Vergelegen hard to beat when it comes to Cape wine route destinations

SAO BENTO da Vitoria Monastery in Oporto, Portugal, was the venue for the 2016 Great Wine Capitals Global Networks’ Best of Wine Tourism Awards, the culmination of a competition entered by 359 wine estates from South Australia, Rioja in Spain, Bordeaux in France, the Cape winelands, Rheinhessen in Germany, Mendoza in Argentina, Porto in Portugal, Napa Valley in the USA and Casablanca Valley in Chile. Of the 59 award winners to be showcased and advertised online and in various publications in 2017, six are South African, some of whom have also won on two or more occasions since the awards were first presented in 2013, published in 2014.

All of the winning wineries were judged to have distinguished themselves in terms of the excellence of their facilities in various categories and delivering quality experiences to the public in their parts of the world. The South African judges were: restaurant critic and publisher of Platter’s SA Wine Guide JP Rossouw (restaurant category); tour and event specialist Margi Biggs (service category); hospitality industry veteren Philip Engelen (accommodation category); architects Alex Robertson and Johan van Papendorp (buildings and gardens/landscapes category); writer, curator, historian and lecturer Marilyn Martin (arts and culture category); writer, photographer, artist and wine critic Samarie Smith (innovation category); nature conservationist Joan Isham (sustainability category).

Best of Wine Tourism Awards – Cape Winelands

INTERNATIONAL WINNER IN 2016/17

Vergelegen – Global Award
Also winner of a Global Award in 2013/14

REGIONAL WINNERS IN 2016/17

Creation of Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge outside Hermanus – Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences
Also winner of Award for Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences in 2015/16

Delaire Graff of Helshoogte, Stellenbosch – Accommodation
Also winner of Global Award and Awards for Art & Culture as well as Wine Tourism Restaurants in 2015/16, winner of award for Wine Tourism Services in 2013/14

Rust en Vrede of Stellenbosch – Wine Tourism Services

Tokara of Simonsberg, Helshoogte, Stellenbosch – Wine Tourism Restaurants

Vergelegen of Somerset West – Art & Culture, Architecture & Landscapes
Also winner of awards for Art & Culture as well as Wine Tourism Restaurants in 2013/14

Waterford of Stellenbosch – Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices
Also winner of Global Award and awards for Wine Tourism Services and Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices in 2014/15

OTHER PREVIOUS WINNERS

Babylonstoren of Simonsberg-Paarl – Award for Architecture & Landscapes and for Accommodation in 2014/15 as well as in 2013/14
Boschendal
of Franschhoek – Award for Accommodation in 2015/16
Cavalli of Helderberg, Stellenbosch – Award for Architecture & Landscapes in 2015/16, Award for Art & Culture in 2014/15
KWV – Award for Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences in 2014/15
La Motte
of Franschhoek – Award for Wine Tourism Services in 2015/16, Award for Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices in 2013/14
Spice Route of Paarl – Award for Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences in 2013/14
Villiera of Koelenhof, Stellenbosch – Award for Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices in 2015/16
Waterkloof of Sir Lowry’s Pass outside Somerset West – Award for Wine Tourism Restaurants in 2014/15

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CREATION: good wines, good views, great for wine and food matching

 

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