Global wine tourism experts vote Grande Provence the best in architectural category

Grande Provence Estate has been voted by global wine tourism experts as the Best in the Architectural Category at the Great Wine Capitals Global Network gala awards ceremony that took place this month in Bordeaux. 
 
This comes after the prestigious 'House & Leisure/Visa Best of SA Awards' where the 5-star Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate, Franschhoek, won the title of Best Hotel in South Africa. The event was attended by tourism specialists, dignitaries and producers from wine-growing regions in Europe, North America, Latin America, South Africa and New Zealand.

The 'Best Of' winery tourism awards were created in 2004 to honour outstanding wineries as well as other wine tourism-related businesses in several categories in the member cities and wine regions of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. The awards are recognised as an industry-wide benchmark for excellence.

Comments spokesperson Rykie van Tonder - "Grande Provence is an experience of the senses, inviting guests and day visitors to enjoy the distinctive ambience, history, architecture, unparalleled picturesque setting and award winning cuisine paired with the Estates famous collection of wines - it truly is a journey."

The award winning, 5-star and exclusively private Owner's Cottage at Grande Provence is a testament to period grandeur and contemporary luxury. Comprising the beautifully-appointed Cottage are four rooms, a deluxe suite, conservatory, lounge and spa pool area. Blanketed in a palette of charcoal grey and white linen, the rooms beckon an indulgent experience. While the 18th Century Manor House and The Owner?s Cottage reflect their Huguenot heritage, The Restaurant and wine-tasting areas of Grande Provence project a chic industrial presence.

"In essence, Grande Provence is an estate of senses, providing guests with a full working farm experience, with spaces to be used and spaces to be admired, and these expanses of space allow us to do that. The two design styles are harmonised by a complementary palette, but time separates them," explains New Zealand based interior designer, Virginia Fisher.

The Estate proudly offers guests the Owner's Cottage, The Restaurant, The Winery, The Jonkershuis, The Gallery, Sculpture Garden and The Shop

Grande Provence Heritage Wine Estate is a sister property to Huka Lodge in New Zealand and Dolphin Island in Fiji, which are part of The Huka Retreats exclusive properties.