WINE BY THE GLASS AND MORE: WINE THERAPY IS ALL THE RAGE IN SPAS AROUND THE WORLD. GAYOT.COM’S RANKING: NUMBER ONE ON THE TOP TEN LIST? “ADLER THERMAE SPA RESORT” IN BAGNO VIGNONI (SIENA) IS THE LEADER OF THE BEST WINE SPAS ON THE PLANET

Wine by the glass, but not only. Bacchus’ nectar is capable of also changing the concept of spas and wine therapy is more and more the trend for wellness treatments, which is all the rage in Spas and wellness centers the world over. Gayot.com the online guide to the “good life” drew up a list of the top ten “Wine Spas” in the world: in number one position, the Italian “Adler Thermae Spa & Relax Resort” (www.adler-thermae.com), the exclusive, luxury hotel with spa in the heart of Val d’Orcia in Bagno Vignoni (Siena), where hot baths are an antique tradition that illustrious personalities of the past like Lorenzo il Magnifico, Saint Catherine of Siena and Pope Pius II frequented. This new “red passion “started in France in 1999 and quickly became the new trend in wellness, from anti-aging to firming and wine, thanks to its antioxidant properties is the element of excellence that has its place of honor on the table and on the menus in the spas. So, here are the “Top Ten Wine Spas” in the world: first place goes to the Italian Adler Thermae Spa & Relax Resort in Bagno Vignoni, followed by the South Africa “Sante Winelands” and “Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa” in New York; fourth place goes to the Australian “Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort & Spa”; fifth to the Austrian “Wine & Spa Resort Loisium Langenlois Hotel”; sixth “Patio de Cafayate Hotel & Winespa” in Argentina, then “The Kenwood Inn & Spa” in California, the French “Les Sources de Caudalie”; ninth place to “Vinotherapie Spa Caudalie Marques de Riscal” in Spain and tenth place goes to the “Wine Spa Peralada”, also in Spain. 

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