{"id":10867,"date":"2017-02-13T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T11:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/?p=10867"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:55:41","slug":"creation-delheim-and-la-motte-excel-in-wine-tourism-challenge-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfi-global-staging.com\/topwineold\/2017\/02\/creation-delheim-and-la-motte-excel-in-wine-tourism-challenge-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation, Delheim and La Motte excel in Wine Tourism Challenge 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE 2017 Drinks International Wine Tourism Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(UK) culminated with awards for Best Visitor Centre (Codorniu in Spain), Most Innovative Experience (Vineyard Tour Guide App at Yealands in New Zealand), Best Food and Wine Matching (Zonin's Castello di Albola in Italy), Best Retail Experience (Gonzalez Byass in Spain), Best Promotional Body (Stellenbosch Wine Routes), Best Wine Event (Harvest and From Vine to Glass activity at Bodegas Miguel Torres in Spain) and Best Accommodation (joint winners Vi\u00f1a Casa Silva in Chile and The Yeatman in Portugal). South Africa's top\u00a0entries as follows:<\/p>\n

CREATION WINES<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge outside Hermanus highly commended for their innovative wine and food matching experience\u00a0\u2013 Wine by Degrees, Tapas Pairing, Wine & Cooking, Paradoxical Wine & Chocolate\u00a0Pairing, Charcuterie Pairing, Cheese Pairing.<\/p>\n

DELHEIM<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in the Simonsberg foothills of Stellenbosch highly commended for their Fungi\u00a0Forage in June\/July, an event that includes a lecture on mushroom identification, a wild mushroom hunt and a mushroom-themed three-course lunch paired with Delheim wines.<\/p>\n

LA MOTTE<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in Franschhoek highly commended for their food and wine matching: “A brilliant place for tasting the most appropriate wine with a fantastic selection of foods.”<\/p>\n

STELLENBOSCH WINE ROUTES<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0judged Best Promotional Body: “Capturing the South African mood. Very in touch with what people coming there are looking for. Very educational.”<\/p>\n

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Renowned for food and wine matching: Creation Wines, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Walker Bay<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>
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THE 2017 Drinks International Wine Tourism Challenge\u00a0(UK) culminated with awards for Best Visitor Centre (Codorniu in Spain), Most Innovative Experience (Vineyard Tour Guide App at Yealands in New Zealand), Best Food and Wine Matching (Zonin’s Castello di Albola in Italy), Best Retail Experience (Gonzalez Byass in Spain), Best Promotional Body (Stellenbosch Wine Routes), Best Wine Event (Harvest and From Vine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2407,1904,2039,1968,1975],"tags":[2408,1619,948,2425,842,849,1044,2427,1330,2426],"class_list":["post-10867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2407","category-cellar-ratings","category-events","category-wine-producers","category-wine-route","tag-2408","tag-creation","tag-delheim","tag-drinks-international","tag-la-motte","tag-sa","tag-south-africa","tag-stellenbosch-wine-routes","tag-uk","tag-wine-tourism-challenge"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t