The wine champagne comes only from the region of Champagne in north-eastern France. You can find plenty of sparkling wines elsewhere, but if it is not from Champagne then it is not champagne and it
New Zealand is a young wine country, it shows in many ways. The producers still have a feeling of being pioneers who experiment with different grape varieties (New Zealand is not only sauvignon blanc!) and
South African wines. Some think of chenin blanc, others of pinotage. There is a lot to choose from, and there will be more. This extraordinary wine country is getting more exciting by the hour as
You often recognize a Bordeaux when you have it in your glass. Not always, but fairly often. The notes of tobacco and cedar wood, a touch of oak and the tannins in the background are
Champagne and Bordeaux go well together. Maybe not at the same time but during the same dinner. The French always (or at least very often) serve champagne as a pre-dinner drink. And red Bordeaux is,
Argentina and Chile are wine countries on opposite sides of the mighty Andes Mountains. We will cross these mountains by bus halfway into our wine tour, a fabulous experience, one among many during our two
We like to show our guests how it works behind the scene in Champagne, and that is why we mostly visit small producers and small houses on our tours, where the people will tell us
You often recognize a Bordeaux when you do a wine tasting blind. The notes of cassis, cedarwood, sometimes tobacco. On the palate you have the tannins and the structure and the unmistakable character of the
It used to be that the only wine not from the region that was drunk in Champagne was Bordeaux. And vice versa. It has changed a bit now. But inspired by this connection we have
Can you really taste nothing but champagne for a whole wine tour? Somebody asked this question and the obvious answer is, of course. To drink champagne is always a pleasure and to drink high quality
Our popular and spectacular South America tour takes you to Buenos Aires and Mendoza in Argentina and Casablanca, Valparaiso and Colchagua in Chile. Our private bus will take us on a magnificent journey over the
South Africa’s wines cannot be described with a few simple words. There is an incredibly variety in styles, grapes and climate, despite the fact that the wine regions are relatively close to each other in
We have of course our unforgettable southern hemisphere tours at the beginning of 2023 (read about those elsewhere). We are right now also planning for other tours in 2023. Already you can read about our
New Zealand is a country that is influenced almost everywhere by its proximity to the sea. Most of the wine regions are located by the sea, on the eastern side of both the North and
With a vineyard area of almost 100,000 hectares, South Africa is the world’s seventh largest wine producer. More and more people are discovering the diversity of South Africa; the days are long gone when people
Our tour to Argentina and Chile is two weeks of delicious wines, good food but also many other experiences. We will get to know these two countries, South America’s most important wine countries, not only
Do we always have to compare any high-quality cabernet sauvignon to a Bordeaux? Maybe not, but sometimes it makes it easier to describe the wine. Per and I tasted one of Australia’s top cabernet sauvignon
Our wine tour to New Zealand in March is an unforgettable “road trip” that takes us from Auckland on the North Island down to Queenstown in beautiful Central Otago on the South Island by bus.
The South African wine producers have had some tough years with severe drought and pandemic. Now things are back to almost normal. The water reservoirs have been replenished, and the 2022 harvest is a success.
This is a wine tour that you will never forget. We start with the big city pulse in Buenos Aires and end in Santiago de Chile. In between, there will be tango shows, winery visits
New Zealand is the youngest of the New World countries. The vineyard surface has grown at a record pace. In 2000, the country had 10,000 hectares; in 2010, it had grown to 32,000. Now the
Bordeaux is the role-model for many great wine regions; many have copied the classic “blend” of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc. This is not surprising. Among the world’s wine regions, Bordeaux is the one
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit one of the most famous wine regions in the world. Champagne today has many competitors – a variety of other sparkling wines. Many of them are less expensive than
South Africa is a New World country with a long wine history, more than 350 years. Some wines have been famous outside the country’s borders for many years. But the country’s modern wine history began
Join us for an unforgettable wine tour in South America. We visit the continent’s two largest wine countries, Argentina and Chile. In Argentina, we will visit Mendoza, the largest wine region. The snow-capped Andes Mountains
