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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Of course, champagne feels the competition from other sparkling wines around the world, but the strong brand that champagne has is worth its weight in gold. But that doesn’t mean you rest on your laurels.
Gourmet lunches and tastings of prestigious wines from grand cru chateaux is a short summary of the tour that also gives you an insight into how producers prepare for future challenges in France’s most famous
Champagne is an incredible success story and the region has a long and exciting history. A lot has happened since the first bubbles were “discovered”. The technology has been refined, rules have been written and
Mountains and sea are two things that sum up New Zealand well. And when it comes to viticulture, it is above all the sea. Most wine regions are located by the sea, on the country’s
South Africa has a delightful climate, not least in February when it is time for our wine tour. The weather is pleasantly warm but never too warm. The vines thrive, and the grapes can be
You’ve probably heard it before. “How do you make a small fortune in wine? You start with a big fortune.” Looking at the list of France’s riches people, this seems to be only partially true.
Champagne and Bordeaux are perhaps the two most famous wine regions in the world, and for good reason. They produce some of the most iconic and sought-after wines on the planet, from the sparkling wines
It is traditionally said that there are three grape varieties in Champagne, chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, two red and one white. On the champagne tour we just recently did, we had the opportunity
King Charles III was a while back in Bordeaux visiting a wine château on his French state visit. At the same time we had a visit on our most recent Bordeaux tour and happened to
Although the first vines were planted in New Zealand already in the 19th century, this is an extremely young New World country. The modern wine industry did not develop until the 1970s, and at that
South Africa have just become world champions in rugby, but they are also good at making wine. Several hundred years ago, the country was known for its sweet muscat wines (Constantia) and just after the
Saint Emilion is small-scale and very different from the Médoc on the other side of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. Saint Emilion has an pretty, rolling and green landscape. The chateaux are smaller and not
In a fairly short time we have become accustomed to drinking wines from New Zealand. The world’s wine consumers quickly embraced the crisp and aromatic sauvignon blanc and the elegant and complex pinot noir. These
The Big Houses dominate the champagne market. As an example, in Sweden, roughly three million bottles of champagne are sold each year. Well under ten per cent of these are from growers who manage the
Bordeaux is actually a very big wine region. It is today around 110,000 hectares of vines. This is about the same as half of California’s total wine vineyards acreage. So it is nor surprising that
People like to go to South Africa for various reasons, not least the nature, the beautiful location at the southern tip of Africa, safaris, golf… and then of course we have the wine. Which we
Where should you go to experience the best wine and food in France? In a way, one could say “anywhere”, because almost everywhere you go in France, you find outstanding cuisine and excellent wines. And
Going to New Zealand is an adventure. Our tour is a wine tour but it is also a discovery trip of the country. Our journey starts in Auckland on the North Island, the country’s largest
One could say that Champagne is one of the greatest success-stories of French wine. No other wine region has the same aura of exclusivity and prestige as Champagne. It wasn’t always so. In the late
Argentina and Chile are two exciting wine countries. On this tour, we explore the wine culture that exists in these countries. It has a longer history than you might think. They make wine here since
South Africa has many advantages as a wine country, not least a mild climate that favours viticulture. Many different grape varieties do well down in the country’s south-west, around Cape Town, where they get both
We have just launched this spring’s wine tour to Sicily. The trip takes you to the spectacular scenery of Etna so we could actually call it an Etna wine tour (but it is currently only
Argentina and Chile are South America’s two largest wine countries, with a long and exciting history of viticulture. We begin our journey with a few days in the great city of Buenos Aires, which is
There are approximately 5,000 wine châteaux in Bordeaux. Of course, not all of them have towers and pinnacles, but quite a few are real fairytale castles. A château in Bordeaux can also look like an
Our Grand Wine Tour, a 9-day wine adventure, will take you to Champagne and Bordeaux, the two most famous French wine regions. We will spend four nights in Reims, the “capital” of champagne, with its
