I discovered by chance some time ago that Oldenburg Vineyards had made a video about us. Oldenburg Vineyards is a wine producer in Stellenbosch in South Africa. They have their winery and vineyards in an incredible place, spectacularly at the end of a dirt road, surrounded by tall mountain peaks. We had a cellar visits, […]
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Wine tours and gourmet travel with BKWine autumn 2017: 2 new destinations, 2 classics | Press Release
BKWine Tours, a leading wine and gastronomy tour operator, has just launched the fall program for 2017. The fall season includes four destinations to France, Italy, and Portugal. Two new destinations are featured: Piedmont, with wine and truffles, and Alentejo in Portugal. On the program are also two great classics: Bordeaux and the Douro Valley. […]
Two new spring wine tours 2017, to Champagne and to Bordeaux, with BKWine | Press Release
Two new wine tours are on the schedule for the spring tour season with BKWine. The tours on the spring program focus on two great classic French wine regions, Champagne in April and Bordeaux in May. Full details can be found on BKWineTours.com. Champagne, famous houses and innovative growers, takes the traveller around the wine […]
Exclusive wine and food tours to Chile-Argentina and South Africa in winter 2017 launched by BKWine | Press Release
Exclusive wine and food tours to Chile-Argentina and South Africa in winter 2017 launched by BKWine The wine travel specialist BKWine has launched two new long distance wine tours: one to Chile and Argentina, and one to South Africa. Both will take place during the winter season 2017. These luxury tours focus on the wine […]
Press release: New autumn wine tours from BKWine: Bordeaux, Champagne, Douro Valley
New autumn wine tours from BKWine: Bordeaux, Champagne, Douro Valley | Press Release BKWine has just launched the autumn / fall wine tour program. It features three very different tours: Bordeaux and also Champagne in France, and the Douro Valley in Portugal. The Champagne program is an entirely new destination on BKWine’s English language schedule. […]
Press release: New World vs. Old World on spring wine tour program 2016 at BKWine Tours
BKWine has released the spring wine tour programs for 2016. It is a duel between the Old and the New World: one tour of the great classic wine region Bordeaux and one to an emerging New World country, South Africa. Both tours are organised by award winning wine writers Britt and Per Karlsson. Full tour […]
Press release: Two exclusive long-distance wine tours, South America and South Africa, launched by BKWine
Two new wine and food tours for the winter season have been launched by BKWine. Both go to far-away exotic destinations: Chile and Argentina in South America, and to South Africa. Both tours offer the traveller exclusive experiences of these countries’ wine, gastronomy and culture. BKWine is a leading tour operator specialised in wine travel […]
Elegance and luxury on a wine tour and culinary trip to Champagne, Chablis and Sancerre
Three great wine districts on a single trip, is it possible? Absolutely! On the tour “Three Classics” we combine Champagne, Chablis and Sancerre, three classic French wine regions. Beginning in Sancerre and ending in Champagne it is filled with beautiful landscapes, fine wines and good food. Meeting point at Gare de Lyon. One of Paris’s […]
Wine and food in Tuscany, plus beautiful landscapes, Italian villas, and charming restaurants, on a wine tour
Travelling in Tuscany… Rolling hills, cypresses in perfectly straight lines, terracotta-coloured villas. And on top of it lovely wines that perfectly matches the Tuscan food. It’s the ideal image of Tuscany, Italy’s most classic wine regions. But it is not just a dream image. In fact, that’s how it is. You will get a lot […]
New winter wine & food tours from BKWine: Chile & Argentina, and South Africa
Two new wine and food tours are on the winter program from the wine tour specialist BKWine: Chile & Argentina, and South Africa. The tour to South America takes place in February and the South Africa wine tour is scheduled for March. Both tours include several winery visits and private tastings as well as gourmet […]
Wine tours to South America, South Africa and the world’s wine countries
Travel to the wine regions with the experts on wine and the wine tour specialist! BKWine is the specialist on wine tours and gourmet travel. We are also experts on wine. The world’s only wine tour operator that has won multiple national and international awards for what we write on wine… Our tours have been […]
Wine tours “recommended by the Munskankarna Association”! How to choose the best wine tour?
“Recommended Wine Tours”, according to the world’s biggest wine tasting association A few things to think of when evaluating a wine tour operator Twice yearly there is a special issue of the magazine Munskanken that includes the Wine Tour and Travel supplement. It includes all “by Munskankarna recommended wine tours”. BKWine is prominently featured of […]
Alsace, travel among grape varieties, terroir, and storks
Alsace is the only wine region in France that is entirely focused on grape varieties, although more and more wine producers now emphasise the importance of the terroir. There are many different wine styles and all have a gastronomic mirror, an Alsatian speciality that is perfect for each wine. Alsace can seem easy to understand, […]
Alsace, a strange (and exciting) wine region
Wine tour to Alsace, with wine, food and beautiful landscapes It is strange this thing with, Alsace and Alsatian wines. But you cannot help loving them, and all the gastronomic goodies from the region. As well as the beautiful landscape and all to pretty, story-book villages. It is strange this thing with Alsace. When I […]
Travel calendar with wine and food tours
Our tour calendar with wine and food tours is now on-line again! If you want to get an overview of which wine tours, food tours and other gourmet tours that are currently on the program the calendar gives you a quick and easy overview. Month by month you can see what is on the schedule. […]
Wine and food tour to South Africa in pictures
The best way to try and give you a feeling for what you will experience on a wine and food tour to South Africa is with photos, so here is a selection of photography from our wine and food tour to South Africa. All pictures in this selection were taken on one of our wine […]
Solo Italia writes about our wine and food tours
Solo Italia is a new Swedish magazine about Italy: “food, wine, travel, people, culture” is their tag line. In the very first issue the very first article talks about … BKWine’s wine and food tours to Italy! BKWine is a travel organiser specialised in wine tours and food tours with destinations in France, Spain, South […]
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