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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South Africa, November 9-19, 2018
Wine Tour to South Africa: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and more! Meet the ambitious and talented winemakers with us — In the last twenty years South African wine country has gone through a revolution. Today South Africa is a major producer of quality wines. The new generation winemakers have increased the quality dramatically. There is a lot […]
South Africa, Februrary 16-24, 2019
Wine Tour to South Africa: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and more! Meet the ambitious and talented winemakers with us — In the last twenty years South African wine country has gone through a revolution. Today South Africa is a major producer of quality wines. The new generation winemakers have increased the quality dramatically. There is a lot […]
New Zealand, March 11-26, 2019
The magnificent discovery and exploration wine tour to New Zealand! — We are introducing a new destination, New Zealand! We promise you a magnificent wine adventure that you will never forget! It’s a long flight to get there and therefore we will show you as much as possible of this amazingly exciting country. The wine […]
South Africa Wine Tour
Wine Tour to South Africa: Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and more! Meet the ambitious and talented winemakers with us — In the last twenty years South African wine country has gone through a revolution. Today South Africa is a major producer of quality wines. The new generation winemakers have increased the quality dramatically. There is a lot […]
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 […]
Bordeaux for the wine lover – wine tour destination
In some ways Bordeaux and Champagne are very similar. The wines are of course totally different, but both share similar international fame and both have wine producers that many wine-lovers can only dream of tasting. And if you travel to Bordeaux you have the same challenge as for Champagne. If you focus only on the […]
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 […]
A walk in the Mendoza vineyards
I love to visit vineyards. I say this because very often when you are on a wine tour you get to see the fermentation tanks and the barrel cellar but not the vineyard. This is a pity. All wine producers nowadays tell us that good quality grapes is the most important thing of all when […]
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 […]
Press release: Winter wine and food tours: South America and South Africa with BKWine
press release Paris, 2013-08-06 Winter wine and food tours: South America and South Africa with BKWine The wine and food tour specialist BKWine has launched the coming winter’s wine and gourmet tours. There are two tours to New World wine countries: Chile and Argentina in South America in February, and South Africa in March. Both […]
Spices in both the food and the wine! | Wine tour to the southern Rhône Valley and Châteauneuf
Spicy wines, with aromas of thyme, rosemary, herbs and with plenty of fruit and warmth. Almost the same things can be said about the food, plus sun-drenched vegetables, grilled meat, seafood and cheeses. We’re talking about a wine tour to the Southern Rhône Valley! The Rhone Valley has long been one of our favourite districts. […]
Languedoc: not just excellent wine and exciting food
Languedoc offers almost everything you could wish for. Magnificent scenery with the sea and the mountains always close by. Good food, picturesque small towns, cultural cities. And – here comes the best part – enormously good wines. Many of the interesting things in wine that are happening in France today are happening in the Languedoc. […]
Fantastic Sicily – new wine travel destination!
This autumn we launch a brand new tour: Wines and Food of Sicily The biggest island of the Mediterranean has a lot to offer. We are particularly pleased to be able to offer you a trip to Sicily. Come and experience and enjoy the unique food culture and top quality wines of Sicily. The last […]
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