Vendange Carmel Inn & Suites partner with Monterey County

1. VendangeCarmelInn& SuitespartnerwithMontereyCountywineriestoofferuniquewine-themedexperienceintheheartofCarmel HotelAnnouncesNewPackage TheCharms and DelightsofCarmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel,CA,May 21,2015-Vendange CarmelInn& Suitesannounced itsnewCharmsandDelightsofCarmel-by-the-Sea package.Thecharmsand delightsofCamel arenot easily experienced inasingleday.So whynottakeadvantageofaspecial offerof twonightsintheluxurioussurroundingsofVendangeCarmel Inn&Suites, Carmel’sonlywine-themedhotel.Booktwonights,MondaythroughThursday,foronly$20more,and get a$50giftcertificatetoCarmel’s popularseafood restaurant Flaherty'sSeafood Grill & OysterBarorAndre'sBouchee,the chicFrenchbistro withaCaliforniacoastal flair.Buttakeadvantageof thisspecial offersoon,it's onlyvalid throughJune15th,onlineonlyatvendangecarmel.com. (Thisofferisonlyvalid when booking throughourwebsiteandwhilesupplieslast.) BackgroundonVendangeCarmel: WhenBrianand JonathanLeesought inspirationaround thetransformationoftheirfamily’sCarmel innafewyearsago,they lookednofurtherthanMontereyCounty’sWineRegion. In2013WineEnthusiastmagazinebestowedthecountyasthetop winedestinationinthe world. Inthearticle,writerSteveHeimoffhailed theregion’s“beautiful scenery,upscalegalleries,glamorousresortsand stellar localwines.” Faced withamajorrenovationand re-imaginationof theproperty theLeesonceowned butsoldsevenyearsago,theanswerbecameobvious: Namethe innVendange (Frenchfor“vintage”), capitalizeon itssupremelocation,designeverything around awinethemeand createtwostunning,fullyequipped barrelrooms”fortraveling familiesorcouples. “After wesoldthepropertyitreallydeclined,and passing byit wasdifficultforourfamily,”said

2. JonathanLee.“Wewanted tomodernize itand make itbeautifulagain,butalsoweknewwewanted tomakeeachsuiteonourpropertyareflectionofMontereyCounty’sflourishing wineindustry.” TheLeeshad theidea topartner withlocal wineries,especiallythosewithtasting rooms in Carmel(currentlytherearemorethantwodozentasting rooms, winebarsand bottleshopsinthevillage, and the Carmel WineWalk isthriving). The wine-centricideawas tohave wineries“adopt”aroomatVendange,putting theirpersonal stamp on thefurnitureand décor.Eachsuitenow providesaromanticambianceof luxuriousness and charm. “Ittooksometimetoget ourideasacross tolocal wineries (TwistedRootscameonboard first),but oncetheycompleted theirsuite,and the wineriescould visuallyseetheideaswe were strivingfor,therest tookofffrom there.” Following theleadofTwisted Rootswere: Galante,J.Lohr,McIntyre,Dawn’sDream,Joullian,Ventana,Manzoni,Tudor, CimaCollina,HolmanRanchand Blair. Thenovel ideaallows thewineriestoreflect theirownstyleand statement throughtherooms,whileVendange allows thewineriestousetheroomsfor clientsor wineclub members tocreatevaluablecross-promotion. “Forusit createsacachetandmakesit auniqueexperience,”Leesaid. Thefamilyalsocreatedthetwoadjoining“barrel rooms,”designed ideallyforcouplesrooms to createarelaxed“hang-out”experience.Eachroom ismorethan900 squarefeet, withseparatebedrooms,radiant floorheating,privatepatios,personal entrancesand parking spaces. Oneroom comesequipped withahigh-endkitchen,completewithgranitecountertops,Viking appliances and all thecomfortsofhome. Whetherit’sawalkaroundthemanicured gardens,orquiet conversationand complimentarywine and cheesetasting around thefirepitundera lighted pergola,guestsatVendangefindthemselves pampered inanintimateenvironment withexpert,attentiveservice. Nestled beneaththepinetreesinatranquil neighborhood,Vendange Carmel Inn&Suitesisone of thefew innsin Carmel toprovideparking.Located just ashort walkfromCarmel’slegendarydowntown,visitorscanabsorb acomplete wineexperienceinand outof theirsuites. Leepointsout that“vendangetardive”means"lateharvest"inFrench. Thephrasereferstoastyleof dessert wine wherethegrapesare allowed tohang on thevineuntil theystart todehydrate,concentratingthesugars. “Itfitsbecausewewant gueststocomehere,rest and get sweeterforthenext day,”hesaid. Contact: MarciBracco Vendange Carmel Inn&Suites24815 CarpenterSt. Carmel,CA93923 831-624-6400 reservations@vendangecarmel.comhttp://vendangecarmel.com/ ###