TOP WINE DESTINATIONS NAMED

Tuscany (TripAdvisor traveler photo)

Admit it -- when you are checking out a new travel destination, one of your first stops is TripAdvisor, the website that features millions of traveler reviews and opinions. One of the other things TripAdvisor does is issue  "Top 10" lists on a variety of topics. One of their latest is announcing the winners of its 2012 Travelers’ Choice Wine Destinations awards. Thirty-two award winners were determined "based on their popularity as wine destinations, taking into account travelers’ reviews and opinions for local wineries, restaurants, attractions and accommodations." Of course, Pam and I have to visit each and every one to give our own opinion.  Here they are:

Travelers’ Choice Wine Destinations – U.S.:

Sonoma County, California
Napa Valley, California
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Finger Lakes, New York
Long Island, New York
Paso Robles, California
Temecula Valley, California
Walla Walla, Washington
Palisade, Colorado
Plymouth, California

Travelers’ Choice Wine Destinations – Europe:

Tuscany, Italy
Aquitaine, France
Provence, France
Umbria, Italy
Sicily, Italy
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Burgundy, France
Champagne-Ardenne, France
Costa de la Luz, Spain
Porto District, Portugal

For the complete list of 2012 Travelers’ Choice Wine Destinations winners, go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Wine.