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Sheraton Social Hour Is Now Happening All Over the World
In our experience, hotel bar wine lists can be hit-or-miss. You either show up in the lobby ready to drink a mediocre (and, often, overpriced) glass of vino, or you go on Yelp! and find the nearest best-reviewed wine bar or bistro. Easy.
But over the past year, Sheraton has been changing things up with their exclusive (and verrry popular) Sheraton Social Hour. The program, which partially debuted last year in select Sheraton hotels, is awesome because it allows Sheraton guests to sample top-notch wines that have been given the thumbs up by Wine Spectator magazine.
Unsurprisingly, the program was a hit. So much of a hit that, as of yesterday, Social Hour has officially been rolled out to all 430 Sheraton hotels around the world.
Sheraton hotels and resorts in Hong Kong, Bali, Edinburgh, Santiago, New York, Waikiki—pretty much everywhere in the world, actually—all celebrated the launch with a 24-hour "toast around the world" (if you don't believe us, just type in the hashtag #sheratontoast on Instagram, and be prepared to see photos from the biggest, most extensive global wine fest ever known to man).
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New Asian-Themed Menu at Solage Calistoga is OTFC
When we went to Napa last week, we did what anyone visiting Napa would do. We ate. We ate our way through the valley, we ate food with food, food on top of food and quite possibly would have had sex with the food if the opportunity was there. Did we make our point clear? The food here is otherworldly.
But there's just so much steak and pastas and steaks our hearts could take. So imagine our sigh of relief when we parked our extra weight at Solage Calistoga's SolBar.
Don't let the name fool you. "SolBar" might sound like a cafe lounge where hippies congregate for hemp kale crisps but it's actually a Michelin-star rated masterpiece. Like, people drive in from San Francisco to dine here, thanks to easy-on-the-eyes executive chef Brandon Sharp's magic wand (or, uh, spatula).
The sustainably farmed ingredients with a twist on soul food recipes (the fried chicken is TDF) is truly exceptional. But that's not what we're all about right now. The kitchen just introduced a new Asian-inspired lounge menu last month. The culinary team of white people prove they can make some crazy-awesome, fancy Asian cuisine.
Read on to hear a few of our favorites!
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Bay Area Hotels Raise A Glass to Cali's Wine Month
From a Hillside Cottage at Casa Madrona, see Richardson Bay where your seaplane to pinot land departs
Earlier this month, we kicked off California Wine Month with hotel packages in Central California’s Paso Robles. But since the whole state is in on the celebration through the end of September—and let’s be real, through all of Fall from harvest to crush—we’re zeroing in now on Nor Cal and the Bay Area’s coolest Wine Month packages.
Surrounding Cali’s most formidable wine country in Sonoma and Napa, Northern California and Bay Area hotels have turned up the wine country heat with more vino-charged events than usual. Sure, glasses and bottles of wine are a dime a dozen in these sorts of packages, so we turned our focus, instead, to Bay Area hotels doing something a little more special.
Behold, three hotels that deliver you to the vineyard door by day while keeping you cozy and pampered by night.
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Paso Robles' Hotel Packages Celebrate California Wine Month
It's nearly harvest time for California growers and in Paso Robles, a small town between San Francisco and Los Angeles, that means special tastings,events, and hotel packages to highlight the season.
This region has over 200 wineries growing 40 grape varietals from Petite Sirah to Rousanne, so you'll need a home base while you explore the terrain. We've found a few deals to do so, from boutique luxury to family-friendly properties.
The Adelaide Inn is a 108-room family-run hotel set on lushly grounds. Their Wine Package Special for Two includes an Executive King Room, complimentary bottle of Eberle wine, free wine tasting coupons, wine glasses, and sample chocolates. Rates are $116 per night and include free WiFi and Continental breakfast.
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Inside a Room at Hotel El Aguamiel on the Outskirts of Mendoza, Argentina
Have you ever been standing in the middle of a sun-drenched field or garden and just wished you could plop a bed right there in the middle of it all and take a nap? Well, the Hotel El Aguamiel took that yearning to a higher level and plopped a 6-room hotel in the middle of a vineyard, in Argentina's wine country just outside of Mendoza.
