Best Wine Country Hotel (2020)

The Inn at Black Star Farms puts guests in the heart of the Traverse Wine Coast, with easy access to wineries and tasting rooms on the Old Mission and Leelanau Wine Trails. Each stay includes a daily breakfast, nightly hospitality hour with wine and small bites, a bottle of house wine and an exclusive barrel room tasting.
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Timber Cove sits on a bluff high above the Pacific Ocean. This hotel complements the surrounding scenery with its warm hues, midcentury accents and newly renovated buildings using timber. Guests stay in one of 46 guest rooms and suites, each with unobstructed ocean and forest views. Amenities include a Great Room, Outdoor Living Room and Coast Kitchen restaurant.
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The Farmhouse at Veritas is a bed and breakfast in the heart of the Monticello American Viticulture Area. Guests staying in one of the eight rooms enjoy a daily breakfast made to order with a glass of Veritas sparkling wine, an evening wine hour with small hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary bottle of wine in each room.
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Guests at the Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa in Texas Hill Country stay in villas just steps from the vineyard. Amenities include electric fireplaces, individual patios and two 55-inch flat screen TVs, as well as easy access to the Old 290 Restaurant & Brewery and Carter Creek tasting room.
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This boutique hotel in Northern Michigan features just 32 guest rooms in a lakeside setting that’ll make you feel like you’re stepping back into the early 20th century. Nearby Walloon Lake Winery is one of many options in the Petoskey Wine Region.
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A destination resort in the heart of Sonoma Valley, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa is an excellent choice for those who want to feel pampered after a day of wine tasting. The property is home to an award-winning spa with four geothermal swimming pools, a Michelin-rated restaurant and daily docent-led activities.
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The SummerWood Inn sits amid the rolling hills and vineyards of Paso Robles. Guests enjoy amenities like a welcome bottle of SummerWood wine, seasonal appetizers with wine each evening, late evening dessert and coffee, turndown service with house-made caramels and made-to-order breakfast. Rooms all have a fireplace and private balcony or patio.
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Hotel Cheval, a luxury boutique hotel in Paso Robles, comprises 16 rooms just off the historic town square. Guests enjoy special touches, like a s’mores butler, library candy bar, gourmet breakfast and somm’s workshops.
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Black Walnut Inn & Vineyard, a nine-room villa perched above pinot noir and chardonnay vines in the Red Hills of Dundee, offers luxe accommodations with stellar views of Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson. Each guest room has its own spacious balcony, deep soaking tubs and spa-quality amenities.
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Meadowood is likely more well-known for its restaurant (it has three Michelin Stars) than its beautifully appointed rooms, however they shouldn't be overlooked. Attention to detail is paramount and pervasive at this luxury resort in St. Helena. The views are customizable, with vistas out to the woods (extra private) or to the vineyards and hills of surrounding Napa Valley.
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