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The world's best wine-themed hotels
A journey through California's mythic wine country, PLUS ELLE Canada's list of wine-themed hotels around the world.
By Noreen Flanagan
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Etude Wines
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Etude Wines
The final stop on our wine tour is Etude Wines, a boutique winery that opened in 1982 and is located at the southern end of the valley. When it comes to waxing poetic about grapes -- especially Pinot Noir -- Jon Priest, Etude's winemaker, rivals Miles, Paul Giamatti's character in Sideways. While Miles describes it as "haunting, thrilling and brilliant," Priest describes the It grape as "ethereal, intellectual and complicated." Having worked with the demanding fruit for more than two decades, Priest welcomes its new A-list status. "It has always been a pioneering grape, but now it has taken on a whole new life," he says. "All it took was a movie for it to be widely appreciated. Why didn't we think of that 20 years ago?"
ELLE's top 3 wine-themed hotels:
• Executive Hotel Vintage Park
Vancouver
www.executivehotels.net
Sponsored by 35 regional wineries, the hotel's bedrooms are decorated with artwork, labels and other winery finery. If the daily wine reception tickles your palate, ask the concierge to book you on a wine tour in the Okanagan Valley. From $159 per night.
• Hotel du Vin
Winchester, England
www.hotelduvin.com
This charming Georgian hotel, with its pretty walled garden, was the first property in the award-winning Hotel du Vin stable. Once you've sipped in the champagne bar and supped in the cozy bistro, you can stroll upstairs to relax in your own wine-inspired suite. From $270 per night.
• Hotel Rathaus Wine & Design
Vienna
www.hotel-rathaus-wien.at
This 1890 gem features 33 rooms inspired by Austrian vintners, a schnapps distiller and a champagne maker. Browse through the wine-themed photos in your room while blind-tasting the star vintage stocked in your fridge. From $200 per night.
ELLE Canada reviews another hot wine destination: Argentina!
Image courtesy of Foster's Wine Estates
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