Awards and Honors
California Wine Tours Named “Best Wine Tourism Service” for 2010
Each year, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network’s (GWCGN) “Best Of” Wine Tourism Awards offers hospitality leaders throughout North America the unique opportunity to showcase their best practices in a competition with other wine tourism businesses from around the world. There are seven categories in which to compete: restaurants; accommodations; architecture parks and gardens; art and culture; innovative wine tourism experiences; wine tourism services; and sustainable wine tourism practices. The winners in each category are:
Accommodations: Auberge du Soleil
Wine Tourism Restaurants: The Napa Valley Wine Train
Architecture, Parks & Gardens: Chateau Montelena
Art & Culture: Clos Pegase
Innovative Wine Tourism Experiences: St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery
Wine Tourism Services: California Wine Tours
Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices: Quintessa
California Wine Tours is first Transportation Company to be certified through the Bay Area Green Business Program
Responsible environmental stewardship is a very important aspect of the operations at California Wine Tours. As Northern California’s largest privately owned transportation company, we are committed to lessening our impact on the Earth. In doing so, California Wine Tours has integrated environmental stewardship into our business operations by placing an emphasis on sustainability by protecting the environment through economically viable programs which also increase the social equity of our employees, customers and community. California Wine Tours efforts have been verified by the Association of Bay Area Governments and we were the first transportation company to be certified Green through the acclaimed Bay Area Green Business program.