Winner of 2016's Best New Restaurant continues to reign supreme
Nothing pairs better with a great glass of wine than a tasty plate of food. Many of America's best wineries also operate some of the best restaurants, where chefs and sommeliers work together to create the perfect marriage of food and wine.
The top 10 winners in the Best Winery Restaurant category are as follows:
- F.L.X. Table - Element Winery - Geneva, N.Y.
- The Restaurant at Four Daughters Vineyard - Spring Valley, Minn.
- Fox Run Cafe at Fox Run Vineyards - Penn Yan, N.Y.
- Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant - Buchanan, Mich.
- Sea Glass Grill at Westport Winery Garden Resort - Aberdeen, Wash.
- Roots Restaurant at Sanders Ridge Winery - Boonville, N.C.
- The Vintage House Restaurant at Messina Hof Winery - Bryan, Texas
- Veraisons Restaurant at Glenora Wine Cellars - Dundee, N.Y.
- The Restaurant at King Estate Winery - Eugene, Ore.
- Niner Wine Estates Restaurant - Paso Robles, Calif.
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Jill Barth, a Provence Wine Master; Shana Clarke, Wine Editor for inside.com and contributor to Eat Sip Trip; Karen MacNeil, one of the foremost wine experts in the U.S.; and June Rodil, a Master Sommelier were chosen for their knowledge of wine and the American wine scene.
Congratulations to all these winning restaurants!
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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.
Shana Clarke
Shana Clarke is a freelance wine, sake, and... Read More
Shana Clarke is a freelance wine, sake, and cocktail journalist based in New York City. Her work regularly appears in a variety of consumer and trade publications, including NPR, Fortune, Wine Enthusiast, Playboy, HuffPost, Hemispheres, USA TODAY 10Best and SevenFifty Daily, among others. She is also the Wine Editor for inside.com. Shana holds a Level 3 Advanced Certification from Wine & Spirits Education Trust, served as a judge and a writing mentor at the TexSom International Wine Awards, and is a Certified Sake Sommelier. Follow her on Instagram at @ShanaSpeaksWine and see more of her work on www.shanaspeakswine.com.
Shana Clarke

Shana Clarke is a freelance wine, sake, and cocktail journalist based in New York City. Her work regularly appears in a variety of consumer and trade publications, including NPR, Fortune, Wine Enthusiast, Playboy, HuffPost, Hemispheres, USA TODAY 10Best and SevenFifty Daily, among others. She is also the Wine Editor for inside.com. Shana holds a Level 3 Advanced Certification from Wine & Spirits Education Trust, served as a judge and a writing mentor at the TexSom International Wine Awards, and is a Certified Sake Sommelier. Follow her on Instagram at @ShanaSpeaksWine and see more of her work on www.shanaspeakswine.com.
Karen MacNeil
Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won... Read More
Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won nearly every major wine award given in the English Language. These include the James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year and the International Wine and Spirits award as the Global Wine Communicator of the Year. In a full-page profile on her, TIME Magazine called Karen, “America’s Missionary of the Vine.” In 2018, Karen was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Wine.” Karen is the author of the award-winning book, THE WINE BIBLE, the single best selling wine book in the United States praised as “A masterpiece of wine writing.” THE WINE BIBLE has sold more than one million copies.
Karen MacNeil

Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won nearly every major wine award given in the English Language. These include the James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year and the International Wine and Spirits award as the Global Wine Communicator of the Year. In a full-page profile on her, TIME Magazine called Karen, “America’s Missionary of the Vine.” In 2018, Karen was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Wine.” Karen is the author of the award-winning book, THE WINE BIBLE, the single best selling wine book in the United States praised as “A masterpiece of wine writing.” THE WINE BIBLE has sold more than one million copies.
June Rodil
Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, June... Read More
Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, June is one of 26 women in the Americas to earn a Master Sommelier credential. She joined Goodnight Hospitality as a partner in 2019 and will open three new concepts with the Houston-based company within the year. Most recently, June was VP of Operations for McGuire Moorman Hospitality, a hospitality group with 10 restaurants in Austin and one in Aspen. She remains a partner in June’s All Day, her namesake restaurant that was named one of Food & Wine magazine's Restaurants of the Year in 2017. She is known as a leader in the beverage community and her accolades include: Wine Enthusiast’s Sommelier of the Year 2018; Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 2016; Key Panelist at Women in Wine Leadership Symposium and numerous Food & Wine Festivals across the nation; Food & Wine magazine's Sommelier of the Year 2014, Star Chef's Rising Star Sommelier 2012, Wine & Spirits Best New Sommelier 2011 and TEXSOM Best Sommelier Winner 2009.
June Rodil

Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, June is one of 26 women in the Americas to earn a Master Sommelier credential. She joined Goodnight Hospitality as a partner in 2019 and will open three new concepts with the Houston-based company within the year. Most recently, June was VP of Operations for McGuire Moorman Hospitality, a hospitality group with 10 restaurants in Austin and one in Aspen. She remains a partner in June’s All Day, her namesake restaurant that was named one of Food & Wine magazine's Restaurants of the Year in 2017. She is known as a leader in the beverage community and her accolades include: Wine Enthusiast’s Sommelier of the Year 2018; Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 2016; Key Panelist at Women in Wine Leadership Symposium and numerous Food & Wine Festivals across the nation; Food & Wine magazine's Sommelier of the Year 2014, Star Chef's Rising Star Sommelier 2012, Wine & Spirits Best New Sommelier 2011 and TEXSOM Best Sommelier Winner 2009.