“An exceptionally successful wine tour“
A wine tour to the Piedmont, or Piemonte as they say in Italy, is of course full of winery visits and excellent wines. But there is also plenty of delicious food and time for some
July 29, 2013
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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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Welcome up to the wine cellar in Burgundy
There are many old cellars with centuries old vaults in Burgundy. Many wineries are old houses with underground cellars that have been there for generations. It is not unusual for a wine tour that you
July 28, 2013
A wonderful day in Chablis with some delicious premier cru and grand cru wines
The Chablis village, that is the central point of the world famous French Chablis wine region, is a tiny and very rural village. At 7 PM all shops close and only one or two cafés
July 26, 2013
Bonarda, the underrated sidecar to malbec in Argentina?
We tasted a lot of different malbec wines on the wine tour in Argentina in February. We also tried some bonarda, but perhaps not enough… Bonarda is not so well known but it is actually
July 11, 2013
Excellent 2013 harvest in Argentina. Worth to taste! And to visit!
The good harvest in Argentina and musings on how wine making is different in South America Sometimes I get the feeling it is quite different to make wine in the southern hemisphere and in the
July 10, 2013
Wine touring is not only wine and food. Sometimes it’s grappa!
On a wine tour we organised this spring to the Piedmont wine region we had added a visit of a more unusual kind: to a grappa distillery. Perhaps you think of grappa as something nasty
June 29, 2013
We tasted some of the best wines of Sancerre on the tour
Last spring we were in Sancerre for a wine tour that we organised. It was one of the wine villages we visited on our trip “Three Classics” which this time began in Champagne, proceeded to
June 27, 2013
My debut as a winemaker! And yours?
Blending wine as a ”real” winemaker I am not going to exaggerate and say that I am now a full blown wine maker. But I was very happy with my very own blend, made at
June 26, 2013
A goodies-bag of French wines: the Three Classics Wine Tour
Visit Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis / Sancerre in one great wine tour If there are too many good things it can be difficult to choose. There are many great wines and wine regions in France, so
June 3, 2013
The Douro Valley: a meandering river and terraced vineyards – “Wine Region of the Year”
A brief introduction to an exciting wine region in Portugal I remember very well a picture from the Douro valley which I saw in a wine magazine maybe fifteen years ago or even more. I
May 30, 2013
Once-in-a-lifetime tour to Argentina and Chile: wine, food and fantastic sceneries
The wine and food tour to South America for those who want to discover and enjoy the wine regions, cuisine and scenery The new program for our South America tour in February 2014 is now
May 6, 2013
Piedmont, one of the great wine regions in Italy
Some of the most exclusive and highest rated wines in Italy can be found up north, in Piedmont (or Piemonte, as the Italians say). There you can find Barolo and Barbaresco, the powerful tense wines
May 5, 2013
Brighter times for the tourism industry in sight?
With the international recession, all problems with the euro and other economic uncertainties around the world the tourism industry has not seen very bright times over the last few (or not so few!) years. Is
March 28, 2013
Vinofil Recommends: Come to the Southern Rhone Valley
Vinofil is a Swedish wine blogger who writes about wine recommendations, tasted wines and some food. It’s inevitable that sit up straight when Vinofil writes “come with us to the southern Rhone valley”! We can
March 27, 2013
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
March 24, 2013
Spectacular views, spectacular wines: new wine tour program to the Douro Valley
Travelling to the Douro wine country can almost take your breath away We have just published our new Douro Valley wine tour program. The Douro is one of the most spectacular wine regions in the
March 20, 2013
A wine tour to Chile is not only wine! It is also pisco sour!
If you go on a wine tour to Chile then you will have the occasion to taste many, many exciting wines and delicious meals. But if you go to Chile you also must try at
March 16, 2013
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
March 11, 2013
Travel to the wine with BKWine, says Tasteline
Tastline is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, food and wine site in Scandinavia. Their two wine writers, Ulrika Karlsson and Camilla Settlin regularly writes on Tasteline’s wine blog: wine buying recommendations, wine
March 10, 2013
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
March 8, 2013
114 wines tasted on the wine tour to Argentina and Chile
Quite a lot of wines tasted on the South American wine tour Over fourteen days you have the time to taste quite a few wines and visit quite a few vineyards. It can sometimes even
March 4, 2013
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
March 1, 2013
Wine, food and grappa at Tenuta di Biserno in Tuscany
A super-Tuscan wine tour lunch at the prestigious Antinori winery Tenuta di Biserno is one of the new wineries in Maremma on the Tuscan coast. It is one of the wineries that produce the famous
February 3, 2013
Rolling hills, charming towns, excellent wines and cheese: Sancerre in the Loire Valley
Sancerre, one of the wine villages on our Three Classics wine tour Sancerre is perhaps most famous for two things: Fist of all its delicious, refreshing, elegant yet structured white wines made from sauvignon blanc.
February 2, 2013
Porto is a great place, not only to start a Douro Valley wine tour
Porto is at the mouth of the Douro River, where it joins the Atlantic. It is the historic and economic centre of the port wine trade. It is also a great place to visit! Porto,
January 30, 2013
