Comprehensive Online Videos Capture All The Vacation Planning Essentials For Travelers Seeking The Ultimate Wine Country Escape

YOUNTVILLE, NAPA VALLEY, Calif. - For those travelers seeking a one-stop resource for the ultimate wine country escape, they can now tap into the 23-acre Vintage Estate, Tuscan inspired Villagio Inn & Spa and French chateau-like Vintage Inn websites to view five new viewer-friendly videos on Vintage Inn (www.vintageinn.com) and Villagio Inn & Spa (www.villagio.com).

To enhance The Vintage Estate's online presence, the videos will also be made available to potential customers searching for more in-depth information about the destinationon social media outlets such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
"Fifty eight percent of affluent leisure travelers are watching travel related video and are using these throughout their trip planning process, says CEO David Mering of Sacramento-based MeringCarson, who designed the videos on behalf of The Vintage Estate.

Complete with a bevy of vivid footage, the engaging new resource showcases the colorful testimonials of  Yountville's culinary community, including the personal comments and  views of Yountville's prominent chefs Bob Hurley of Hurley's Restaurant, Michael Chiarello of Bottega and Thomas Keller of The French Laundry. Additional viewpoints are provided by the region's well known wine connoisseurs Carmen Policy of Casa Piena Wines, Ryan Hill of Hill Family Vineyards, and Scott Lewis of V Wine Cellar.

The two distinct wine country hotels, the expansive Spa Villagio, V Marketplace, V Wine Cellar, wine country weddings, corporate meetings and events, or the town of Yountville are just a mouse click away.  

"It was critical that we capture the authenticity and human spirit. Video is a strong sales tool because it embraces all the senses:  sight, sound and movement, providing a dynamic experience for travelers, allowing them to connect on an emotional level." said Managing Director of The Vintage Estate David Shipman.  

Without ever visiting the destination, travelers can experience The Vintage Estate by taking a tour of Northern California's wine region prior to booking their trip. Audio, paired to video, highlights the two hotels' distinctive exterior architectural style, interior design and the all-inclusive amenities, from the bottle of wine in each room to daily champagne breakfast buffet, afternoon tea and use of Spa Villagio.  The videos dynamically reveal Yountville's Michelin Star restaurants, top notch wine tasting, unique specialty shops, history and the arts.

"We chose to tell stories rather than just put pretty pictures to music. We wanted the videos to feel genuine and reflect the authenticity of the resort and its approach to service. We also felt it was important to reach beyond the boundaries of the resort itself and integrate some of Napa Valley's most recognizable citizens to help tell the story of The Vintage Estate and the town of Yountville," added Mering.

ABOUT THE VINTAGE ESTATE
The AAA Four Diamond award-winning Tuscan-inspired Villagio Inn & Spa was recently named one of the World's Best 500 Hotels, with a California ranking of #10 out of 37, in Travel+Leisure Magazine's World's Best Awards 2012 Readers' Survey.  It shares the 23-acre Vintage Estate with its sister hotel, Vintage Inn—a AAA Four Diamond property which is a discreetly elegant French country-style inn—and the retail centerpiece, V Marketplace, a lifestyle shopping collection housed in the former 140-year-old Groezinger Winery listed on the National Register of Historic Places, that includes the V Wine Cellar and Chef Michael Chiarello's flagship NapaStyle and signature restaurant Bottega Napa Valley.  The Vintage Estate is a resort-like destination that presents Napa Valley's every indulgence within strolling distance from its luxury accommodations. Shopping, wine tasting, lavish spa experiences, hot air ballooning and international cuisine from a host of America's most lauded chefs are all comfortably accessible along the mile-long main street of Yountville.

Located in the center of Napa Valley in Yountville, California, the Villagio Inn & Spa is situated at 6481 Washington Street and the Vintage Inn is located at 6541 Washington Street in Yountville.  The hotels lie 56 miles north of San Francisco. Meeting attendees can arrive via Highways 80, 101, 121 and 29.   For travel and accommodation information, call 800/351-1133, or visit www.villagio.com or www.vintageinn.com.