Here you will find information about upcoming wine tours and about tours that have been. We talk about plans for future trips and tell stories about what’s happened when we travel in wine regions. Sometimes we have articles about wine tourism in general and also posts with lovely pictures from wine regions and wine countries that we have visited.
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Reading books from a country that you are going to visit can be an excellent way to get acquaintanced with it. Or afterwards, to reminiscence about what you have experienced. We like to read crime
The landscape of the Douro is magnificent with steep, laboriously terraced vineyards that have earned the district a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The grapes that grow here eventually end up in either
South Africa has a long history of wine growing. The first thing the European settlers did when they arrived in the 1600s was to plant vineyards. The modern history of South African wines started after
Piedmont wines have won recognition all over the world. Piedmont is also a fantastically beautiful wine region. We stay in Alba, a small town of just the right size to enjoy in the evenings, after
Of all of Italy’s 20 regions, Tuscany is probably the most famous. The landscape of Tuscany has been described countless times but it is still just as enchantingly beautiful, with vineyards on rolling hills, cypresses
Bordeaux has long been France’s and the world’s most sought-after red wine. Today, the competition is fierce. Bordeaux is changing. The wines that can be aged for a long time are still there, but now
An entire tour dedicated solely to champagne! And there’s nothing strange about that. You can explore champagne throughout a whole journey, just as you might with Burgundy or Bordeaux. The variety among different champagnes is
Burgundy has so many famous villages that you feel at home when you see all the sign posts, even if you have never been there: Aloxe-Corton, Gevrey-Chambertin, Pommard, Morey-Saint-Denis, Puligny-Montrachet and so on. Burgundy is
Travelling far away is always an adventure. And further away than New Zealand is hard to get. So, that is why our trip to New Zealand is something of an adventure. With a big focus
It is easy to like South Africa. The wines are delicious, even magnificent, the food is excellent, the landscape is beautiful. South Africa’s vineyards are all located in the southernmost part of the country. The
South Africa has a quite unusual standard power plug. It looks a bit like the British (UK) power plugs but the sockets are, in fact, different. A UK power plug does not work in South
Exactly when is not known for sure but it is believed that the first vineyards were planted in South America in 1551 and the first wine made in 1555. Oddly enough, in Peru! This is
What to eat in Bordeaux? What they don’t have in Bordeaux is any famous local cheese, but otherwise you have many gastronomic specialities. Grilled meat is high on the list, e.g. entrecôte grilled on vine
There is quite a lot about champagne that makes you think of wool over your eyes. “Buy our champagne and you’ll get it in a cardboard box that you can turn into an ice bucket”,
You’ve been to Bordeaux. You’ve been to Champagne. What’s next? Why, Burgundy and the Rhône Valley, of course! Burgundy and the Rhône valley in combination is what we offer you on the Grand French Wine
We’ve been doing wine tours to South Africa for fifteen years. We can’t get enough of it. It is such a great wine country and great country to visit. We originally started out with an
I have not done the statistics, but it is quite possible that New Zealand is the country with the highest portion of quality wine compared to total production. (Let’s not get into the question of
Chile and Argentina are neighbours. They share a very long border, 5,308 kilometres (3,298 miles), all the way down to Tierra del Fuego. But the wine industry is quite different on one side and the
Experience a magnificent wine tour in France through Burgundy, Northern Rhône, and Southern Rhône, where you will enjoy exclusive wines, world-class gastronomy and visit world-famous wine villages. During this 9-day trip, you will taste some
This 9-day tour is a great way to experience exiting wines, stunning scenery and world class gastronomy in France. We will take you through Burgundy, Northern Rhône and Southern Rhône. Our bus will take us
It is in a way hard to imagine what it’s like on the other side of the globe. That’s where New Zealand is (if you’re in Europe). A line through the centre of the earth
You may think that it is easy to arrange a wine tour to South Africa, whether you do it yourself or use a “regular” tour operator. And it is in a sense; the language is
Everyone probably has some inner vision of what it is like in South America. And everyone probably has some small (or big) longing to get there at some point. But what attracts you the most?
A wine tour that stands out and is different is our tour to New Zealand. It is our longest tour, giving you extra time to enjoy wine, food and nature. We will explore a large
Many wine regions are beautiful and South Africa’s are no exception. The mountains are never far away and depending on the light and the sun they change colour. Many people go to South Africa precisely
