyon, and the outdoor recreation area of Lake Berryessa. For additional information on the Napa Valley, or to plan your Napa Valley experience, please explore www.VisitNapaValley.com, join “The Napa Valley” on Facebook, and follow @VisitNapaValley on Twitter.
About San Francisco Travel
The San Francisco Travel Association is the official tourism marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco. For information on reservations, activities and more, visit www.sftravel.com.
About Great Wine Capitals Global Network
Founded in 1999, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network is an alliance of ten internationally renowned wine regions – Adelaide, South Australia; Bilbao-Rioja, Spain; Bordeaux, France; Mainz-Rheinhessen, Germany; Mendoza, Argentina; Porto, Portugal; San Francisco/Napa Valley, USA; Valparaiso/Casablanca Valley, Chile; Verona, Italy; and Lausanne, Switzerland. The international Best Of Wine Tourism awards serves as an industry benchmark for excellence and recognizes leading wineries and wine-tourism related businesses within each Great Wine Capital that have distinguished themselves in areas such as innovation, service and sustainable practices. For more information visit www.greatwinecapitals.com.
