5 Gorgeous Wine Country Hotels Around the World
If there are two things a traveler should never go without, it’s a good hotel and great wine. Get the best of both worlds at a stunning property in a classic vinicultural destination, where you’ll be wined and dined by world-class chefs and get to tour impressive vineyards and sample incredible terroir.
1. Six Senses Douro Valley, Portugal
Northern Portugal is famous for its Port wines, but in recent years, it’s the region's light clarets and rich, Burgundy-esque reds that have begun receiving the most recognition. Six Senses made its European debut here, transforming a 19th-century terracotta-colored quinta into a 57-room wellness retreat.
2. The Vines of Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
Argentina’s Uco Valley is famed for its ability to produce quality wines at high altitudes. There’s nowhere better to taste the terroir than this 22-villa resort in the foothills of the Andes, two hours by car from the Mendoza airport. The Vines is part wine estate (it’s set on a 1,500 acre vineyard), part luxury resort (think floor-to-ceiling windows, fluffy duvets, electric fire pits, and spa-style bathrooms).
3. Babylonstoren, Simondium, South Africa
It’s hard to even call Babylonstoren a hotel, really. The property, in the heart of the Franschhoek Wine Valley outside Cape Town, is a world unto itself. Just 22 rooms and suites are housed in private whitewashed cottages that surround a Cape Dutch colonial farmhouse and modern, glass-enclosed tasting room and sit on some 500 acres, many of which are under vine or used for organic farming.
4. Jackalope, Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Head an hour outside Melbourne, Australia, during the weekend and you’ll rub shoulders with the city’s movers and shakers, who escape to the Mornington Peninsula for pastoral landscapes and world-famous vineyards. While most hotels in the region are done up in a traditional farmhouse style, Jackalope is a black-and-gold architectural marvel. 
5. Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort, California
Napa Valley has no shortage of top-tier hotels, but when it comes to privacy, Calistoga Ranch—tucked into a secluded canyon on 157 acres overlooking the valley—is in a league of its own. Start your day with a yoga class on the outdoor deck, followed by tastings at nearby bucket-list vineyards including Caymus and Opus One, and a “land to table”-style dinner at the lakefront restaurant.