Greensboro, Ga. (July 30, 2009) –Reynolds Plantation’s award-winning culinary program has been honored for the sixth consecutive year as the recipient of WINE SPECTATOR Magazine’s Award of Excellence. Featured in the publication’s annual Dining Guide issue, Reynolds Plantation is included in an international listing of restaurants that have been recognized as providing the best wine experiences in the world.

A recipient of a WINE SPECTATOR Award must offer a wine list that presents complete and accurate wine information and includes wines appropriate to the restaurant’s cuisine while appealing to a wide range of palettes. The wine list must include vintages and appellations for all selections, including wines by the glass. Also taken into consideration is the overall presentation of the wine list.

To win the Award of Excellence, restaurants must offer a wine list that includes a well-chosen selection of quality producers while also showing a thematic match to the menu in both price and style. The recognized lists typically offer at least 100 selections.

“It is a great privilege to receive this honor again for 2009,” says Walter Beller, vice president of club and cottage operations at Reynolds Plantation, who develops the wine offering. “To be considered among the best in the world shows our dedication and commitment to offering the best there is for the members and guests of Reynolds Plantation.”

The Plantation Grille and The Overlook at Great Waters, two of Reynolds Plantation’s restaurants, are open to the public. For reservations, contact the Member Concierge at 706-467-1111.

About Reynolds Plantation
Named the “Best of the Best” Golf Community by Robb Report and the community with the “Best Golf” in America by the editors of GOLF Magazine, Reynolds Plantation, located between Atlanta and Augusta, Georgia, is a gated community with more than 80 miles of shoreline on Lake Oconee. Reynolds Plantation features 99 holes of championship golf from designers Bob Cupp, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones and Jim Engh; Pete Dye has begun work on the community’s 6th golf course. Reynolds Plantation is also home to The Reynolds Golf Academy, as well as the exclusive TaylorMade Kingdom. The community offers members a variety of dining options, swimming pools, pedestrian trails, three full-service marinas and The Lake Club Wellness Campus with its award-winning Tennis Center, under the direction of Peter Burwash International. GOLF Magazine, Golf Digest and TRAVEL + LEISURE Golf all debuted their first-ever “ultimate golf homes” at Reynolds Plantation, with LINKS Magazine joining the “sweep” with the opening of its first-ever “GreenHouse” on Earth Day 2009. Reynolds Plantation is also home to the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning Ritz-Carlton Lodge, a 251-room lakefront resort and spa ranked No. 5 in the “Top 100 Golf Resorts” worldwide by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine. For more information, call 800-800-5250 or visit www.reynoldsplantation.com.