Summerwood Inn Again Wins AAA Four Diamond Award

PASO ROBLES, Calif., Oct. 21, 2004 -- Summerwood Inn, part of the award-winning Summerwood Winery Estate, recently won AAA's prestigious Four Diamond Award for the outstanding quality of the property for the tenth consecutive year. Summerwood Inn is the only property in the Paso Robles wine country to receive such a high rating.

The award, from the Automobile Club of Southern California (ACSC) which is the largest affiliate of AAA, is received by fewer than 3% of the estimated 25,000 AAA-rated lodging facilities rated by AAA's tourism editors.

"The AAA Four Diamond status represents a profound effort and extraordinary accomplishment by Summerwood Inn," said Charles Smith, the Auto Club's Approved Accommodations Manager, "This award signifies that a property has met AAA's objective rating criteria and has met levels of excellence during extensive inspections. Four Diamond properties reflect a high degree of hospitality and attention to detail."

"At Summerwood Winery & Inn our goal is consistent -- to provide a completely luxurious and unparalleled wine country experience," said Director of Operations Andrea Boatman. "We are extremely pleased to have again been rated so highly by AAA."

Some of the other California properties that have received the AAA Four Diamond Award in the past from either the ACSC or the AAA of Northern California (AAANC), depending upon their location, include The Claremont Resort & Spa (Berkeley), Carmel Valley Ranch (Carmel), Highlands Inn (Carmel), Loews Coronado Bay Resort (Coronado), Hotel Bel Air (Los Angeles), Silverado Country Club & Resort (Napa Valley), The Lodge at Pebble Beach (Pebble Beach), Campton Place Hotel (San Francisco) and The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa (Sonoma). The AAANC will announce their 2005 Four Diamond winners in early December 2004.

Summerwood Winery & Inn, an elegant wine country estate located within the Westside vineyards of Paso Robles, is ideally located half-way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Summerwood Winery specializes in producing small lot Rhone- and Bordeaux-styled wines. For more information visit www.summerwoodwine.com, call Summerwood Winery at 805-227-1365 or Summerwood Inn at 805-227-1111.

CONTACT Lisa A. Walter, +1-707-996-1529, or lisa@adamswalter.com, for Summerwood Winery.