Yesterday we toured you around the restaurant, pool and grounds, but today we'll actually go inside our own room on the property, # 6.
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All Around El Aguamiel, a 6-Room Hotel in Argentina's Wine Country
We had our DSLR camera stolen in Argentina, while attempting to bike the wine routes outside of Mendoza. It was a harrowing experience we cringe to remember, but luckily we were staying at the rural 6-room Hotel El Aguamiel at the time and returning from being interrogated by 15 bulletproof vest-wearing officers to our little slice of vineyard heaven far outweighs all the negative. Yes, we can't wait to go back.
El Aguamiel is a property we chanced upon, while browsing the Argentina offerings on flash hotel sale site Jetsetter.com. Yes, we were heading in the direction of Mendoza and yes, we could totally take a couple days to chill out surrounded by the grapes that make the Malbecs we ordered from brunch 'til midnight.
At $169 per night with free WiFi and breakfast, it was a no-brainer. Sadly the hotel is no longer listed on Jetsetter, but here's hoping it returns soon.
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There's a Vineyard Guard Dog at Argentina's Hotel El Aguamiel
Meet Anna.
In the wine region around Mendoza, there sits a tiny design-focused hotel—El Aguamiel—with its own vineyard...and its own vineyard guard dog. Anna is a large, black presence on the property, as she slinks around the 6 rooms (yes, only 6), the pool, the restaurant and the many rows of Malbec grapes.
Now, with video:
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Miami's Catalina Hotel Wants You To Help Select Their Summer Wine
We don't tend to think of South Beach as a wine tasting sort of place--at least not in the summer. But tomorrow night, a wine tasting is exactly what's going down at the Catalina Hotel. The idea? Sample as many wines as possible for the chance to win incentives that will bring you back to the Catalina.
Also: the hotel and its Maxines Bistro & Bar needs help settling on the list of summer lines they'll be serving--so guests at Friday night's soiree will be asked to rate what they taste.
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Wine Tasting in Mendoza? We Suggest a Post Vino Bath at the Park Hyatt
Spending long days exploring vineyards and tasting wines can be tiring work. We're serious! Especially under the warm sun at the foot of the Andes in Mendoza, Argentina. But, if you choose your hotel wisely when booking a vinocentric trip, you'll have just what you need for a good post-wine wind-down: a bathtub.
This video and the photo below shows our favorite part of the Park Hyatt Mendoza, where we spent the weekend indulging in the Park Hyatt Masters of Food and Wine tour. Not only is the bathroom huge, well-lit and mirrored up the wazoo, it has a fantastic tub and rainfall shower tucked away in a separate stall, which you can turn into your own personal steam room.
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Hotel Restaurants You'd Actually Eat In: Le Franschhoek
The reputation of hotel restaurants as sad, overpriced affairs is quickly falling away as some talented chefs make the eateries destinations of their own. This week, Katherine Spiers is taking us to some of the best hotel restaurants in the world.
The great "wine countries" of the world—Napa, Loire Valley, etc.—of course have fabulous dining, since nothing goes together so well as drinking and eating. There are lesser known wine-growing areas trying to get in on that game, since tourism dollars increase exponentially when everyone's got a glass of wine in hand.
South Africa's wine country and its product are becoming more popular all the time. As a direct result, its hotels are growing in world-class stature, too: Le Franschhoek, on the French-derived side of the Cape Winelands, is of such class that it wins all kinds of awards, for example.
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The Four Seasons is Getting Buzzed Tonight on Twitter
Where: United States
The Swann Lounge at the Four Seasons Philadelphia.
As with most things in life, we've found that Twitter can be so much more interesting after a glass or two of wine. (Right?) Four Seasons Hotels seem to agree, as tonight they're hosting a wine-tasting Tweetup, in honor of #WineWednesday.
The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. CT / 7:00 p.m. ET, and will be using the hashtag #FSWine. Three sommeliers will be online to lead the discussion, which will cover which wines to pair with seasonal dishes, including a Thanksgiving menu.
