To the best of Mendoza were awarded today in terms of tourism, under the Best Tourism Network of Great Wine Capitals. Both wineries, restaurants and wine-related businesses were honored at the Sheraton Mendoza Hotel. Here we show you the winners.
The Best Of Wine Tourism Contest was held. The local committee of the Great Wine Capitals Network awarded at the Sheraton Hotel Mendoza wineries and hotels to large enterprises, whose mission is to encourage tourism, academic and cultural development in each of the member cities. This contest is held in each of the eight capital cities, where local awards Gold, Silver and Bronze are delivered. This time it fell to Mendoza. Prizes were awarded in seven categories. All those Gold winners from each city compete for the international award. This year will be elected at the General Assembly of Great Wine Capitals to be held in Cape Town from 9 to 14 November. The award aims to encourage creativity, promote the launch of new initiatives, raise standards of facilities, promote the efforts of the wineries exchange knowledge between member regions and provide a guide for visitors to the sites of excellence. The competition jury was composed of professionals from various organizations, institutions, universities, chambers and industry companies, with expertise in the categories to assess, but without Bodegas or providers of Travel Services link. In addition, a new feature this year was that the Local Committee of the Network of Great Wine Capitals decided to incorporate as a jury of journalists each category of media that support Mendoza Wine Tourism. This year the Local Network of Great Wine Capitals has had the participation of more than 40 folders for different categories, at the same time has increased the number of jurors, because of the importance and prestige every year earns this competition. & nbsp; And the winners are – In the category Accommodation is aimed at wineries that provide accommodation in your facility with the features of Hotel, Motel, Bed and Breakfast or cottages. It is also open to accommodation in the region, provided they can show that they are closely related to wine tourism. The winners were Gold medal: Park Hyatt Mendoza. Silver: Cotton Wine Estate. Bronze: Margot & nbsp;. – Then in the second category: Related Wine Tourism Restaurants, is aimed at wineries that have on-site restaurant and who provide expertise in food and wine quality using local or regional products. As well as regional restaurants that demonstrate a significant share of the regional wine tourism. Gold went to Restaurante Bodega O. Fournier Urban. La Plata: Bodega Ruca Malen and Bronze was shared between: Restaurant Mi Tierra Restaurant and Terroir Club Tapestry. – Architecture, parks and gardens. This category is intended to wineries that have residential and commercial buildings (historic houses, tasting room) and / or working buildings (warehouses, cellars, warehouses equipped with tanks) that are part of the winery and have elements or characteristics of special architectural design, whether historical or contemporary. Wineries can also offer parks, gardens, landscapes and scenic views that make up a meaningful experience for the visitor. In this third category Finca Decero Gold, Silver and Tempus Alba Ruca Malen took the Bronze. & Nbsp; – In the category Art & Culture, related to all those wineries that house inside museums or galleries with collections, temporary and / or permanent, related to art and culture. The award-winning wineries were: Gold: Killka Space Museum Salentein, Silver: Home Wine and Bronze Reyter. Zuccardi Family & nbsp; – Significant Wine Tourism Experiences. This category for all those wineries that offer educational activities and experiences or different, innovative and / or special recreation, organized food events and concerts in its facilities. Gold took him Tempus Alba, the silver award went to Algodon Wine Estate, and bronze Finca Decero. – In the category related services Wine Tourism, Gold went to Wine Map, the Silver was to Ampora Wine Tours and Bronze award was for Ketek. It is intended for establishments and operators other than wine producers and those who are not related to any other category, but businesses engaged in providing significant services in the wine tourism industry. And also includes wineries that focus on the meetings and conventions market and offer facilities for the development of conferences and business meetings. – Finally, Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices was the last category. Gold took him Familia Zuccardi, the Silver Award was shared between Bee and Navarro Correas and bronze for Mumm. This category is intended for all those wineries that have implemented practices that promote environmental conservation and / or who have made innovations or sustainable developments in both the vineyard (eg organic farming) and cellar (reduction in energy consumption per example). All this function resulting in an improvement of the visit for wine tourists.
