Pinot noir has a reputation for being a difficult grape, yet it is found in many places around the world. Maybe the grape isn’t so tricky after all if you free yourself from the idea
A little long-term planning feels just right at the moment. Imagine the beginning of 2022, it’s winter and it’s cold. The dark season in the northern hemisphere. Instead of sitting at home all winter, join
We have three tours to the southern hemisphere on the program this winter. It is still a bit unclear whether these will be possible. We follow closely what is happening in the world. The three
France and Australia are the two major countries producing syrah (or shiraz). But the grape is grown in many countries around the world. Does the character change depending on where the grapes grow? Absolutely. Compare
We have three long haul tours on the program winter program 2021. The three tours will take you to Chile/Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa, exciting and interesting wine countries, each of them giving you
New Zealand is a young wine country, and Central Otago on the South Island is even younger. It is also a spectacularly beautiful region where you find superb wines from the tricky pinot noir. One
No-one knows yet quite what the world will look like or what the possibilities for long-distance travel will be in the winter of 2021. We plan for and hope for that the health situation will
Our long-distance wine tours in early 2021 will take us to South America, New Zealand and South Africa. This will be three memorable trips with wine and food, incredible nature and inspiring meetings with winemakers.
“After having worked for 16 years in France, winemaker Jenny Dobson returned to New Zealand in 1996. Her home country was at the time slowly changing from being only a country of sheep and rugby
Our long-distance wine tours in early 2021 will take us to Chile and Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa. We can promise you three spectacular tours that you will long remember. Provided things return a
Gimblett Gravels has become a hot spot of New Zealand’s famous Hawke’s Bay wine region. And yet the soil here was considered worthless as late as the mid-1980s. There was nothing here except (this being
“Now when travel is restricted, some inspiration for couch surfing or to dream yourself away from any self-confinement. In winter we have three lovely long-distance tours to wine countries in the southern hemisphere: Chile, Argentina,
During the first three months of 2021, we arrange three unforgettable trips to four exciting wine countries in the southern hemisphere. We will focus on wine and food, of course, but you will also experience
In January-February-March 2021, we organise three very exciting tours to New World countries in the southern hemisphere. The tours will, of course, focus on the wines. But we also have time to experience the countries
From January to March 2021, we offer you three very special tours to destinations far away. Tours that will give you great wine and food experiences. But we also give you time for an in-depth
We can now give you a sneak peek of wine tour in winter 2021. The dates for our far-away wine tours in winter 2021 are finalized but we are still working on the final details
The program for winter 2021 is also starting to be finalized. It will be three magnificent long distance tours, to the southern hemisphere. Three excellent excuses to get away from the dark and cold winter
A wine tour is very much about meetings with wine people; it’s not just about the wine. This is also the case on our tour to New Zealand. We will visit around 20 different vineyards
We recently met with New Zealand Master of Wine Emma Jenkins. She has been in the wine business for 20 years and is, of course, very familiar with the New Zealand wine industry. We took
New Zealand is a different New World country. It is cooler and very often the wines feel European in style. They are fresh and elegant, both the whites and the red wines. Sauvignon blanc is
New Zealand is a special country. It is far away from most other places. Well, all to be honest. It is a narrow country, surrounded by water which naturally affects the climate. Winters are mild
New Zealand is a young wine country that has had a fabulous career. The wines from New Zealand are either the highest or second highest priced wine category in the USA, the United Kingdom and
Kia Ora is a word that you will learn pretty quickly. It means welcome in Maori. And during the course of this journey you will probably learn more words than one, although some are quite
New Zealand is far away. Far from everything. Therefore, this tour is the longest we have on our program. But it will still feel too short, once you’re there! There is so much to see.
When you start up on the North Island in Auckland and finish at the South Island in Queenstown, it will be a long journey. But it doesn’t feel long. There is so much to look
