America's great wine regions also happen to be home to some of the nation's best hotels. 10Best set out to find the best wine country hotels in the USA by recruiting a panel of wine travel experts to nominate their favorite wine country accommodations. Then we asked our readers to vote for their favorites. After four weeks of voting, the results are in.
The top 10 winners in the category Best Wine Country Hotel are as follows:
- Gervasi Vineyard - Canton, Ohio
- 3rd Street Flats - McMinnville Ore.
- The Canyon Villa - Paso Robles, Calif.
- Salamander Resort & Spa - Middleburg, Va.
- San Ysidro Ranch - Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Hermann Hill Vineyard and Inn - Hermann, Mo.
- Auberge du Soleil - Rutherford, Calif.
- Solage Calistoga - Calistoga, Calif.
- Calistoga Ranch - Calistoga, Calif.
- The Inn At Little Washington - Washington, Va.
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Jill Barth (L’occasion) and Jil Child (Wine Tours of the World) were chosen based on their extensive knowledge of U.S. wineries and wine travel.
Other nominated hotels included The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Bardessono Hotel & Spa in Yountville, Canyon Villa Bed & Breakfast Inn in Sedona, Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore in Santa Barbara, Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg, Hotel Yountville in Yountville, Inn At Irish Hollow in Galena, L'Auberge de Sedona in Sedona, Meadowood Napa Valley in St. Helena, Tickle Pink Inn in Carmel and Willows Lodge in Woodinville.
Congratulations to all our winning hotels!
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The Experts
Jill Barth
Jill Barth is a contributor for Forbes digital and... Read More
Jill Barth is a contributor for Forbes digital and USA Today 10Best. She’s also a Provence Wine Master Level through the Wine Scholar Guild, a Symposium for Professional Wine Writers Fellow and the founder and author of the award-winning blog, L'Occasion.
Jill Barth
Jill Barth is a contributor for Forbes digital and USA Today 10Best. She’s also a Provence Wine Master Level through the Wine Scholar Guild, a Symposium for Professional Wine Writers Fellow and the founder and author of the award-winning blog, L'Occasion.
Jil Child
Jil earned a B.A. in Economics, with an emphasis... Read More
Jil earned a B.A. in Economics, with an emphasis in business wine, from Sonoma State University and is a certified Sommelier. She is a partner and co-owner of Wine Tours of the World, a full service global wine tour company specializing in custom wine vacations. She has worked with and consulted with wineries and is an expert in many different positions including sales, distribution, education, events and private wine tasting tours. She teaches Tasting Room Management at Sonoma State University and is a professional wine judge for various wine competitions throughout the U.S.
Jil Child
Jil earned a B.A. in Economics, with an emphasis in business wine, from Sonoma State University and is a certified Sommelier. She is a partner and co-owner of Wine Tours of the World, a full service global wine tour company specializing in custom wine vacations. She has worked with and consulted with wineries and is an expert in many different positions including sales, distribution, education, events and private wine tasting tours. She teaches Tasting Room Management at Sonoma State University and is a professional wine judge for various wine competitions throughout the U.S.